Art.		Pages
I.	On the Ornithology of New Zealand. By Sir Walter L. Buller, K.C.M.G., D.Sc., F.R.S.	1–37
II.	On the-Appearance of Anosia bolina in the Wellington District. By A. P. Buler. Communicated through Sir Walter Buller	38–39
III.	Supplement to the Stenopelmatidœ of New Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., Curator of the Canterbury Museum	40–43
IV.	Notes on the New Zealand Acrididœ. By Captain F. W. Hutton	44–50
V.	Revision of the New Zealand Phasmidœ. By Captain F. W. Hutton	50–59
VI.	New Zealand Polyplacophora: Keys to Genera and Species. By Henry Suter	59–64
VII.	Revision of the New Zealand Pleurotomidœ, with Descriptions of Six New Species. By Henry Suter	64–77
VIII.	Notes on New Zealand Galaxidœ, more especially those of the Western Slopes: with Descriptions of New Species, &c. By F. E. Clarke	78–91
IX.	On Exocœtus ilma: A New Species of Flying-fish. By F. E. Clarke	93–96
X.	Notes on Parore (the Mangrove Fish). By F. E.	Clarke	96–101
XI.	Formaline in Museology. By Dr. G. Thilenius, Lecturer on Anatomy to the University of Strasburg. Communicated through Sir J. Hector	101–103
XII.	On the Habits of Dermestes vulpmus. By A. T. Potter	104–105
XIII.	Notice of the Occurrence of the Australian Snipe (Gallinago australis) in New Zealand. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S	105–106
XIV.	A Contribution to the Study of the Rotifera of New Zealand. By F. W. Hilgendorf, M.A.	107–134
XV.	A List of Marine Shells found at Whangarei Heads. By Charles Cooper	134–140
XVI.	Birds of the Bay of Islands. By A. T. Pycroft	141–146
XVII.	Notes on the Fourth Skin of Notornis. By W. Blaxland Benham, D.Sc. Lond., M.A. Oxon., Professor of Biology in the University of Otago	146–150

XVIII.	Notes on certain of the Viscera of Notornis. By Professor W. Blaxland Beuham	151–156
XIX.	A Re-examination of Hutton's Types of New Zealand Earthworms. By Professor W. Blaxland Benham	156–163
XX.	On New Zealand Ephemeridœ: Two Species. By C. O. Lillie, M.A., B.Sc.	164–169
XXI.	A Revision of the Crustacea Anomura of New Zealand. By George M. Thomson, F.L.S.	169–197
XXII.	Synonymy of the New Zealand Orchestidœ. By G. M. Thomson	197–207
XXIII.	The Neuroptera of New Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., Curator of the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch	208–249
XXIV.	The Life-history of the Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus). By Arthur Dendy, D.Sc, Professor of Biology in the Canterbury College, University of New Zealand	249–255
XXV.	List of New Zealand Mollusca described in Foreign Publications since 1890. By Henry Suter	255–261

XXVI.	A Description of some Newly Discovered New Zealand Ferns. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S. (Lond.)	263–266
XXVII.	Phænogams: A Description of a few more Newly Discovered Indigenous Plants; being a Further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand. By W. Colenso	266–281
XXVIII.	The Fungus Flora of New Zealand. By George Massee, F.L.S., F.R.M.S., Principal Assistant (Cryptogams), Royal Herbarium, Kew. Communicated by Sir J. Hector	282–349
XXIX.	On the Occurrence of Ottelia in New Zealand. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S.	350–351
XXX.	Description of a New Species of Corysanthes. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S.	351–352
XXXI.	Botanical Notes. By D. Petrie, M.A.	352–354
XXXII.	An Inquiry into the Seedling Forms of New Zealand Phanerogams and their Development. By L. Cockayne	354–398
XXXIII.	On the Burning and Reproduction of Subalpine Scrub and its Associated Plants, with. Special Reference to Arthur's Pass District. By L. Cockayne	398–419
XXXIV.	Descriptions of New Species of Astelia, Veronica, and Celmisia. By L. Cockayne	419–424
XXXV.	On Ligusticum trifoliatum, Hook, f. By L. Cockayne	424–426
XXXVI.	Some Recent Additions to the Moss-Flora of New Zealand. By T. W. Naylor Beckett, F.L.S.	426–437
XXXVII.	Notes on the New Zealand Musci. By Robert Brown	437–442
XXXVIII.	Notes on New Zealand Musci, and Descriptions of New Species. By Robert Brown	442–470
XXXIX.	On the Future of the New Zealand Bush. By Canon Philip Walsh	471–482

