Contents

• SECTIONErrata Et Addenda.
• SECTIONContents.
• SECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
• PARTTransactions
  • SECTIONTransactions of The New Zealand Institute, 1874
    • SECTIONI—Miscellaneous.
      • ARTICLEArt. I.—The Mythology and Traditions of the Maori in New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEArt. II.—Researches and Excavations carried on in and near the Moa-bone Point Cave, Sumner Road, in the Year 1872.
      • ARTICLEArt. III.—Notes on an ancient Native Burial Place near the Moa-bone Point, Sumner.
      • ARTICLEArt. IV.—Notes on the Moa-hunter Encampment at Shag Point, Otago.
      • ARTICLEArt. V.—On the Identity of the Moa-hunters with the present Maori Race.
      • ARTICLEArt. VI.—On the Hot Winds of Canterbury.
      • ARTICLEArt. VII.—Observations regarding the Hot Winds of Canterbury and Hawke Bay.
      • ARTICLEArt. VIII.—Notes upon the probable Changes that have taken place in the Physical Geography of New Zealand since the A...
      • ARTICLEArt. IX.—Notes on Maori Traditions of the Moa.
      • ARTICLEArt. X.—Description of the Moa Swamp at Hamilton.
      • ARTICLEArt. XI.—Notice of the Earnscleugh Cave.
      • ARTICLEArt. XII.—On the Discovery of a cut Stump of a Tree, giving Evidence of the Existence of Man in New Zealand at or bef...
      • ARTICLEArt. XIII.—Description of a Wreck found at the Haast River. From a Report to his Honour J. A. Bonar, Superintendent.
      • ARTICLEArt. XIV.—Notes on the reported Collision of Biela's Comet with the Earth's Atmosphere.
      • ARTICLEArt. XV.—On the Zodiacal Light, as seen in Southern Latitudes.
      • ARTICLEArt. XVI.—On a new Thermometer for Lecture Purposes.
      • ARTICLEArt. XVII.—A Scheme of University and General Education.
      • ARTICLEArt. XVIII.—On University Education.
      • ARTICLEArt. XIX.—The Claims of Science in National Education.
      • ARTICLEArt. XX.—Early Instruction.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXI.—On Forest Culture.
    • SECTIONII.—Zoology.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXII.—On the Ornithology of New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXIII.—Notes on certain disputed Species of New Zealand Birds.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXIV.—On the Existence of two Species of Hieracidea in New Zealand. Plate IX.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXV.—Notes on an alleged new Species of Tern (Sterna alba, Potts).
      • ARTICLEArt. XXVI.—Description of a new Species of Petrel (Procellaria affinis).
      • ARTICLEArt. XXVII.—On the Occurrence of Plotus novæ-hollandiæ in New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXVIII.—Notice of a new Species of Parrakeet in New Zealand. Plate VIII.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXIX.—On the Genus Himantopus in New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXX.–On some additions to the Collection of Birds in the Colonial Museum.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXXI.–Preliminary Remarks on some New Zealand Birds.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXXII.—On the Occurrence of Lamna cornubica, Porbeagle Shark, Flem., the Mako of the Maoris, in New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXXIII.—On the Occurrence of Leptocephalus longirostris, Kaup, on the Coast of New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXXIV.—Notes on New Zealand Ichthyology. Plates X. and XI.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXXV.—Notes on New Zealand Whales.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXXVI.—Description of some Plates of Baleen in the Otago Museum.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXXVII.—Description of some Moa, Remains from the Knobby Ranges.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXXVIII.—On the Dimensions of Dinornis Bones.
      • ARTICLEArt. XXXIX.—Description of two new Species of Aplysia.
      • ARTICLEArt. XL.—Description of two new Species of Crustacea from New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEArt. XLI.—Description of a new Species of Actinia.
      • ARTICLEArt. XLII.—Notes on the New Zealand Hydroideæ.
      • ARTICLEArt. XLIII.—Description of a new Crustacean, Phronima novæ-zealandiæ.
