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Proceedings.

Wellington Philosophical Society.

The Humist Doctrine of Causation in its Relation to Modern Agnosticism. By W. W. Carlile, M.A. 646–647
Resolution as to Dr. C. V. Riley 649
On the Milk-supply of Wellington. By C. Hulke 654
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On a Discovery of Bones of Dinornis giganteus on the surface By Sir J. Hector 655–656
On a Method of Cure in Germ-diseases. By R. J. Barnes 657
Note on the Aurora Australia, as observed at Karori, Wellington, on the 20th August, 1894. By G. V. Hudson 657–658
Exhibit of Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatum) and Young. By Sir W. L. Buller 659
Appendix to Paper on the Glacial Epoch. By Major-General Schaw 660–661
On a Peculiar Appearance in a Cloud during the Daylight. By A.J. Lichfield 663
On Barytet: a Rare Form. By Sir J. Hector 664
Pélé's Hair (Volcanic Glass-fibre). By Sir J. Hector 664
On the Occurrence of a Mineral Belt in the Heart of the great Schist-formation of Otago. By Sir J. Hector 664–665
On the so-called Vegetable Caterpillar, and other Fungi that attack Insects. By W. M. Maskell 665–666
On Oyster-culture in New Zealand. By Sir J. Hector 670
Remarks on Paryphanta hochstetteri. By Sir W. L. Buller 670–671
Abstract of Annual Report 671
Election of Officers for 1895 671
On the Utilization of Mineral Springs in New Zealand for the Production of Ornamental Objects in Stone. By C. Smith 671
Notes from the Chatham Islands. By Major Gascoyne: communicated by Sir W. L. Buller 671–672
On a New Fern. By H. C. Field 672
On some Living Colonial Rarities. By H. C. Field 672
On a Process for coating Non-conducting Substances with Metal. By H. N. McLeod 672

Auckland Institute.

The History of Money: Anniversary Address by J. H. Upton, President 673
The Economic Effects of Various Land-tenures. By E. Withy 673
Description of the Carved Maori House at Maketu. By T. F. Cheeseman 674
The Geology, Resources, and Prospects of the Thames Goldfields. By James Park, F.G.S. 674
A Greek Madonna. By Professor Arnold Tubbs 675
The Treatment of Lunatics, historically considered. By F. G. Ewington 675–676
Comparative Religion. By the Rev. J. Bates 676
Poetry considered as an Interpretation of Life. By Professor Egerton 676
A Yorkshire Blood-feud. By F. D. Fenton 676
Darwin. By Professor A. P. Thomas 677
Shooting-stars and Meteors. By Professor H. W. Segar 677
A Poet's Socialism. By E. A. Mackechnie 677
Explosives. By Professor F. D. Brown 677
Abstract of Annual Report 677–679
Election of Officers for 1895 679

Philosophical Institute Of Canterbury.

On a Concrete Conception of Angles and Parallels. By J. R. Wilkinson, M.A. 680
Modern Views of Protoplasm. By R. M. Laing. M.A. 680
On the Conditions of Equilibrium of Free Gaseous Cosmical Bodies under Varying Conditions of Volume, Composition, Temperature, and Mass. By Professor Bickerton 681
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Curves of Gravitation. By Professor Bickerton 681
On Disposing Affinity and the Constitution of difficultly-decomposable Cyanides. By Professor Bickerton 681
Note on the Observation of Microseismic Waves. By G. Hogben, M.A. 681
Note on Land Planarians of New Zealand. By A. Dendy, D.Sc. 682
On Six Pieces of Apparatus to determine experimentally the various Lines of Force upon which Scientific Apparatus is founded. By Professor Bickerton 682
On Molecular Attraction. By Professor Bickerton 682
On the Specific Heat of the Elements, deduced from the Specific Heat of Compound Gases at Constant Volume. By Professor Bickerton 682
On Chlorine as a Cure for Consumption. By Professor Bickerton 682
On Hail. By Professor Bickerton 682
On a Simple Classification of Organic Compounds. By Professor Bickerton 682
On a Simple Method of representing the Graphic Constitution of Organic Bodies. By Professor Bickerton 682
Abstract of Annual Report 682
Election of Officers for 1895 682

Otago Institute.

The Appreciation of Gold. By Professor F. B. de M. Gibbons 683
On the Characteristics and Life-history of the principal Parasitic Worms infesting Man. By Professor Parker 683
On the Structure and Systematic Position of Anaspis. By G. M. Thomson 683
On the Financial Depression, its Cause and Remedy. By E. Melland 683
Remarks on Ethnological Specimens from New Guinea. By Professor Parker 683
On some Female Characters in the Plays of Sophocles. By the Rev. Dr. Belcher 683
On Recent Discoveries at Megalopolis, in Arcadia. By the Rev. Dr. Belcher 684
Remarks on the Leg-bone of a Megalapteryx. By Professor Parker 684
Remarks on Additions to the Museum. By Professor Parker 684
Remarks on a Collection of New Zealand Fishes. By Professor Parker 684
Abstract of Annual Report 685
Election of Officers for 1895 685

Westland Institute.

Abstract of Annual Report 686
Election of Officers for 1895 686

Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.

On Spectacles. By Dr. F. W. Innes 687
Some Curious and Little-known Information and Memoranda relating to Letters and Mails in the Olden Time. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S. (Lond), &c. 687
On Corals and Coral Islands. By Dr. Moore 688
Presentation to the Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S. 688–689
Abstract of Annual Report 690
Election of Officers for 1895 690
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Nelson Philosophical Society.

Description of a Journey to Mount Cook. By Dr. J. Hudson 691
Additions to Museum exhibited 691
Rat's Nest found in a Hedge exhibited 692
Appendix to Notes on Tregear's Maori-Polynesian Dictionary. By A. S. Atkinson 692
On the Bacilli of Tetanus. By Dr. Hudson 692
Exhibit of Lizard and its Young (Naultinus elegans) 692
Resolution as to Mr. Atkinson's Notes on Tregear's Maori-Polynesian Dictionary 692
Abstract of Annual Report 693
Election of Officers for 1895 693
On the Importance of the Study of Natural History. By the Bishop of Nelson 693
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