Contents - Volume 30, 1897

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• Transactions of the New Zealand Institute
• (title page)
• Contents.
  • Transactions.
  • New Zealand Institute.
  • Proceedings.
  • Appendix.
• List of Plates.
• New Zealand Institute.
  • Board of Governors.
• Abstracts of Rules And Statutes.
  • Section I.
  • Section II.
  • Section III.
  • Section IV. (Of Date 23rd September, 1870.)
• List of Incorporated Societies.
• Officers of Incorporated Societies, and Extracts from the Rules.
  • Wellington Philosophical Society.
  • 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, 1897.

    • I.—Miscellaneous.

      • Art. I.—On Material and Scientific Progress in New Zealand during the Victorian Era.
      • Art. II.—On Rock Pictographs in South Canterbury.
      • Art. III.—Did the Maori discover the Greenstone?
      • Art. IV.—Tuhoe Land: Notes on the Origin, History, Customs, and Traditions of the Tuhoe or Urewera Tribe.
      • Art. V.—The Building of Hotunui, Whare Whakairo, W. H. Taipari's Carved House at Thames, 1878.
      • Art. VI.—The Insulation of Cold-stores.
      • Art. VII.—Thoughts on Comparative Mythology.
      • Art. VIII.—The State Prevention of Consumption.
      • Art. IX.—The Tides, Currents, and the Moon.
      • Art. X.—Marsh-lights.
      • Art. XI.—On the Outlying Islands.
      • Art. XII.—On the Influence of the Ideal.
      • Art. XIII.—On an Objection to Le Sage's Theory of Gravitation.
      • Art. XIV.—On the Magnetic Force parallel to the Axis in the Interior of Solenoids.
      • Art. XV.—Upon a Common Vital Force.
      • Art. XVI.—On Maori Stone Implements.

    • II.—Zoology.

      • Art. XVII.—The Grasshoppers and Loccusts of New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands.
      • Art. XVIII.—Note on the Ancient Maori Dog.
      • Art. XIX.—On a Collection of Insects from the Chatham Islands, with Descriptions of Three New Species.
      • Art. XX.—The Phasmidæ of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXI.—Synopsis of the Hemiptera of New Zealand which have been described previous to 1896.
      • Art. XXII.—Notes on New Zealand Starfishes.
      • Art. XXIII.—A List of Recent and Fossil Bryozoa collected in various Parts of New Zealand.
      • Art. XXIV.—On the Hydroids of the Neighbourhood of Dunedin.
      • Art. XXV. — On the Occurrence of Pedicellina in New Zealand.
      • Art. XXVI. — Further Coccid Notes: with Description of New Species, and Discussion of Points of Interest.
      • Art. XXVII.—Notes on Regalecus Sp.
      • Art. XXVIII.—Notes on Occurrence of Regalecus argenteus on the Taranaki Coast.
      • Art. XXIX.—Notes on Acclimatisation in New Zealand.
      • Art. XXX.—Notes on Bird-life in the West Coast Sounds.
      • Art. XXXI.—A Romance of Samoan Natural History; or Records relating to the Manu Mea, or Red Bird of Samoa, now nearly, if not quite, extinct.
      • Art. XXXII.—On Rats, and their Nesting in Small Branches of Trees.
      • Art. XXXIII.—Notes on Patellidæ, with reference to Species found on the Rocks at Island and Lyall's Bays.
      • Art. XXXIV.—Notes on New Zealand Sponges: Fourth Paper.
      • Art. XXXV.—On the Sponges described in Dieffenbach's “New Zealand.”
      • Art. XXXVI.—Notes on a Remarkable Collection of Marine Animals lately found on the New Brighton Beach, near Christchurch, New Zealand.
      • Art. XXXVII.—A Synonymic Last of the Lepidoptera of New Zealand.

    • III.—Botany.