Art		Pages
XL.	Corrections in the Names of some New Zealand Rooks. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., Curator of the Canterbury Museum	483–484
XLI.	On a Supposed Rib of the Kumi, ox Ngarara. By Captain F. W. Hutton	485
XLII.	On the Footprint of a Kiwi-like Bird from Manaroa. By Captain F. W. Hutton	486
XLIII.	Notes on a West Coast Dolerite. By W. A. MacLeod, B.Sc.	487–488
XLIV.	Notes on a Hypersthene Andesite from White Island. By W. A. MacLeod	488–489
XLV.	Notes on a Hornblende Trachyte from Tawhetarangi. By W. A. MaoLeod	490–491
XLVI.	On Occurrences of Gold in the Coromandel District. By J. M. Maclaren, B.Sc.	492–493
XLVII.	On the Geology of Te Moehau. By J. M. Maclaren	494–498
XLVIII.	Some Notes on the Volcanoes of the Taupo District. By Benedict Friedlaender, Ph.D., of Berlin. Communicated by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S.	498–510
XLIX.	The Volcanoes of the Pacific. By Coleman Phillips	510–551
L.	On the Artesian Wells at Longburn. By J. March-banks, A.M.I.C.E.	551–554

LI.	An Instrument for roughly determining the Relative Thermometric Conductivities of Liquids. By Dr. W. P. Evans	555–556
LII.	On the Distillation Products of the Blackball Coal. By Dr. W. P. Evans	556–557
LIII.	Contact Metamorphism at the New Brockley Coalmine (Malvern Hills). By Dr. W. P. Evans	557–564
LIV.	Analyses (Technical) of New Zealand Coals. By Dr. W. P. Evans	564–565
LV.	On the Apparent Occlusion of Sulphuretted Hydrogen in a Bituminous Coal. By Dr. W. P. Evans	566–567
LVI.	On the Interaction of Cyclones upon one another. By Major-General Schaw, G.B., R.E.	567–569
LVII.	Further Light on the Circulation of the Atmosphere in the Southern Hemisphere. By Major-General Schaw	570–576
LVIII.	On Seasonal Time. By G. V. Hudson	577–583
LIX.	The Wanganui Earthquake of the 8th December, 1897. By George Hogben, M.A., Secretary of the Seismological Committee of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science	583–590
LX.	Notes on the Comparison of some Elements of Earthquake Motion as observed in New Zealand, with their Theoretic Values. By George Hogben	590–593
LXI.	The Tasmanian Earthquake of the 27th January, 1892. By George Hogben	594–601
LXII.	A Graphic Method of calculating Cubic Content of Excavation, as for Water-races on Uneven Ground. By George Hogben	602–603

Art		Pages
LXIII.	Inaugural Address. By Edward Tregear	605–623
LXIV.	Congenital Stigmata. By Edward Tregear	623–625
LXV.	The Art of the Whare Pora: Notes on the Clothing of the Ancient Maori, their Knowledge of preparing, dyeing, and weaving Various Fibres, together with some Account of Dress and Ornaments, and the Ancient Ceremonies and Superstitions of the Whare Pora. By Elsdon Best	625–658
LXVI.	A Comparison of New Zealand Mortality during the Periods 1874–81 and 1881–91. By C. E. Adams, B.Sc., A.I.A., Engineering Scholar and Engineering Exhibitioner, Canterbury College, and Senior Scholar, New Zealand University; formerly Lecturer on Applied Mathematics, Canterbury Agricultural College	659–660
LXVII.	A Comparison of the General Mortality in New Zealand, in Victoria and New South Wales, and in England. By C. E. Adams	661–666
LXVIII.	An Account of the Fiji Fire Ceremony. By Dr. T. M. Hocken, F.L.S.	667–672
LXIX.	Moa Farmers. By Richard Henry. Communicated by Sir J. Hector	673–677
LXX.	Old Huts at Dusky Sound. By Richard Henry. Communicated by Sir J. Hector	677–680
LXXI.	Red Cats and Disease. By Richard Henry. Communicated by Sir J. Hector	680–683
LXXII.	National Pensions—a Proposed Scheme. By H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S.	683–703

