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Volume 30, 1897
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Transactions.

I.—Miscellaneous.
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Art. I. On Material and Scientific Progress in New Zealand during the Victorian Era. By W: T. L. Travers, F.L.S. 1–23
II. On Rock Pictographs in South, Canterbury. By A. Hamilton 24–29
III. Did the Maori discover the Greenstone? By Joshua Rutland 29–32
IV. Tuhoe Land: Notes on the Origin, History, Customs, and Traditions of the Tuhoe or Urewera Tribe. By Elsdon Beat 33–41
V. The Building of Hotunui, Whare Whakairo, W. H. Taipari's Carved House at Thames, 1878. Told by Mereana Mokomoko, Widow of the late Chief W.H. Taipari, to Gilbert Mair, 12th July, 1897 41–44
VI. The Insulation of Cold Stores. By Professor F. D. Brown 44–49
VII. Thoughts on Comparative Mythology. By Edward Tregear 50–65
VIII. The State Prevention, of Consumption. By E. Roberton, M.D. 66–79
XI. The Tides, Currents, and the Moon. By W. Buchanan 79–87
X. Marsh-lights. By B. Coupland Harding 87–93
XI. Under the Southern Cross; or, Life in the South Seas: Fairy Tales and Folk-lore.* By F. W. Christian, B.A. 93–109
XII. On the Influence of the Ideal. By E. A. Mackechnie 109–118
XIII. On an Objection to Le Sage's Theory of Gravitation. By C. Coleridge. Farr, B.Sc. 118–120
XIV. On the Magnetic Force parallel to the Axis in the Interior of Solenoids. [Abstract] By C. Cole-ridge Farr 121
XV. Upon a Common Vital Force. By Coleman Phillips 122–130
XVI. On Maori Stone Implements. By Captain Hutton, F.B.S. 130–134

[Footnote] * The title printed at head of the article is “On the Outlying Islands.”