      • Art. XXXVIII.—Description of a New Species of Drimys.
      • Art. XXXIX.—Remarks on Gunnera “ovata,” Petrie, and G. flavida, Colenso, in Reply to Mr. Petrie.
      • Art. XL.—On New Australian and New Zealand Lichens.
      • Art. XLI.—A New Classification of the Genus Pyxine.
      • Art. XLII.—New Zealand Musci: Notes on a New Species of Moss belonging to the Genus Seligera.
      • Art. XLIII.—New Zealand Musci: Notes on the Genus Tortula, with Descriptions of New Species.
      • Art. XLIV.—New Zealand Musci: Notes on the Genus Streptopogon, Wills, with Description of a New Species.
      • Art. XLV.—New Zealand Musci: Notes on New Genus Dendia.
      • Art. XLVI.—Notes on New Zealand Musci, and Descriptions of two New Species.
      • Art. XLVII.—On the Botany of Hikurangi Mountain.
      • Art. XLVIII.—Description of a New Native Species of Coprosma.
      • Art. XLIX.—On Curious Forms of New Zealand Fern.
      • Art. L.—On the Freezing of New Zealand Alpine Plants: Notes of an Experiment conducted in the Freezing-chamber, Lyttelton.
      • Art. LI.—Notes on the Wangapeka Valley, Nelson.

    • IV.—Geology.

      • Art LII.—Notes on a Specimen of Euryapteryx from Southland.
      • Art. LIII.—Notes on the Recent Earthquake.

    • V.—Physics.

      • Art. LIV.—On the Screening of Electro motive Force in the Fields produced by Leyden-jar Discharges.
      • Art. LV.—On the Relative Commercial Values of Pumice and Charcoal for Purposes of Insulation.
      • Art. LVI.—Notes on the Vertical Component of the Motions of the Earth's Atmosphere.
      • Art. LVII.—The Histories of the Storms of the 30th January and the 16th April, 1897.

    • VI.—Chemistry.

      • Art. LVIII.—On the Distillation Products of the Blackball Coal.
      • Art. LIX.—On a Convenient Form of Oil-bath for studying the Influence of Definite Temperatures on Solids.
      • Art. LX.—On the Error introduced by using a Coal-gas Flame while determining the Percentage of Sulphur in Coals, with Especial Reference to the Methods “Eschka” and “Nakamura.”.
      • Art. LXI.—On an Improved Adjustable Drip-proof Bunsen Burner.
      • Art. LXII.—On the Electro-deposition of Gold upon the Gold of our Drifts.
      • Art. LXIII.—On the Decomposition of Water by Tannic Acid in conjunction with an Alkali.
      • Art. LXIV.—On the Liberation of Hydrogen in a certain Variation of the Apparatus used for cyaniding Gold.
      • Art. LXV.—On the Rapid Action of Strong Cyanide Solutions on Gold superficially.

    • VII.—Addenda.

      • Art. LXVI.—On the Hawke's Bay Plain: Past and Present.
      • Art. LXVII.—On Swallows and Martins at Hicks Bay.
      • Art. LXVIII.—On Maori Middens at Wainui, Poverty Bay.

• New Zealand Institute

  • New Zealand Institute

    • Twenty-Ninth Annual Report.
    • New Zealand Institute Accounts for 1896–97.

• Proceedings

  • Wellington Philosophical Society.

    • First Meeting: 30th June, 1897. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., President, in the chair. New Member.—Mr. A. C. Gifford.

      • Exhibit of Histiopterus labiosus; New Zealand Pigeon; &c.
    • Second Meeting: 14th July, 1897. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., President, in the chair. New Member.—Mr. Digby A. Jenkins.

    • Third Meeting: 4th August, 1897. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., President, in the chair.

      • Remarks on the Manu Mea (Bed Bird of Samoa).
    • Fourth Meeting: 25th August, 1897. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., President, in the chair.

    • Fifth Meeting: 22nd September, 1897. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., President, in the chair. New Members.—Mr. C. A. Ewan, Mr. Alan Loxton.

      • Demonstration of Pathological Specimens, illustrating Diseases of Domesticated Animals.
      • On a Specimen of Xiphias gladius, the Northern Swordfish.
      • Description of Recent Earthquakes, especially that of 21st September.
      • Exhibit of New Zealand Quail.

