Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1881. [electronic resource]

Volume 14, 1881

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Transactions.

I.—Miscellaneous.

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Art. I.	Historical Incidents and Traditions of the Olden Times, pertaining to the Maoris of the North Island (East Coast), New Zealand; highly illustrative of their national character, and containing many peculiar, curious, and little-known customs and circumstances, and matters firmly believed by them; now for the first time faithfully translated from old Maori writings and recitals; with explanatory notes. Part II. By W. Colenso, F.L.S.	3–33
II.	Contributions towards a better Knowledge of the Maori Race. Part IV. By W. Colenso	33–48
III.	On the fine Perception of Colours possessed by the ancient Maoris. By W. Colenso	49–76
IV.	Notes upon the Great Flood of February, 1868. By W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S.	76–89
V.	Remarks on the Sand Dunes of the West Coast of the Provincial District of Wellington. By W. T. L. Travers	89–94
VI.	On the Taieri River Floods and their Prevention. By W. Arthur, C.E.	94–100
VII.	On the Reclamation of Waste River Beds. By A. D. Dobson, F.G.S.	100–103
VIII.	A few Remarks on the Carved Stone Bird, named Korotangi by the Maoris, now in the possession of Major Wilson. By Professor Julius von Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S.	104–105
IX.	On Vertical Triangulation. By C. W. Adams.	105–106
X.	Notes on the Height of Mount Cook. By C. W. Adams.	106–107
XI.	Remarks on Mr. Frankland's Paper on “Mind Stuff.” By J. Turnbull Thomson, F.R.G.S., F.R.S.S.A.	107–112
XII.	On the Production of Inflammatory Action in detached Portions of dead Animal Bodies. By Robert Hall Bakewell, M.D., etc.	113–120
XIII.	On a Source of Water Supply for Invercargill. By John R. Cuthbertson. (Abstract)	121–122
XIV.	On the Conversion and Civilization of the Maoris in the South of New Zealand. By the Rev. J. F. H. Wohlers	123–134
XV.	Fallacies in the Theory of Circular Motion. By T. Wakelin, B.A.	134–142
	II.—Zoology.
XVI.	On the New Zealand Hydrobiinæ. By Professor F. W. Hutton	143–146
XVII.	On a new Genus of Rissoinæ. By Professor F. W. Hutton	147
XVIII.	On the Fresh-water Lamellibranchs of New Zealand. By Professor F. W. Hutton	148–150
XIX.	Notes on some Pulmonate Mollusca. By Professor F. W. Hutton	150–158
XX.	Notes on the Anatomy of the Bitentaculate Slugs of New Zealand. By Professor F. W. Hutton	158–161
XXI.	Notes on some Branchiate Mollusca. By Professor F. W. Hutton	162–167
XXII.	Description of two little-known Species of New Zealand Shells. By W. Colenso, F.L.S.	168–169
XXIII.	Notes on New Zealand Mollusca. By Mr. Justice Gillies	169–171
XXIV.	Additions to the New Zealand Crustacea. By Charles Chilton	171–174

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XXV.	On some Subterranean Crustacea. By Charles Chilton, B.A.	174–180
XXVI.	History of Fish Culture in New Zealand. By W. Arthur, C.E.	180–210
XXVII.	On the Occurrence of the Salmon Tro in Nelson Harbour. By James Hector, M.D.	211–213
XXVIII.	On two Species of Nudibranchiate Mollusca. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S.	213–215
XXIX.	Further Notes on Coccidæ in New Zealand, with Descriptions of new Species. By W. M. Maskell, Fell. Roy. Micros. Soc.	215–229
XXX.	Additions to the Crustacean Fauna of New Zealand. By George M. Thomson, F.L.S.	230–238
XXXI.	On the Notornis. By Walter L. Buller, C.M.G., Sc.D., F.R.S.	238–244
XXXII.	On the Skeleton of Notornis mantelli. By T. Jeffery Parker, B.Sc. London, Professor of Biology in the University of Otago	245–258
XXXIII.	On a new Method of preserving Cartilaginous Skeletons and other soft Animal Structures. By T. Jeffery Parker	258–264
XXXIV.	Notice of the Occurrence of the Eastern Golden Plover (Charadrius fulvus) in the Auckland District. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S.	264–265
XXXV.	Notice of the Occurrence of the Australian Roller (Eurystomus pacificus) in New Zealand. By T. F. Cheeseman	265–266
XXXVI.	On some new Marine Planarians. By T. W. Kirk, Assistant in the Colonial Museum	267–268
XXXVII.	Additions to the List of New Zealand Shells. By T. W. Kirk.	268–269
XXXVIII.	On Pseudo-scab and Lung-worm in Sheep. By John Buchanan, F.L.S.	269–274
XXXIX.	Notes on Zoological Researches made on the Chicken Islands, East Coast of the North Island. By Andreas Reischek; communicated by Professor von Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S.	274–277
XL.	On some new and undescribed Species of New Zealand Insects, of the Orders Orthoptera and Coleoptera. By W. Colenso, F.L.S.	277–282
XLI.	Description of new Shells. By T. W. Kirk, Assistant in the Colonial Museum	282–283
XLII.	Description of new Cephalopoda. By T. W. Kirk	283–286
	III.—Botany.
XLIII.	On the Fresh-water Algæ of New Zealand. By W. I. Spencer, M.R.C.S.	287–299
XLIV.	On some Additions to the Flora of New Zealand. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S.	299–301
XLV.	Contributions to a Flora of the Nelson Provincial District. By T. F. Cheeseman	301–329
XLVI.	A Description of a few new Plants from our New Zealand Forests. By W. Colenso, F.L.S.	329–341
XLVII.	On the Alpine Flora of New Zealand. By John Buchanan, F.L.S., of the Geological Survey Department	342–356
XLVIII.	On some Plants new to New Zealand, and Description of a new Species. By J. Buchanan	356–357
XLIX.	On new Species of New Zealand Diatoms. By John Inglis	357–359
L.	Description of new Plants. By J. B. Armstrong	359–362
LI.	Description of new Plants. By D. Petrie, M.A.	362–364
LII.	Notes on Epacris microphylla in New Zealand. By A. T. Urquhart	364–365
LIII.	On the Sugar Values of Beetroots grown in the Waikato District. By J. A. Pond	365–372
LIV.	Notes on Sorghum Experiment. By Mr. Justice Gillies	373–374
LV.	On an Abnormal Growth of New Zealand Flax. By the Rev. Philip Walsh	374

