Contents - Volume 29, 1896

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• Transactions of the New Zealand Institute
• (title page)
• Contents
  • Transactions.
  • New Zealand Institute.
• Proceedings.
  • List Of Plates.
• New Zealand Institute.
  • Board Of Governors.
  • Abstracts of Rules and Statutes.
  • List of Incorporated Societies.
  • Officers of Incorporated Societies, and Extracts From the Rules.
  • Auckland Institute.
  • Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.
  • Otago Institute.
  • Westland Institute.
  • Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.
  • Southland Institute.
  • Nelson Philosophical Society.

• Transactions

  • Transactions Of The New Zealand Institute, 1896.

    • I.—Miscellaneous.

      • Art. I.—Traces of Civilization: an Inquiry into the History of the Pacific.
      • Art. II.—An Investigation into the Rates of Mortality in New Zealand during the Period 1881–91.
      • Art. III.—Australasian Weather-charts and New Zealand Storms.
      • Art. IV.—A Comparison between the Animal Mind and the Human Mind.
      • Art. V.—A Phase of Hypnotism.
      • Art. VI.—Kerns and Serifs.
      • Art. VII.—On Fires in Coal-ships: Their Causes and Prevention.
      • Art. VIII. — Presidential Address.
      • Art. IX.—Presidential Address.
      • Art. X.—The Maoris To-day and To-morrow.
      • Art. XI. — On the Poua and Other Extinct Birds of the Chatham Islands.
      • Art. XII.—Notes from Murihiku.

    • II.—Zoology.

      • Art. XIII.—Notes on the Ornithology of New Zealand.
      • Art. XIV.—The Stenopelmatidæ of New Zealand.
      • Art. XV.—Note on the Mantis found in New Zealand.
      • Art. XVI.—On Two New Globe-fish.
      • Art. XVII.—Notes on the Occurrence of a Species of Lophotes on the Coast of Taranaki.
      • Art. XVIII.—Notes on certain Species of New Zealand Ducks.
      • Art. XIX.—On Virgularia gracillima in Lyttelton Harbour.
      • Art. XX.—Notes on New Zealand Land Planarians: Part III.
      • Art. XXI.—The Lizards (Lacertilia) indigenous to New Zealand.
      • Art. XXII.—Notes on the Cicadas of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXIII.—Descriptions of Two New Species of Lepidoptera.
      • Art. XXIV.—Described Species of New Zealand Araneæ omitted from the Catalogue of 1891, “Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.”
      • Art. XXV.—Natural History Notes.
      • Art. XXVI.—On Formol for Preservation of Natural History Specimens.
      • Art. XXVII.—On some Tick-parasites of the Kiwi.
      • Art. XXVIII.—Further Coccid Notes: with Descriptions of New Species, and Discussion of Points of Interest.

    • III.—Botany.

      • Art. XXIX.—On the Flora of the North, Cape District.
      • Art. XXX.—Notice of the Establishment of Vallisneria spiralisin Lake Takapuna, together with some Remarks on its Life-history.
      • Art. XXXI.—On some Plants new to the New Zealand Flora.
      • Art. XXXII.—An Account of the Plants growing at “The Gums,” Taita.
      • Art. XXXIII.—Notes on the Occurrence of Kauri-gum in the Kahikatea Forest at Turua.
      • Art. XXXIV.—A Description of some New Indigenous New Zealand Forest Ferns.
      • Art. XXXV.—Supplement to List of Flowering-plants indigenous to Otago.
      • Art. XXXVI.—Note on Gunnera ovata, Petrie.
      • Art. XXXVII.—Descriptions of New Native Plants.
      • Art. XXXVIII.—A Modern Chapter in Vegetable Physiology.
      • Art. XXXIX.—On New Zealand Mosses.
      • Art. XL.—Notes on Several Species of Delesseria, One being New.
      • Art. XLI.—New Zealand Musci: Notes, on the Genus Dicranum, with Description of New Species, including Some Doubtful Species of Blindia.
      • Art. XLII.—Notes on the New Zealand Musci, and Descriptions of New Species.
      • Art. XLIII.—Further Notes on the New Zealand Musci: Genus Trichostomum, with Descriptions of some New Species.
      • Art. XLIV.—On the Disappearance of the New Zealand Bush.

    • Corrigenda.

      • Art. XLV.—Description of a New Genus of Gramineæ.
      • Art. XLVI.—Remarks on Paratrophis heterophylla, Bl.
      • Art. XLVII.—On Carmichaelia, Corallospartium, Huttonella, and Notospartium.
      • Art. XLVIII.—Notes on the Botany of the East Cape District.
      • Art. XLIX.:—On the History of Botany in Otago.

    • IV.—Geology.