    • Sixth Meeting: 13th October, 1897. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., President, in the chair.

      • Remark on Earthquake of 21st September.

    • Seventh Meeting: 3rd November, 1897. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., President, in the chair.

      • Nomination of Elector of Governors of the institute
      • Remarks on Mr. Harding's Paper on Will-o'-the-wisps.
      • On the Industries of Animals.

    • Eighth Meeting: 24th November, 1897. Mr. R. C. Harding, Vice-president, in the chair.

      • Remarks on a Skeleton pf a Sea-leopardess.
      • Remarks on Scorpio after.
      • Remarks on Parmophorus, unguis.
      • Remarks on a Tooth of Pseudoscarus sp.
      • Remarks on Formol.

    • Ninth Meeting: 22nd December, 1897. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., President, in the chair.

      • Election of a Governor of the Institute
      • Remarks on a Skeleton of a Sea-lioness.

    • Annual Meeting: 16th February, 1898. Mr. T. Kirk, F.L.S., in the absence of the President, took the chair, which later on he left in favour of Mr. Travers, who arrived.

      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1898
      • Criticism of Mr. P. Marshall's Paper on Dodonidia helmsi, in Vol. xxviii.
      • On Solanum hamiltonii.
      • Exhibit of Chitons collected by Miss Mestayer

  • Auckland Institute.

    • First Meeting: 7th June, 1897. E. Roberton, M.D., President, in the chair.

      • Remarks on the Museum.

    • Second Meeting: 30th June, 1897. E. Roberton, M.D., President, in the chair.

      • “A,” a Passage in Archaeology.
    • Third Meeting: 12th July, 1897. E. Roberton, M.D., President, in the chair.

    • Fourth Meeting: 19th July, 1897. E. Roberton, M.D., President, in the chair.

      • On Ore-deposits.
    • Fifth Meeting: 2nd August, 1897. D. Petrie, Vice-president, in the chair.

    • Sixth Meeting: 16th August, 1897. E. Roberton, M.D., President, in the chair.

      • On Insect Life in Gardens.
    • Seventh Meeting: 6th September, 1897. E. Roberton, M.D., President, in the chair.

    • Eighth Meeting: 20th September, 1897. E. Roberton, M.D., President, in the chair.

      • On “The Ether.”
    • Ninth Meeting: 4th October, 1897. Mr. James Stewart, C.E., in the chair.

    • Tenth Meeting: 18th October, 1897. E. Roberton, M.D., President, in the chair.

      • On Corals and Coral Reefs.

    • Annual Meeting: 28th February, 1898.

      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1898

  • Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.

    • First Meeting: 5th May, 1897. Dr. Thomas, President, in the chair.

    • Second Meeting: 2nd June, 1897. Dr. Thomas, President, in the chair.

      • On the Science of History.

    • Third Meeting: 7th July, 1897. Dr. Thomas, President, in the chair.

      • On Some New Zealand Seaweeds.
      • Exhibit of Winter-flowering Iris and Hybrid Hellebore by L. Cockayne
    • Fourth Meeting: 4th August, 1897. Dr. Thomas, President, in the chair.
    • Fifth Meeting: 1st September, 1897. Dr. Thomas, President, in the chair.

    • Sixth Meeting: 6th October, 1897. Dr. Thomas, President, in the chair.

      • On the Evolution of Art.
      • Remarks on the Marsupial Mole (Notoryctes typhlops).

    • Seventh Meeting: 3rd November, 1897. Dr. Thomas, President, in the chair.

      • Remarks on Palæolithic Implements from Africa.
      • Remarks on Limulus polyphemus.

    • Annual Meeting: 6th April, 1898. Dr. Thomas in the chair.

      • Resolution regarding the late Mr. Thomas Kirk, F.L.S.
      • Description of Minerals from West Australia.
      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Resolution regarding the late Professor T. Jeffery Parker, F.R.S. (in Report)
      • Election of Officers for 1898
      • Hypnotism Presidential Address.

  • Otago Institute.

    • First Meeting: 11th May, 1897. Professor J. Shand, President, in the chair.

