Contents

• HALFTITLETransactions of the New Zealand Institute
• CONTENTSContents.
• SECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
• SECTIONTRANSACTIONS.
  • SUBSECTIONTransactions of The New Zealand Institute 1889.
    • ARTICLEArt. I.—The Middle Voice in Latin.
    • ARTICLEArt. II.—Notes on the Land-system of the Iliad.
    • ARTICLEArt. III.—Bacteria and their Relation to Disease.
    • ARTICLEArt. IV.—Remarks on Pathogenic Microbes, and the Means of preventing Diseases originating in their Introduction into ...
    • ARTICLEArt. V.—The Newly-opened Cave near Sumner.
    • ARTICLEArt. VI.—On the Disappearance of the Moa.
    • ARTICLEArt. VII.—The Moriori.
    • ARTICLEArt. VIII.—Notes on the Great Barrier Island.
    • ARTICLEArt. IX.—Tongarewa, or Penrhyn Island, and its People.
    • ARTICLEArt. X.—Notes on some Relics of Cannibalism.
    • ARTICLEArt. XI.—Description of a Meteor, of 4th May, 1888.
    • ARTICLEArt. XII.—Shadow-pictures.
    • ARTICLEArt. XIII.—On Maori Proverbs.
    • ARTICLEArt. XIV.—A Mysterious Therapeutic Agent.
    • ARTICLEArt. XV.—On Terrestrial Magnetism.
    • ARTICLEArt XVI.—Further Notes on Coccididæ, with Descriptions of New Species from Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XVII—On some Species of Psyllidæ in New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XVIII.—On some Aleurodidæ from New Zealand and Fiji.
    • ARTICLEArt. XIX.—The Wattle-blight (Icerya purchasi) in Tasmania, and its Natural Enemies.
    • ARTICLEArt. XX.—An Entomological Tour on the Table-land of Mount Arthur.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXI.—Eristalis tenax and Musca vomitoria in New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXII.—Revision of the New Zealand Idoteidæ.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXIII.—Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXIV.—Descriptions of New Species of New Zealand Land and Fresh-water Shells.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXV.—Notes on a Collection of Pselaphidæ from the Neighbourhood of Clevedon, Southern Wairoa.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXVI.—Description of a New Species of Argiope, from Fiji.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXVII.—On Two Species of Aranea new to Science, from the Jenolan Caves, New South Wales.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXVIII.—Descriptions of New Species of Araneidæ.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXIX.—Descriptions of New Species of New Zealand Araneæ, with Notes on their Habits.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXX.—On a New Genus of Fishes of the Family Percidæ, from New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXI.—List of the New Zealand Fishes.
    • ARTICLEArt.XXXII.—Observations on the Mokohinou Islands and the Birds which visit them.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXIII.—Notes on a Paper entitled “The Takahe in Western Otago,” by Mr. James Park, F.G.S.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXIV.—On the Habits of the New Zealand Bush-rat (Mus maorium).
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXV.—Rabbit-disease in the South Wairarapa.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXVI.—The Soaring of the Hawk—A possible Reason for Notched Wing-feathers.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXVII.—On the Wild Dogs of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXVIII.—Note on the Fœtal Membranes of Mustelus antarcticus.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXIX.—On a Specimen of the Great Ribbon-fish (Regalecus argenteus) taken in Nelson Harbour.
    • ARTICLEArt. XL.—On the Occurrence of the Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) in Nelson.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLI.—Note on the Wandering Albatros (Diomedea exulans).
    • ARTICLEArt. XLII.—On the Assumed Hybridity between the Common Fowl and the Woodhen (Ocydromus).
    • ARTICLEArt. XLIII.—Parasitic Copepoda of New Zealand, with Descriptions of New Species.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLIV.—On the Relative Ages of the New Zealand Coalfields.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLV.—Note on the Geology of the Country about Lyell.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLVI.—On the Conformable Relations of the different Members of the Waitemata Series.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLVII.—A Theory on the Formation of Gold into Specks and Nuggets.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLVIII.—Origin of the Loess Deposit of the Timaru Plateau.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLIX.—On certain Rare Minerals associated with the Tin-ore of Stewart Island, With Notes on their Mode of Occurr...
    • ARTICLEArt. L.—Descriptive Geology of the District between Napier and Ruapehu Mountain viâ Kuripapanga and Erehwon.
    • ARTICLEArt. LI.—Artesian Wells: No 2.
    • ARTICLEArt. LII.—Descriptions of New Native Plants.
    • ARTICLEArt. LIII.—Description of a New Species of Celmisia.
    • ARTICLEArt. LIV.—On the Occurrence of a Variety of Mitrasacme montana, Hook. f., in New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. LV.—Description of a New Species of Chenopodium—C. buchanani.
    • ARTICLEArt. LVI.—Notice of the Discovery of Asplenium japonicum, a Fern new to the New Zealand Flora.
    • ARTICLEArt. LVII.—A Description of Two Newly-discovered. Indigenous Cryptogamic Plants.
