Contents

• HALFTITLETransactions of the New Zealand Institute.
• ADDENDACorrigenda Et Addenda.
• CONTENTSContents.
• SECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
• SECTIONTransactions.
  • SUBSECTIONTransactions of the New Zealand Institute 1888.
    • ARTICLEArt. I.—Further Notes on the Desmidieæ of New Zealand, with Descriptions of New Species.
    • ARTICLEArt. II.—On the Botany of Te Moehau Mountain, Cape Colville.
    • ARTICLEArt. III.—A Description of a Species of Orobanche (supposed to be new) parasitical on a Plant of Hydrocotyle.
    • ARTICLEArt. IV.—A Description of some newly-discovered Cryptogamic Plants; being a further Contribution towards the making k...
    • ARTICLEArt. V.—A Description of some newly-discovered Phænogamic Plants; being a further Contribution towards the making kno...
    • ARTICLEArt. VI.—Notes on a Plant (Glossostigma elatinoides) found beside the Maungapouri Stream, Otaki.
    • ARTICLEArt. VII.—The Fall of the Leaf.
    • ARTICLEArt.. VIII.—On some Birds from the Kermadec Islands.
    • ARTICLEArt. IX.—Notice of the Capture of a Specimen of the Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta) near Auckland.
    • ARTICLEArt. X.—The Habits and Home of the Wandering Albatross
    • ARTICLEArt. XI.—On a Specimen of the Brown Gannet (Sula fusca) shot in Napier Harbour, with Notes on other New Zealand Birds.
    • ARTICLEArt. XII.—On new Species of Araneidea.
    • ARTICLEArt. XIII.—On a new Species of Gasteracantha, from Norfolk Island.
    • ARTICLEArt. XIV.—Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera.
    • ARTICLEArt. XV.—On the Natural History of three Species of Micro-Lepidoptera.
    • ARTICLEArt. XVI.—On the Varieties of a common Moth (Declana floccosa).
    • ARTICLEArt. XVII.—A Description of a new and large Species of Orthopterous Insect of the Genus Hemideina, Walker.
    • ARTICLEArt. XVIII.—Notes on a peculiar Chrysalis of an unknown Species of Butterfly.
    • ARTICLEArt. XIX.—A few Notes on the Economy and Habits of one of our largest and handsomest New Zealand Butterflies (Pyramei...
    • ARTICLEArt. XX.—A few stray Notes on the New Zealand Owl, Athene novæ-zealandiæ, Gml.—Ruru and Koukou of the Maoris, and Mor...
    • ARTICLEArt. XXI.—On the Birds of Lake Brunner District.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXII.—On Apteryx bulleri.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXIII.—Notes on the Decrease of Pheasants on the West Coast of the North Island.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXIV.—The Takahe (Notornis mantelli) in Western Otago.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXV.—Notes on some New Zealand Birds.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXVI.—The Mole-cricket (Gryllotalpa vulgaris) in New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXVII.—On the Cause of the Disappearance of Young Trout from our Streams.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXVIII.—The Distribution and Varieties of the Fresh water Crayfish of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXIX.—Note on the Parasite (Temnocephala) found on the Freshwater Crayfish of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXX.—On some Gall-producing Insects in New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXI.—Notes on, and recent Additions to, the New Zealand Crustacean Fauna.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXII.—The Earthquake in the Aimuri.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXIII.—On the Fossil Marine Diatomaceous Deposit near Oamaru.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXIV.—Notes on a Deposit of Moa-bones in the Te Aute Swamp, Hawke's Bay.
    • ARTICLEArt XXXV.—Discovery of Fossil, Moa-feathers in Rocks of Pliocene Age.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXVI.—The Oil Prospects of Poverty Bay and District.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXVII.—On the Extent and Duration of Workable Coal in New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXVIII.—The Alluvial Deposits of Otago.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXIX.—Note on Rock collected by the Rev. W. S. Green from near the Summit of Mount Cook.
    • ARTICLEArt. XL.—On a Striated Rock-surface from Boatman's, near Reefton.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLI.—On the Neighbourhood of Te Aoroa, Northern Wairoa.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLII.—Notes on the Geology of Tongariro and the Taupo District.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLIII.—On the Manganese Deposits of the Auckland District.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLIV.—On the Occurrence of Tellurium in the Thames Lodes.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLV.—On the Preparation of Artificial Chromes for Ornamental Purposes.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLVI.—On the Fallacy of the Electro-capillary Theory.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLVII.—On the Occurrence of Native Lead at Collingwood, and its Association with Gold.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLVIII.—Sanitary Sewerage.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLIX.—Notes on the Islands to the South of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. L.—On the Visit of Captain Cook to Poverty Bay and Tolaga Bay.
    • ARTICLEArt LI.—On the Relics of Captain Cook's Last Voyage.
    • ARTICLEArt LII.—Snow Scenes on the Southern Alps.
    • ARTICLEArt. LIII.—Notes on Coloured Sheep.
    • ARTICLEArt. LIV.—Notes on the Waikato River Basins.
    • ARTICLEArt. LV.—A Local Tradition of Raukawa, a Legend of Maungatahi.
    • ARTICLEArt. LVI.—On the Mental Effects of certain Vowel-sounds.
    • ARTICLEArt. LVII.—Rabbit-disease in the Wairarapa.