	Pages
New Members of Council	713
Appreciation of the late Mr. Thomas Kirk, F.L.S.	713
Appreciation of the late Mr. William Miles Maskell	713
Presentations to Colonial Museum described by Sir J. Hector	713
Shore Fishes of Fiji presented by Sir W. Buller	713
Chitons from Lyall Bay presented by Miss Mestayer	713
Siphonaria obliquata presented by Miss Mestayer	714

Lemur (Galago mokoli) from South Africa	714
Congenital Stigmata, Remarks by Sir J. Hector on	714
Tipulidœ. By G. V. Hudson, F.E.S.	714
Remarks on Spider (Salticus). By R. C. Harding	714
Remarks by Sir J. Hector on Sygnathus pelagicus	714
On Rocks and Minerals from Cape Colville. By A. McKay, F.G.S.	714
On a Sea-worm (Echiurus novœ-zealandiœ). By A. Haylock	716
On Hatteria (Sphenodon) punctata. By Sir J. Hector	716
Remarks on Emmelichthys nitidus, &c. By Sir J. Hector	716
Hybrid Drake presented by Mr. Taylor White	716
Nomination for Election of Governors of New Zealand Institute	718
Appreciation of the late Mr. John Buchanan, F.L.S.	718
Remarks on a Collection of Lizards. By Sir J. Hector	719
Remarks on Additions to the Colonial Museum. By Sir J. Hector	719
Remarks on the Kumi. By E. Tregear	720
Remarks on Ironsand. By W. Coubrough	720
Appreciation of the late Mr. Charles Hulke, F.C.S.	720
On the Shooting Stars of November, 1898. By Sir J. Hector	721
On Additions to the Museum. By Sir J. Hector	721–722
Abstract of Annual Report	722
Election of Officers for 1899	722
Appreciation of the late Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S.	722–724
On the Rev. W. Colenso's New Zealand Testament. By R. C. Harding	725
On Sponges from the Chatham Islands. By Captain Cooper	725
On Stone Implements from Karaka Bay. By H. N. McLeod	725
On New Zealand Moths and Butterflies. By G. V. Hudson	725

Auckland City, Past, Present, and to come	726
The Aims of Education. By J. W. Morrell, M.A.	726
Gold: Its Occurrence and Extraction. By Dr. J. S. Maclaurin	726
Reminiscences of Forty-five Years. By the Most Rev. Dr. Cowie	727
The Mount Cook District. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S.	727
Social Parasites. By E. A. Mackechnie	728
Ruskin: His Life and Writings. By the Rev. Mr. Beattie	728
Appreciation of the late Mr. T. Kirk, F.L.S.	728
Appreciation of the late Mr. F. D. Fenton	728
Abstract of Annual Report	728–729
Election of Officers for 1899	729

Appreciation of the late Mr. W. M. Maskell	730
Description of the Vegetable Sheep (Raoulia mamillaris). By Professor Dendy	730
On New Zealand Lizards, with Young. By Professor Dendy	730
Exhibit of New Chemical Apparatus. By Dr. Evans	730
On a Moa-bone from Silt at Port Hills. By Captain Hutton, F.R.S.	731
Some Recent Advances in Experimental Science. By Professor Bickerton, F.C.S.	731
On Prehistoric Pottery from Japan. By Captain Hutton, F.R.S.	731
On a Volcanic Bomb. By Captain Hutton	731
On Naultinus grayi and Young. By Professor Dendy	731

Thirtieth Annual Report	707–710
Accounts for 1897–98	710

Hypnotism: Its Fallacies and Facts. By R. M. Laing	731
On the Cultivation of New Zealand Alpine Plants. By L. Cockayne	731
Address on the Cell. By J. B. Mayne	732
On Veronica armstrongii. By L. Cookayne	732
On Scale-insects presented by the late Mr. Maskell. By Professor Dendy	732
Resolution on Antarctic Exploration	732
On an Albino Skylark. By Captain Hutton, F.R.S.	732
The Microscope in Geology. By R. Speight	733
Appreciation of the late Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S.	734
Abstract of Annual Report	734–735
Election of Officers for 1899	735
Electricity in the Service of Technical Chemistry. By Dr. W. P. Evans	735