      • ARTICLEArt. XLIV.—On the Disappearance of the larger Kinds of Lizard from North Canterbury.
      • ARTICLEArt. XLV.–On the Geodephagous Coleoptera of New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEArt. XLVI.—On the Longicorn Coleoptera of New Zealand.
    • SECTIONIII.—Botany.
      • ARTICLEArt. XLVII.—On the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Chatham Islands.
      • ARTICLEArt. XLVIII.—Observations on the different Modifications in the Capsules of Mosses, with, reference to the Dispersion...
      • ARTICLEArt. XLIX.—Description of a new Species of Senecio.
      • ARTICLEArt. L.—On the Fertilisation of Acianthus and Cyrtostilis.
      • ARTICLEArt. LI.—On Pterostylis squamata in New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEArt. LII—A Description of some new Species of Gymnostomum.
      • ARTICLEArt. LIII.—Description of some New Zealand Lichens.
      • ARTICLEArt. LIV.—Description of a new Lichen (Stereocaulon buchanani).
      • ARTICLEArt. LV.—On the Occurrence of Hæmatoccus sanguineus on the Wool of a dead Sheep.
      • ARTICLEArt. LVI.—On some of the Naturalized Plants of Otago.
      • ARTICLEArt. LVII.—On Mottled Kauri.
      • ARTICLEArt. LVIII.—Description of a new Species of Isoëtes.—
      • ARTICLEArt. LIX.—On the Occurrence of Juncus lamprocarpus, Ehr., in New Zealand.
    • SECTIONIV.—Chemistry.
      • ARTICLEArt. LX.—On the Analogy of Cyanogen to Oxygen.
      • ARTICLEArt. LXI.—On the Evolution of Heat during the Hydration of Clay-slate, Clay, and Coal.
      • ARTICLEArt. LXII.—Notes on the Formation and Constitution of Torbanite and similar Minerals.
      • ARTICLEArt. LXIII.—On the Evolution of absorbed Sulphur from Carbon by Voltaic Action; with Notes upon the Rev. H. Highton's...
      • ARTICLEArt. LXIV.—On, Duplex Telegraphy.
      • ARTICLEArt. LXV.—On a Modification of the Electric Lamp for projecting the Spectra of different Metals on the Screen.
      • ARTICLEArt. LXVI.—Notes on the Colouring Matter of Hœmatococcus sanguineus.
      • ARTICLEArt. LXVII.—Notes on the Chemical Properties of some of the Strata from Mr. Firth's Well at Mount Eden.
    • SECTIONV.—Geology.
      • ARTICLEArt. LXVIII.—Notes on Dr. Haast's supposed Pleistocene Glaciation of New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEArt. LXIX.—On the Date of the Glacial Period; a, Comparison of Views represented in Papers published in the Transacti...
      • ARTICLEArt. LXX.—The Glacial Period of New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEArt. LXXI.—Did the great Cook Strait River flow to the North-West or to the South-East?
      • ARTICLEArt. LXXII.—On the Wanganui Tertiaries.
      • ARTICLEArt. LXXIII—Description of three new Tertiary Shells, in the Otago Museum.
      • ARTICLEArt. LXXIV.—Notes on the Microscopic Structure of certain Igneous Rocks submitted by the Director of the Geological S...
      • ARTICLEArt. LXXV.—Deep Sinking in the Lava Beds of Mount Eden.
• SECTIONProceedings.
  • SECTIONWellington Philosophical Society.
    • SECTIONFirst Meeting. 18th July, 1874.
      • ARTICLEAnniversary Address of the President, Charles Knight, F.R.C.S.
      • ARTICLEOn Ergot in Rye Grass.
    • SECTIONSecond Meeting. 25th July, 1874.
      • ARTICLENotice of Ceratodus fosteri, Krefft, or Barramunda, of the Queensland Rivers.
      • ARTICLEAccount of Soundings taken by the “Challenger” Expedition.
      • ARTICLENotice of the New Zealand Avocet and Procellaria lessoni.