      • Art. L.—The Moas of the North Island of New Zealand.
      • Art. LI.—On the Leg-bones of Meionornis from Glenmark.
      • Art. LII.—On Two Moa-skulls in the Canterbury Museum.
      • Art. LIII.—On Alterations in the Coast-line of the North Island of New Zealand.
      • Art. LIV.—On Artesian Water Prospects in Poverty Bay and Gisborne.
      • Art. LV.—On a Volcanic-dust Shower in Napier.

    • V.—Chemistry.

      • Art. LVI.—On the Bromine Method of Estimating Sulphur in Gaseous Compounds.
      • Art. LVII.—Refraction and Reflexion of x-rays.
      • Art. LVIII.—On the Position that Cyanogen holds in relation to the Simple Radicals, and its Inability to combine directly with Silver or Gold.
      • Art. LIX.—Further Results showing that Free Cyanogen does not dissolve or even attack Gold.
      • Art. LX.—On the Conductivity of certain Substances hitherto supposed to be Non-conducting for Voltaic Electricity.
      • Art. LXI.—On the Oxidation of Mercury in Air and Water, also of Iron, in Alkaline Solution.
      • Art. LXII.—Notes on some Experiments with Chemical Manures.

• New Zealand Institute

  • New Zealand Institute.

    • Twenty-Eighth Annual Report.
    • New Zealand Institute Accounts for 1895–96.

• Proceedings

  • Wellington Philosophical Society.

    • First Meeting: 8th July, 1896. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., President, in the chair.
    • Second Meeting: 22nd July, 1896. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., president, in the chair.

    • Third Meeting: 12th August, 1896. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, President, in the chair.

      • Resolution regarding the late Hon. B. Pharazyn, M.L.C., and the late Mr. C. R. Carter
      • Paper.—“On the Brunner Mine Disaster,”

    • Abstract.

      • List of Exhibits
    • Fourth Meeting: 26th August, 1896. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, President, in the chair.
    • Fifth Meeting: 9th September, 1896. Mr. R. C. Harding, Vice-president, in the chair.

    • Sixth Meeting: 23rd September, 1896. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., President, in the chair.

      • Exhibit of Drawings of Lepidoptera.

    • Seventh Meeting: 7th October, 1896. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., President, in the chair.

      • Notes on Moa-bones in Gold-drift.
      • Notes on the Vegetable Caterpillar.

    • Eighth Meeting: 11th November, 1896.

      • Nomination of Elector of Governors of the New Zealand Institute
      • Nomination of Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute
      • Congratulations to Mr. Tregear
      • Election of a Governor of the New Zealand Institute

    • Ninth Meeting: 20th January, 1897.

      • Election of Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute
      • Remarks on the Preservation of Ancient Maori Records.
      • Remarks on a Specimen of Osmium-iridium from Parapara.
      • Note on a Rain of Blood in Australia.
      • Annual Meeting: 17th February, 1897. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, President, in the chair.
      • Election of Officers for 1897
      • On Volcanic and Seismic Phenomena.
    • Abstract

  • Auckland Institute.

    • First Meeting: 8th June, 1896. xsMr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair.

    • Second Meeting: 22nd June, 1896. Mr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair.

      • On Fluorescence.

    • Third Meeting: 6th July, 1896. Mr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair.

      • Notice of the Occurrence of Diadema nerina in the Waikato.

    • Fourth Meeting: 20th July, 1896.

      • On South Africa.
    • Fifth Meeting: 3rd August, 1896. Mr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair.

    • Sixth Meeting: 17th August, 1896. Mr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair.

      • On Carlyle.

    • Seventh Meeting: 7th September, 1896.

      • The Narcissus: Its History, Varieties, and Cultivation.

    • Eighth Meeting: 21st September, 1896. Mr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair.

      • A Month with the Maori.
    • Ninth Meeting: 5th October, 1896. Mr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair.

    • Tenth Meeting:19th October, 1896. Mr. J. H. Upton, Vice-president, in the chair.

      • On Anti-toxins.

    • Annual Meeting: 22nd February, 1897. Mr. D. Petrie, F.L.S., President, in the chair.

      • Abstract Of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1897

  • Philosophical Institute Of Canterbury.

    • First Meeting: 6th May, 1896. Professor Dendy, D.Sc., President, in the chair.

      • List of Exhibits

    • Second Meeting: 3rd June, 1896. Professor Dendy, President, in the chair.

      • The Historical Development of Domestic Art.

    • Third Meeting: 1st July, 1896. Professor Dendy, President, in the chair.

      • On the Sulphur in the Christchurch Gas.

    • Fourth Meeting: 5th August, 1896. Professor Dendy, President, in the chair.

      • The French Miracle Plays.

    • Fifth Meeting: 2nd September, 1896. Professor Dendy, President, in the chair.

      • The Behaviour of Solids under High Intensity of Stress.

    • Sixth Meeting: 7th October, 1896. Professor Dendy, President, in the chair.

      • Water Filtration.