    • ARTICLEArt. LVIII.—The Ancient Moa-hunters at Waingongoro.
    • ARTICLEArt. LIX.—On the Mechanical Description of a Straight Line by means of Link-work.
    • ARTICLEArt. LX.—The Knowledge of Cattle amongst the Ancient Polynesians.
• SECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
  • SUBSECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
    • ARTICLENew Zealand Institute Accounts, 1887–88.
• SECTIONProceedings.
  • SUBSECTIONWellington Philosophical Society.
    • ARTICLEInaugural Address
    • ARTICLETwo Suggestions for the Consideration of the Governors of the New Zealand Institute
    • ARTICLEOn the Limestones and other Rocks of the Rimutaka and Tararua Mountains.
    • ARTICLEOn the Mole-cricket in New Zealand (Gryllotalpa vulgaris),"
    • ARTICLEOn the Supposed Occurrence of Two Sets of Green-sand-beds at Waihao Forks, South Canterbury
    • ARTICLEOn the Oil-bearing Strata of the North Island
    • ARTICLEOn the Earthquake of 1st September, 1888, and its Bearing upon the Architecture of Wellington.
    • ARTICLEOn Earthquakes and Architecture.
    • ARTICLEExhibit of Minerals from Richmond Hill, Collingwood.
    • ARTICLENotes on Lasioptera cerealis.
    • ARTICLENotes on Te Karamea Bluff.
    • ARTICLERemarks on Earthquakes in the Amuri District, South Island.
    • ARTICLERemarks on Alumite from Australia.
    • ARTICLENote in reference to a Paper in Vol. xx. of the “Transactions.”
    • ARTICLEAbstract
    • ARTICLEScheme for Encouragement of Research
    • ARTICLERemarks on Insect-pests and their Cure.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1889
    • ARTICLEOn the Electro-magnetism of Atmospheric Oxygen; its Causes, and some of its Effects.
  • SUBSECTIONAuckland Institute.
    • ARTICLEAnniversary Address
    • ARTICLERemarks on Ethnological Specimens from the Islands.
    • ARTICLEThe Realms of Imagination.
    • ARTICLEPoor-relief. By the Rev. W. Tebbs
    • ARTICLEElectrolysis.
    • ARTICLEOn new Beetles collected
    • ARTICLEThe Chemistry of Agriculture.
    • ARTICLEDarwinism tested by Logic.
    • ARTICLEMicro-organisms, and their Power in Every-day Life.
    • ARTICLEOn Optics.
    • ARTICLEOn the School of Agriculture at Lincoln.
    • ARTICLEOn Scientific Methods of Modern Pharmacology.
    • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1889
    • ARTICLEAddress to Mr. S. P. Smith, ex-President
    • ARTICLEAddress to Mr. Reischek
  • SUBSECTIONPhilosophical Institute of Canterbury.
    • ARTICLEOn the Metallurgy of the Economic Minerals.
    • ARTICLEResolution regarding the late Mr. T. H. Potts
    • ARTICLEOn the Goldfields of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEAbstract.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1889
    • ARTICLEThe Restoration of Philosophy.
  • SUBSECTIONOtago Institute.
    • ARTICLEOn the Economic Position of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEAdditions to the Museum
    • ARTICLERemarks on Election of Professor Parker as F.R.S.
    • ARTICLEOn the Early History of Otago.
    • ARTICLEOn Methods of mounting Animals.
    • ARTICLEOn the Conservation and Extension of the Amenities of Dunedin and its Neighbourhood.
    • ARTICLEOn some Nepheline-bearing Rocks (Nepheline-Phonolites) from the Neighbourhood of Dunedin.
    • ARTICLEOn the Early History of Otago.
    • ARTICLEDescription of New Zealand Plants.
    • ARTICLEDescriptions of new Species of New Zealand Araneæ.
    • ARTICLEOn Gasteracantha ocellata.
    • ARTICLEOn Specimens of Birds mounted for the Museum.
    • ARTICLEOn a Specimen of Dinornis casuarinus.
    • ARTICLEAbstract
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1889
    • ARTICLEOn an Ancient Cosmogony.
  • SUBSECTIONWestland Institute.
    • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers
  • SUBSECTIONHawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.
    • ARTICLERemarks on Exhibits
    • ARTICLEThe Moa and its Hunters.
    • ARTICLEPope, the English Poet.
    • ARTICLEExhibits of Specimens from the Kermadec Islands
    • ARTICLEOn Experiments in Fish-hatching.
  • SUBSECTIONNelson Philosophical Society.
    • ARTICLERemarks on Exhibits
    • ARTICLEThe Royston Cave, Hertfordshire, its History, Origin, and Use,
    • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report and Accounts
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1889
    • ARTICLEOn Germs, their Baneful and Beneficent Influence on the Human Organism.
    • ARTICLERemarks on Exhibits
• APPENDIXAppendix.
  • ARTICLEMeteorology.
  • ARTICLENotes on the Weather for 1888.
  • ARTICLEEarthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1888.
  • ARTICLEHonorary Members.
  • ARTICLEOrdinary Members. [*Life-members.]
  • ARTICLEList of Institutions and Persons to Whom This Volume is Presented by the Governors of the New Zealand Institute.
• ARTICLEIndex

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