Appreciation of the late Mr. Thomas Kirk, F.L.S.	736
On some Peculiar Attachment-discs developed in some Species of Loranthus. By G. M. Thomson, F.L.S.	736–737
On New Zealand Fungi. By G. M. Thomson	737
A List of Described Genera and Species of New Zealand Flowering Plants. By A. Hamilton	737
Remarks on a Curious Nest. By Dr. T. M. Hocken	737
On Additions to the Museum. By Professor Benham	738
Notice of the Discovery of a Live Notornis. By Professor Benham	738
Notice of Discovery of a Moa Eggshell. By Professor Benham	738
On Relics of the Old Native Population on the Upper Molyneux. By Dr. T. M. Hocken	738
On Rare Maori Weapons and Implements. By Dr. T. M. Hocken	738
On Nitrogenous Nodules from the Roots of Leguminous Plants. By J. S. Tennant	738
On a Kiwi-feather Mat. By A. Hamilton	738–739
Remarks on Mr. A. Hamilton's Work on Maori Art. By A. Bathgate	739
On the Distribution of Notornis, and General Notes on the Genus. By A. Hamilton	739–740
On the Study of Natural History. By G. M. Thomson	740–743
On the Palolo, a Marine Worm from Fiji. By Dr. T. M. Hocken	743
The Art of War as practised in Old New Zealand. By A. Hamilton	743
On a New Nudibranch. By Professor Benham	743
On a Maori Chert Quarry. By A. Hamilton	743
On Specimens of Native Spring Flowers. By A. Hamilton	743
Remarks on the Recent Discovery of a Notornis. By A. Hamilton	743–744
Appreciation of the late Mr. John Buchanan, F.L.S.	744
Abstract of Annual Report	745
Notice of the late Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, K.C.B	745
Remarks on the Proposed Fish-hatchery at Purakanui	745
Election of Officers for 1899	745–746
Address by the President, Mr. F. R. Chapman	746–747
List of Plants supplementary to the Dunedin Field Club's Catalogue of Dunedin Plants. By B. C. Aston	747
List of Freshwater Algœ collected by Mr. J. S. Tennant, B.Sc.	748

The State in Relation to Public Health. By the President	749
The Comic in Art. By W. Dinwiddie	749
Exhibits. By H. Hill	749
The Rivers of the Hawke's Bay Plains. By F. A. Tregelles	749
The Geological History of the World. By T. Tanner	749
A Graphic Method of determining the Azimuth Altitude and Hour Angle of a Star when at its Greatest Altitude. By C. E. Adams, B.Sc., F.I.A.	750
Phrenology. By W. Dinwiddie	750
Vaccination. By Dr. Leahy	750
A Maori Earthwork Fortification. By Taylor White	750
A Maori Stronghold. By Taylor White	750
Are they Old Kumera-pits? By Taylor White	750
Prehistoric Man and Evolution. By T. Tanner	750
Abstract of Annual Report	750
Election of Officers for 1899	750

Comparative Abstract for 1898 and Previous Years	755
Average Temperature of Seasons compared with those of the Previous Year	755
Remarks on the Weather during 1898	756
Earthquakes reported during 1898	757
New Zealand Institute, Honorary Members	758
New Zealand Institute, Ordinary Members	759–766
List of Institutions and Persons to whom this Volume is presented by the Governors of the New Zealand Institute	767–771
Index	773–777

Corrigenda in Vol. XXX.	Separate slip.
Contents	v.–xi.
List of Plate	xiii.–xiv.
Board of Governors and Officers of the New Zealand Institute	xv.
Abstracts of Rules and Statutes of the New Zealand Institute	xv.–xvii.
Roll of Incorporated Societies	xviii.
Officers of Incorporated Societies, and Extracts from the Rules	xviii.–xxi.

Contents.

Transactions.

I.—Zoology.

II.—Botany.

III.—Geology.

IV.—Chemistry and Physics.

V. Miscellaneous.

New Zealand Institute.

Proceedings.

Wellington Philosophical Society.

Auckland Institute.

Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.

Otago Institute.

Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.

Westland Institute.

Nelson Philosophical Society.

Appendix.