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LVI.	On the New Zealand Olives. By T. Kirk, F.L.S.	375–378
LVII.	Notice of the Occurrence of Triodia and Atropis in New Zealand, with Descriptions of new Species. By T. Kirk	378–379
LVIII.	A Revision of the New Zealand Lepidia, with Descriptions of new Species. By T. Kirk	379–382
LIX.	Notes on recent Additions to the New Zealand Flora. By T. Kirk	382–386
LX.	Notes on Plants from Campbell Island. By T. Kirk, F.L.S.	387–389
	IV.—Chemistry.
LXI.	On the Preparation of Spontaneously Inflammable Phosphine. By T. A. Mollet	391–392
LXII.	On a new Form of Burette. By T. A. Mollet	392–393
LXIII.	Notes on Refrigeration. By Professor A. W. Bickerton	394–397
LXIV.	On the supposed Paraffin Deposit at Waiapu. By William Skey, Analyst to the Geological Survey Department	397–399
LXV.	On a Search for the Poisonous Principle of Brachyglottis repanda and B. rangiora. By W. Skey	400–402
LXVI.	On a new Theory of the Mode by which Photographic Effects are produced with Silver Salts. By William Skey	403–404
LXVII.	On the Percentage of Citric Acid obtained from Limes grown in Auckland and Tahiti. By J. A. Pond	405–406
	V.—Geology.
LXVIII.	On the Formation of Lake Wakatipu. By William Stuart	407–408
LXIX.	Description of new Tertiary Fossils. By T. W. Kirk, Assistant in the Colonial Museùm	409
LXX.	On a Deposit of Moa Bones near Motanau, North Canterbury. By Alexander McKay, of the Geological Survey Department	410–414
LXXI.	Further Notes on the Thermal Springs in the Hanmer Plains, Provincial District of Nelson. By Julius von Haast, Ph. D., F.R.S.	414–417
LXXII.	Notes on the Mineralogy of New Zealand. By S. Herbert Cox, F.C.S., F.G.S., Assistant Geologist	418–450
LXXIII.	On Crystalline Rocks. By W. D. Campbell, F.G.S.	450–457
LXXIV.	Notes on a Pseudomorphous Form of Gold. By W. D. Campbell	457–458
	Miscellaneous—(Continued).
LXXV.	A Study of the Causes leading to the Extinction of the Maori. By Alfred K. Newman, M.B., M.R.C.P.	459–477
LXXVI.	On the fine Perception of Colours possessed by the ancient Maoris (Addendum to Art. III.). By W. Colenso, F.L.S.	477–484
LXXVII.	On the Origin of the New Zealand Flora—being a Presidential Address to the Otago Institute. By George M. Thomson, F.L.S.	485–502
LXXVIII.	Origin and Early History of the Canterbury Museum; being the Annual Address. By Professor Julius von Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury	503–516
	NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE.
	Thirteenth Annual Report of the Board of Governors	519–520
	Accounts of the New Zealand Institute, 1880-1	520
	Reports on Museum, Geological Survey, Publications, Meteorology, Observatory, Laboratory, and Library	521–527

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