    • SECTIONThird Meeting. 8th August, 1874.
      • ARTICLECharles Knight, F.R.C.S., President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONFourth Meeting. 15th August, 1874.
      • ARTICLECharles Knight, F.R.C.S., President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONFifth Meeting. 29th August, 1874.
      • ARTICLECharles Knight, F.R.C.S., President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONSixth Meeting. 12th September, 1874.
      • ARTICLEOn the Position of Sulphocyanogen among the Elements, with Notes upon the Series of double Sulphocyanides discovered ...
      • ARTICLEMemorandum on the Longitude of Wellington Observatory.
    • SECTIONSeventh Meeting. 21st November, 1874.
      • ARTICLECharles Knight, F.R.C.S., President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONEighth Annual General Meeting. 10th February, 1875.
      • ARTICLEOn the Occurrence of Lepilœna preissii, Muell., and Carex chlorantha, Br., in New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEAbstract Report of Council for1874.
      • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1875.—President—W. L. Buller, D.Sc., F.L.S., F.G.S.; Vice-Presidents—J. C. Crawford, F.G.S.,...
      • ARTICLENotes on Hutton's Catalogue of the Marine Mollusca of New Zealand.
      • ARTICLENote on Rallus modestus.
  • SECTIONAuckland Institute.
    • SECTIONFirst Meeting. 4th May, 1874.
      • ARTICLET. Heale in the chair.
      • ARTICLEAnniversary Address.
      • ARTICLEOn Trees suitable for Streets and Avenues.
    • SECTIONSecond Meeting. 1st June, 1874.
      • ARTICLEThe Rev. A. G. Purchas, M.R.C.S.E., in the chair.
    • SECTIONThird Meeting. 29th June, 1874.
      • ARTICLEOn Street Planting.
    • SECTIONFourth Meeting. 27th July, 1874.
      • ARTICLEHis Honour Sir G. A. Arney, President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONFifth Meeting. 26th August, 1874.
      • ARTICLEHis Honour Sir G. A. Arney, President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONSixth Meeting. 21st September, 1874.
      • ARTICLEHis Honour Sir G. A. Arney, President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONSeventh Meeting. 26th October, 1874.
      • ARTICLEHis Honour Sir G. A. Arney, President, in the chair.
      • ARTICLENote on Danais berenice.
      • ARTICLENote on the Habits of Gerygone flaviventris.
    • SECTIONAnnual General Meeting. 15th February, 1875.
      • ARTICLET. Heale, in the chair.
      • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report.
      • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1875.—President—J. C. Firth; Council—J. L. Campbell, M.D., J. M. Clark, W. Earl, G. F. Edmon...
  • SECTIONPhilosophical Institute of Canterbury.
    • SECTIONSecond Meeting. 2nd April, 1874.
      • ARTICLEOn Wolffia.
    • SECTIONThird Meeting. 7th May, 1874.
      • ARTICLEJulius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONFourth Meeting. 4th June, 1874.
      • ARTICLEJulius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONFifth Meeting. 2nd July, 1874.
      • ARTICLEJulius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONSixth Meeting. 6th August, 1874.
      • ARTICLEG. W. Hall, Vice-president, in the chair.
    • SECTIONSeventh Meeting. 3rd September, 1874.
      • ARTICLEJulius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONEighth Meeting (Special). 15th September, 1874.
      • ARTICLEResults of Excavations and Researches in and near the Moa-bone Point Cave, Sumner Road (Postscript).
    • SECTIONNinth Meeting. 1st October, 1874.
      • ARTICLEExplanation of some personal Remarks made in Mr. Potts' Paper on the Birds of New Zealand, part IV., Trans. N.Z. Inst...
      • ARTICLEResolutions regarding the Sumner Cave Exploration
    • SECTIONSpecial Meeting. 28th October, 1874.
      • ARTICLEJulius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONAnnual General Meeting. 5th November, 1874.