    • ARTICLEArt. LVIII.—A Description of some Newly-discovered Indigenous Cryptogamic Plants.
    • ARTICLEArt. LIX.—A Description of some Newly-discovered Phænogamic Plants, being a Further Contribution towards the making-k...
    • ARTICLEArt. LX.—Notes on some New Zealand Ferns.
    • ARTICLEArt. LXI.—Note on the Analysis of a Mineral Water from the Otira Gorge.
    • ARTICLEArt. LXII.—On the Korotangi, or Stone Bird.
• SECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
  • SUBSECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
    • ARTICLETwenty-First Annual Report, 1888–89.
• SECTIONProceedings.
  • SUBSECTIONWellington Philosophical Society.
    • ARTICLEInaugural address by the President, A. de B. Brandon, B.A.
    • ARTICLEOn the Occurrence of Fluor-spar at the Bâton Goldfields.
    • ARTICLEFurther Evidence re the Korotangi, or Stone Bird.
    • ARTICLEDrawings of New Fishes exhibited
    • ARTICLEOn the Chinese Settlement in New Zealand and Australia.
    • ARTICLERemarks on Fossil Plants of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLECurious Growth of Potato
    • ARTICLERemarks on a Specimen of Gurnard (Trigla, vanessa ?)
    • ARTICLEOn Adulteration in Drugs.
    • ARTICLERemarks on Curious Habits of a Spider.
    • ARTICLEResolution regarding Donation of Books by Mr. C. R. Carter to N.Z. Institute
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1890
    • ARTICLEOn some Maori Implements of Uncommon Design.
    • ARTICLESkulls from Chatham Islands exhibited
  • SUBSECTIONAuckland Institute.
    • ARTICLEOn Alloys.
    • ARTICLENotice of the Discovery of an Old Maori Wooden Comb on Great Barrier Island.
    • ARTICLEOn New Zealand Fibres.
    • ARTICLEOn the Waitomo Caves.
    • ARTICLEThe Story of the Waikato River.
    • ARTICLEThe Life and Times of Hartley Coleridge.
    • ARTICLEOn Weather Forecasts and Storm-warnings.
    • ARTICLEOn Animal Heat.
    • ARTICLEResolution regarding the Preservation of the Native Flora and Fauna
    • ARTICLEOn Electric Bleaching.
    • ARTICLEOn Athletics in their Relation to Social Development.
    • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1890
  • SUBSECTIONPhilosophical Institute of Canterbury.
    • ARTICLERemarks on the the Shoulder-girdles of Aptornis and Cnemiornis.
    • ARTICLEOn Soils and Geological Fertilizers.
    • ARTICLEOn the Physical Characters, Climate, People, and Prospects of the British Possessions in New Guinea, with some Person...
    • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report and Balance-sheet
    • ARTICLEResolution inviting the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science to meet in Christchurch
    • ARTICLEOn some Simple Experiments to illustrate Force, Energy, Momentum, &c.
    • ARTICLEA Method of explaining the Phenomena of Dissociation, and some of the Peculiarities of the Isothermals of Gases, by m...
    • ARTICLEOn some of the Results of the Impact of Spherical Nebulæ.
  • SUBSECTIONOtago Institute.
    • ARTICLEResolutions regarding Publication of a Flora of New Zealand
    • ARTICLEA Chapter of German Literature.
    • ARTICLEOn the Development of the Kiwi.
    • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report and Balance-sheet
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1890
  • SUBSECTIONWestland Institute.
    • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report.
  • SUBSECTIONHawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.
    • ARTICLEOn Movement and Sensation in Plants.
    • ARTICLEExhibit of Diatomaceous Earth from Makaretu
    • ARTICLEA Legend of the Large Australian Screech-owl, called by the Australian Natives Ti-na-tinity.
    • ARTICLEOn Plants and Astrology.
    • ARTICLENotes on Two Birds recently shot at Napier.
    • ARTICLEOn the Diatomaceæ.
    • ARTICLEOn Sponges, their Life-history.
    • ARTICLEOn some of the peculiar and little-known Arts of the Old New-Zealanders.
    • ARTICLEOn the Deposit of Moa-bones at Te Aute.
    • ARTICLEContributions to the List of New Zealand Fishes, being a List of the Fishes recorded from the East Coast of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1890
  • SUBSECTIONNelson Philosophical Society.
    • ARTICLEOn the Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) and the Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus).
    • ARTICLEOn the Difference of Temperature at the Surface of the Earth and above it.
    • ARTICLEAn Evening with the British Association.
    • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1890
    • ARTICLEAlaska and the Mammoth.
• APPENDIXAppendix.
  • ARTICLEMeteorology.
  • ARTICLEGeneral Remarks for 1889.
    • ARTICLERainfall Table for 1866–89
    • ARTICLERainfall for 1889, with Averages for same Months previous Twenty-two Years.
    • ARTICLEEarthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1889.
  • 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.
• INDEXIndex.

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