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II.—Zoology.
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Art. XVII. The Grasshoppers and Locusts of New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., Curator of the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch 135–150
XVIII. Note on the Ancient Maori Dog. By Captain F. W. Hutton 151–155
XIX. On a Collection of Insects from the Chatham Islands, with Descriptions of Three New Species. By Captain F. W. Hutton 155–160
XX. On the Phasmidœ of New Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton 160–166
XXI. Synopsis of the Hemiptera of New Zealand which have been described previous to 1896. By Captain F. W. Hutton 167–187
XXII. Notes on New Zealand Starfishes. By G. Farquhar. Communicated by E. Lukins 187–191
XXII. A List of Recent and Fossil Bryozoa collected, in Various Parts of New Zealand. By A. Hamilton 192–199
XXIV. On the Hydroids of the Neighbourhood of Dunedin. By F. W. Hilgendorf, M.A. 200–218
XXV. On the Occurrence of Pedicellina in New Zealand. By F. W. Hilgendorf 218
XXIV. Further Coccid Notes: with Description of New Species, and Discussion of Points of Interest. By W. M. Maskell, Registrar of the University of New Zealand, Corr. Mem. Roy. Soc. of South Australia 219–252
XXVII. Notes on Regalecus Sp. By S. H. Drew, F.L.R. 253–254
XXVIII. Notes on Occurrence of Regalecus argenteus on the Taranaki Coast. By F. E. Clarke. 254–266
XXIX. Notes on Acclimatisation in New Zealand. By A. Bathgate 266–279
XXX. Notes on Bird-life in the West Coast Sounds. By Richard Henry. Communicated by. Sir J. Hector 279–293
XXXI. A Romance of Samoan Natural History; or, Records relating to the Mann Mea, or Red Bird of Samoa, now nearly, if not quite, extinct. By the Rev. John B. Stair, late Vicar of St: Arnaud, Victoria, formerly of Samoa. Communicated by E. Tregear, F.R.G.S. 293–303
XXXII. On Rats, and their Nesting in Small Branches of Trees. By Taylor White 303–309
XXXIII. Notes on. Patellidœ, with reference to Species found on the Rocks at Island and Lyall's Bays. By W. T. L. Travere, F.L.S. 309–312
XXXIV. Notes on New Zealand Sponges: Fourth Paper. By H. B. Kirk, M.A. 313–316
XXXV. On the Sponges described in Dieffenbach's “New Zealand.” By Arthur Dendv, D.Sc, Professor of Biology in the Canterbury College, University of New Zealand 316–320
XXXVI. Notes on a Remarkable Collection of Marine Animals, lately found on the New Brighton Beach, near Christchurch. New Zealand. By Arthur Dendy 320–326
XXXVII. A Synonymic List of the Lepidoptera of New Zealand. By Richard W. Fereday, F.E.S. 326–377
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III.—Botany.
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Art. XXXVIII. Description of a New Species of Drimys. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. 379–380
XXXIX. Remarks on Gunnera “ovata,” Petrie, and G. flavida, Colenso, in Reply to Mr. Petrie. By T. Kirk 380–381
XL. On New Australian and New Zealand Lichens. By James Stirton, M.D., F.L.S. Communicated by T. W. Naylor Beckett, F.L.S. 382–393
XLI. A New Classification of the Genus Pyxine. By Dr. James Stirton. Communicated by T. W. Naylor Beckett, F.L.S. 393–398
XLII. New Zealand Musci: Notes on a New Species of Moss belonging to the Genus Seligera. By E. Brown 398–399
XLIII. New Zealand Musci Notes on the Genus Tortilla, with Descriptions of New Species. By R. Brown 399–409
XLIV. New Zealand Musci: Notes on the Genus Streptopogon, Wills, with Description of a New Species. By B. Brown 409–410
XLV. New Zealand Musci: Notes on New Genus Dendia. By R. Brown 411–412
XLVI. Notes on New Zealand Musci, and Descriptions of Two New Species. By R. Brown 412–414
XLVII. On the Botany of Hikurangi Mountain. By James Adams, B.A. 414–433
XLVIII. Description of a New Native Species of Coprosma. By D. Petrie, M.A., F.L.S. 433–434
XLIX. On Curious Forms of New Zealand Fern. By H. C. Field 434–435
L. On the Freezing of New Zealand Alpine Plants: Notes of an Experiment conducted in the Freezing-chamber, Lyttelton. By L. Cockayne 435–442
LI. Notes on the Wangapeka Valley, Nelson. By R. I. Kingsley 442–444
IV.—Geology.
LII. Notes on a Specimen of Euryapteryx from Southland. By A. Hamilton 445–446
LIII. Notes on the Recent Earthquake. By H. C. Field 447–457
V.—Physics.
LIV. On the Screening of Electro-motive Force in the Fields produced by Leyden-jar Discharges. By J. A. Erskine 459–462
LV. On the Relative Commercial Values of Pumice and Charcoal for Purposes of Insulation. By W. T. Firth 463–465
LVI. Notes on the Vertical Component of the Motions of the Earth's Atmosphere. By Major - General Schaw, C.B. (late R.E.) 465–476
LVII. The Histories of the Storms of the 30th January and the 16th April, 1897. By Major - General Schaw 477–486
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VI.—Chemistry.
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LVIII. On the Distillation Products of the Blackball Coal. By Dr. W. P. Evans 487–494
LIX. On a Convenient Form of Oil-bath for studying the Influence of Definite Temperatures on Solids. By Dr. W. P. Evans 495–496
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 “Esohka” and “Nakamura.” By Dr. W. P. Evans 496–497
LXI. On an Improved Adjustable Drip-proof Bunsen Burner. By Dr. W. P. Evans 497–498
LXII. On the Electro-deposition of Gold upon the Gold of our Drifts. By William Skey, Analyst to the Department of Mines 498–509
LXIII. On the Decomposition of Water by Tannic Acid in Conjunction with an Alkali. By William Skey 509–510
LXIV. On the Liberation of Hydrogen in a certain Variation of the Apparatus used for cyaniding Gold. By William Skey 510–512
LXV. On the Rapid Action of Strong Cyanide Solutions on Gold superficially. By William Skey 512–515
VII.—Addenda.
LXVI. On the Hawke's Bay Plain: Past and Present. By H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S. 515–531
LXVII. On Swallows and Martins at Hicks Bay. By H. Hill 532
LXVIII. On Maori Middens at Wainui, Poverty Bay. By F. Hutchinson, jun, 533–536
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