    • Seventh Meeting: 4th November, 1896. Professor Dendy, President, in the chair.

      • The Improvement of Wild Flowers by Artificial Selection.
      • Synonymic List of New Zealand Lepidoptera.

    • Eighth Meeting: 30th November, 1896. Professor Dendy, President, in the chair.

      • Order in the Irregularity in the Periodic Law.
      • On the Cosmic Importance of Helium and other Light Gases.

    • Annual Meeting: 7th April, 1897. Professor Dendy in the chair.

      • Abstract Of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1897
      • Presidential Address: On some Recent Progress in Biology.

  • Otago Institute.

    • First Meeting: 12th May, 1896. Mr. A, Hamilton, President, in the chair.

      • Resignation and Election of an Officer
      • On the Electric Discharge and Röntgen Photographic Rays.
      • Report on the Establishment of a Fish-hatching Station

    • Second Meeting: 9th June, 1896. Mr. A. Hamilton; President, in the chair.

      • Note on a Specimen of Orthagoriscus mola.
      • Remarks on a Proposed Fish-hatchery.

    • Third Meeting: 14th July, 1896. Mr. A. Hamilton, President, in the chair.

      • Review of the Theories that have been advanced to accounts for the Occurrence of Gold in Auriferous Lodes.

    • Fourth Meeting: 11th August, 1896. Mr. A. Hamilton, President, in the chair.

      • On Fire-raising by Friction.
      • On a Piece of Aztec Statuary representing the Sacrifice of a Human Victim.

    • Fifth Meeting: 8th September, 1896. Mr. A. Hamilton, President, in the chair.

      • Remarks on a Skeleton of Harpagornis.
      • Account of the Work and Aims of the International Seismological Committee
      • Grant made to the Timaru Seismological Station
      • The Rise and Growth of the New Zealand Constitution.

    • Sixth Meeting: 18th October, 1896. Mr. A. Hamilton, President, in the chair.

      • Resolution regarding the late Baron Sir F. von Mueller
      • Remarks on Fossils from St. Bathan's.
      • Remarks on Additions to the Museum.
      • Notes on the Birds of the Waitati Valley.
      • A List of Species of Polyzoa collected in Various Parts of New Zealand.
      • Notes on a Deposit of Moa-bones at Macrae's.

    • Annual Meeting: 10th November, 1896. Mr. A. Hamilton, President, in the chair.

      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1897
      • Remarks on Additions to the Museum collected in Sydney.
      • Presidential Address.

  • Hawke'S Bay Philosophical Institute

    • First Meeting: 11th May, 1896. Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S., President, in the chair.

      • Proposal to endow the Museum

    • Second Meeting: 15th June, 1896. Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S., in the chair.

      • On Fire, with Remarks on Native Methods of producing Fire.
      • The Victoria regia Lily.

    • Third Meeting: 13th July, 1896. Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S., in the chair.

      • On some Common Shells of the Napier Beach.
      • Arctic Adventure and Theories.
      • Exhibit of New Zealand Lepidoptera

    • Fourth Meeting: 18th August, 1896. Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S., in the chair.

      • John Rutherford, the Pakeha-Maori.

    • Fifth Meetings: 14th September, 1896. Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S., in the chair.

      • New Lights on Old Egypt.
      • Exhibit of New Zealand Coleoptera

    • Sixth Meetings: 12Th October, 1896. Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S., in the chair.

      • University Extension in New Zealand.
      • Note on the Poua and other Extinct Birds of the Chathams.
      • Rats nesting in Trees.
      • Further Notes on the New Zealand Dog.
      • Curious Articles of Vegetable Food, and the Modes of Cooking in Use by the Maoris.
    • Special Meeting: 14th January, 1897.

    • Annual Meeting: 15th February, 1897.

      • Abstract Of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1897

  • Westland Institute.

    • Annual Meeting: December, 1896.

      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1897

  • Nelson Philosophical Society.

    • First Meeting: 8th June, 1896. The Bishop of Nelson, President, in the chair.

      • Notes on the Fauna, Flora, and Geology of West Wanganui.
      • List of Exhibits

    • Annual Meeting: 30th November, 1896. The Bishop of Nelson, President, in the chair.

      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1897
      • Notes of a Journey to the Southern Islands.
      • List of Exhibits
      • List of Additions to the Museum
• Appendix
  • Meteorology.
  • Remarks On The Weather During 1896.
    • Notes on the Weather for 1896
  • Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1896.
• New Zealand Institute.
  • Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute
  • Ordinary Members.
  • Auckland Institute.
  • Philosophical Institutes of Canterbury.
  • Otago Institute.
  • Westland Institute.
  • Hawkb's Bay Philosophical Institute
  • Nelson Philosophical Society.
  • List of Institutions And Persons to Whom This Volume is Presented by the Governors of the New Zealand Institute.
• Index.