      • Resignation of the President
      • Election of Officers for 1898
      • Remarks on a Skeleton of Harpagornis.
      • Some Chapters in the History of Zoology.

    • Second Meeting: 8th June, 1897. Mr. A. Hamilton, Vice-president, in the chair.

      • Remarks on Regalecus argenteus.
      • Remarks on Haplodactylus meandratus.
      • On the Armour of the Kingsmill Islanders.
      • On a Mask from New Britain.
      • Notes on a Specimen of the Scaled Tunny (Lepidothynnus huttoni).
      • Description of Ancient and Modern Gems and Medals, including the Gemma Augusta.

    • Third Meeting: 13th July, 1897. Professor J. Shand, LL.D., President, in the chair.

      • Notes on New Zealand Fisheries.

    • Fourth Meeting: 10th August, 1897. Mr. A. Hamilton, Vice-president, in the chair.

      • Recent Researches on Anaspides.
      • Exhibit and Description of Munida subrugosa.

    • Fifth Meeting: 12th October, 1897. Professor J. Shand, LL.D., President, in the chair.

      • On Cnemiornis calcitrans and C. minor.
      • On Some New Zealand Fresh-water Algae.
      • On Some Seaweeds from Dunedin.

    • Annual Meeting: 22nd November, 1897. Professor J. Shand, LL.D., President, in the chair.

      • Resolution regarding the late Professor T. Jeffery Parker, F.R.S.
      • Notes on the New Zealand Brachyura.
      • A Revision of the New Zealand Andmoura.
      • On a New Marine Alga (Nitophyllum microphylla).
      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Report of the Committee on the Proposed Marine Fish-hatchery
      • Election of Officers for 1898
      • On the Undulations of the Ether. Presidential Address by Professor Shand

  • Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.

    • First Meeting: 10th May, 1897. T. C. Moore, M.D., President, in the chair.

      • Inaugural Address: On the Civilisation of the Saracens, and what we owe to them.

    • Second Meeting: 14th June, 1897. H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S., in the chair.

      • On the Sun as a Star, and its Place in the Heavens.
    • Third Meeting: 12th July, 1897. T. C. Moore, M.D., in the chair.

    • Fourth Meeting: 9th August, 1897. T. C. Moore, M.D., in the chair.

      • On Germs and their Relation to Disease.

    • Fifth Meeting: 13th September, 1897. A. Milne-Thomson, M.B., C.M., in the chair.

      • On the Illustration of Books.

    • Sixth Meeting: 11th October, 1897. T. C. Moore, M.D., in the chair.

      • The Fleeing Maru-iwi walk over Glenshea Cliff at night.
      • Have we Remains of a Swimming Swan-like Moa? By Taylor White
      • The Ceremony of Rahui.
      • Moa—the Bird and the Tree.
      • The Customs of the Australian Aborigines.
      • A Comparison of New Zealand and Australian Mortality.
      • A Comparison of the Mortality in Hew Zealand from 1850–70, and from 1870–90.

    • Seventh Meeting: 5th November, 1897. T. C. Moore, M.D., in the chair.

      • The Röntgen Bays.

    • Annual Meeting: 14th February, 1898.

      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1898

  • Westland Institute.

    • Abstract of Annual Report.
    • Election of Officers for 1898

  • Nelson Philosophical Society.

    • First Meeting: 30th August, 1897. The Bishop of Nelson, President, in the chair.

      • List of Donations

    • Annual Meeting: 24th January, 1898. The Bishop of Nelson, President, in the chair.

      • Abstract of Annual Report.
      • Election of Officers for 1898
      • Proposal to amalgamate with Nelson Institute
• Appendix
  • Meteorological Statistics for 1897
  • Remarks on the Weather During 1897.
  • Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1897.
• New Zealand Institute.
  • Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute
• Ordinary Members.
  • Ordinary Members, of the New Zealand Institute
• List Of Institutions And Persons To Whom This Volume is Presented By The Governors Of The New Zealand Institute.
  • Institutions and Persons to whom this Volume is presented
• Index.