      • ARTICLEJulius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • ARTICLEElection of Officers for. 1875.—President—Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S.; Vice-Presidents—R. W. Fereday, Rev. J. W. Stac...
      • ARTICLEAbstract Report of the Council.
    • SECTIONSpecial General Meeting. 26th November, 1874.
      • ARTICLER. W. Fereday, Vice-president, in the chair. “On. the Course of University Education,”
    • SECTIONSpecial General Meeting. 23rd December, 1874.
      • ARTICLEProtest
    • SECTIONSpecial General Meeting. 5th January, 1875.
      • ARTICLEJulius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair.
      • ARTICLEExtract from the Minutes of a Meeting of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute, Held 21st December, 1874.
  • SECTIONOtago Institute.
    • SECTIONSecond Meeting. 28th May, 1874.
      • ARTICLERemarks on a Paper by G. Thomson on the Naturalized Plants of Otago.
      • ARTICLENotes on rare Ferns.
    • SECTIONThird Meeting. 11th June, 1874.
      • ARTICLEJ. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S., President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONFourth Meeting. 13th July, 1874.
      • ARTICLEJ. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S., President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONFifth Meeting. 15th July, 1874.
      • ARTICLELetter from Dr. Gray containing Notes on a Finner Whale
    • SECTIONSixth Meeting. 10th August, 1874.
      • ARTICLEOn some common Causes of Consumption in Otago.
    • SECTIONSeventh Meeting. 12th October, 1874.
      • ARTICLER. Gillies in the chair.
      • ARTICLENotes on the Moa.
    • SECTIONAnnual General Meeting. 1st February, 1875.
      • ARTICLEComparison of the Marine Mollusca of South Australia with those of New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEAnnual Report.
      • ARTICLEElection of Officers For 1875.—President—J. S. Webb; Vice-Presidents—J. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S., P. Thomson; Council—Pro...
  • SECTIONNelson Association for the Promotion of Science and Industry.
    • SECTIONFirst Meeting. 21st August, 1874
      • ARTICLEThe Bishop of Nelson, Vice-President, in the chair.
    • SECTIONSecond Meeting. 10th November, 1874.
      • ARTICLET. Mackay, C.E., in the chair.
    • SECTIONThird Meeting. 10th January, 1875.
      • ARTICLET. Mackay, C.E., in the chair.
    • SECTIONFourth Meeting. 5th April, 1875.
      • ARTICLEThe Bishop of Nelson, Vice-President, in the chair.
      • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1875.—President—Sir David Monro; Vice-President—The Bishop of Nelson; Council—Leonard Boor, ...
  • SECTIONNew Zealand Institute,
    • ARTICLESixth Annual Report by the Board of Governors
    • ARTICLEAccounts of the New Zealand Institute for 1873–4.
  • SECTIONAppendix.
    • SECTIONErrata.
    • SECTIONThe Climate Of New Zealand.
      • ARTICLEMeteorological Statistics of New Zealand for 1874.
      • ARTICLETable V.—Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1874.
      • ARTICLETable VI.—Comparative Abstract for 1874, and previous Years.
      • ARTICLENotes on the Weather during 1874.
      • ARTICLENotes on the Word “Moa,” in the Poetry of the New Zealanders. * This paper was received too late for insertion in its...
      • ARTICLEAbstract of Meteorological Observations taken at Delanasau, Bay of Islands, Bua, Fiji, for the year ending December 3...
      • ARTICLEObservations on the Growth and Reproduction of the Red Corpuscles of the Blood.
      • ARTICLEInduction and Necessary Truth.
      • ARTICLEOn Probability.—(Part I.)
      • ARTICLEWhat is Science?
      • ARTICLEHonorary Members of the New Zealand Institute.
      • ARTICLEOrdinary Members.
    • SECTIONAuckland Institute.
    • SECTIONPhilosophical Institute of Canterbury.
    • SECTIONOtago Institute.
    • SECTIONNelson Association for the Promotion of Science and Industry.
    • SECTIONWestland Institute.
    • SECTIONHawke Bay Philosophical Institute.

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