Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1902 [electronic resource]

Contents.

Transactions.

	I.—Miscellaneous.	pages
Art. I.	The Bird as the Labourer of Man. By W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S.	1-11
	II. The Cultivation and Treatment of the Kumara by the Primitive Maoris. By Archdeacon Walsh	12-24
III.	Foot-tracks of Captain Cook. By H. D. M. Haszard	24-32
IV.	Following the Tracks of Captain Cook. By Russell Duncan	32-45
V.	Food Products of Tuhoeland: being Notes on the Food-supplies of Non-agricultural Tribes of the Natives of New Zealand; together with some Account of various Customs, Superstitions, &c., pertaining to Foods. By Elsdon Best	45-111
VI.	Notes on a Bone Pendant in the Form of a Lizard (?), found on the Sandhills at Wainui; and on some other Bone Objects. By A. Hamilton	111-113
VII.	On a Stone Relic found at Orepuki, Southland. By A. Hamilton	113-116
VIII.	Remarks on the Trade and Public Debt of New Zealand. By H. W. Segar, M.A., Professor of Mathematics, University College, Auckland	117-122
IX.	The Flood of Gold. By Professor H. W. Segar	122-139
X.	Nature's Efforts at Sanitation. By R. H. Makgill, M.D., D.P.H.	139-152
XI.	Technical and Scientific Training. By H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S.	153-168
XII.	The Maoris To-day and To-morrow. By H. Hill	169-186
XIII.	An Account of the Fiji Fire-walking Ceremony, or Vilavilairevo, with a Probable Explanation of the Mystery. By Robert Fulton, M.B., C.M., Edin.	187-201
XIV.	The Adjustment of Triangulation by Least Squares. By C. E. Adams, B. Sc. (Honours), A.I.A., late Engineering Entrance Scholar and Engineering Exhibitioner, Canterbury College; late Senior Scholar in Physical Science, New Zealand University	201-208
XV.	The Travelled Goat: a Great Lexicographer, a Celebrated Painter, and a Distinguished Botanist. By Taylor White	209-210
XVI.	The Horse: a Study in Philology. By Tayler White	211-219
XVII.	The Fight against Tuberculosis in the Australian Colonies and New Zealand. By John P. D. Leahy, M.B., D.P.H.	220-225
XVIII.	Malaria and Mosquitos. By Ernest Roberton, M.D.	225-239
XIX.	Chips from an Ancient Maori Workshop. By Captain G. Mair, N.Z.C.	240-242

	II.—Zoology.
Art. XX.	On some New Species of Macro-lepidoptera. By G. V. Hudson, F.E.S.	243-245
XXI.	On some New Species of Lepidoptera (Moths) from Southland. By Alfred Philpott	246-249
XXII.	On Charagia virescens, Dbld. By Ambrose Quail, F.E.S.	249-255
XXIII.	A Fly and a Spider (Pompilidœ, Salius monachus, Sm.; and Porrhothele antipodiana). By Ambrose Quail	256-258
XXIV.	On the Anatomy of Paryphanta busbyi, Gray. By R. Murdoch	258-262
XXV.	On the Occurrence of Paludicella in New Zealand. By A. Hamilton	262-264
XXVI.	Short Notes on various Insects. By F. W. Hilgendorf, M.A., B.Sc.	264-267
XXVII.	The Rotifera of New Zealand: a Revised and Expanded List. By F. W. Hilgendorf	267-271
XXVIII.	On a New Species of Odontria. By J. H. Lewis, F.E.S.	272
XXIX.	On a New Species of Earthworm from Norfolk Island. By W. Blaxland Benham. Professor of Biology, University of Otago	273-274
XXX.	On an Earthworm from the Auckland Islands—Notiodrilus aucklandicus. By W. Blaxland Benham	275-277
XXXI.	On the Old and some New Species of Earthworms belonging to the Genus Plagiochata. By W. Blaxland Benham	277-290
XXXII.	A List of the Hymenoptera of New Zealand. By P. Cameron. Communicated by Captain Hutton	290-299
XXXIII.	On the Marine Mollusca of Totaranui Bay, Nelson. By Professor James Park, F.G.S., Otago University School of Mines	299-304
XXXIV.	On a New Species of Psyllidœ. By George R. Marriner, Assistant, Biological Laboratory, Canterbury College	305-309
XXXV.	Notes on the Whitebait of New Zealand. By A. J. MacKenzie, Curator, Kanieri Lake Fish-hatchery, Westland. Communicated by Sir J. Hector	309-310
XXXVI.	Notes on the New Zealand Whitebait. By E. Gibson. Communicated by Sir J. Hector	311
XXXVII.	Notes on the New Zealand Whitebait. By Sir J. Hector	312-319
XXXVIII.	Notes on Fish found in the Piako River. By Captain G. Mair, N.Z.C.	319-320
	III.—Botany.
XXXIX.	On the Pollination of Rhabdothamnus solandri, A. Cunn. By D Petrie, M.A.	321-323
XL.	On the Musci of the Calcareous Districts of New Zealand, with Descriptions of New Species. By Robert Brown	323-342
XLI.	Structure of Leaf of certain Species of Coprosma. By Miss N. A. R. Greensill, M.A.	342-355
XLII.	On some Recent Changes in the Nomenclature of the New Zealand Myrsinaceœ. By L. Cockayne	355-359
XLIII.	The Stem-structure of some Leafless Plants of New Zealand, with Especial Reference to their Assimilatory Tissue. By Miss A. C. Finlayson, M.A. Communicated by Dr. Chilton	360-372

Art. XLIV.	Note on Hybrid Ferns. By H. C. Field	372-373
XLV.	An Account of the Plants growing at “The Gums,” Taita, in Addition to List published in 1896. By T. Mason	374-377
XLVI.	On New Species of Grasses from New Zealand. By Professor E. Hackel. Communicated by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S.	377-385
	IV.—Geology.
XLVII.	The Kingston Moraine. By Dr. P. Marshall	388-391
XLVIII.	On the Geology of the Rock-phosphate Deposits of Clarendon, Otago. By Professor James Park, F.G.S., Director, Otago University School of Mines	391-402
XLIX.	Notes on the Occurrence of Native Lead at Parapara, Collingwood. By Professor James Park	403-404
	V.—Chemistry and Physics.
L.	Notes on the Aurora in the Southern Hemisphere. By Henry Skey	405-408
LI.	On the Construction of a Table of Natural Sines by Means of a New Relation between the Leading Differences. By C. E. Adams, B.Sc. (Honours), A.I.A., late Engineering Entrance Scholar and Engineering Exhibitioner, Canterbury College; late Senior Scholar in Physical Science, New Zealand University; Lecturer on Applied Mathematics and Surveying, Lincoln College, and Geology, Victoria College	408-413
LII.	Two Spherical Harmonic Relations. By C. Coleridge Farr, D.Sc.	414-415
LIII.	On the Interpretation of Milne Earthquake Diagram. By C. Coleridge Farr	415-419
LIV.	On the Use of the Standard Functions in Interpolation. By E. G. Brown	420-427
LV.	On New Zealand Mean Time, and on the Longitude of the Colonial Observatory, Wellington; with a Note on the Universal Time Question. By Thomas King, Transit Observer, Colonial Observatory	428-451
LVI.	The Molecular Complexity of the Fatty Acids and their Derivatives in Phenol Solution. By P. W. Robertson, Sir George Grey Scholar, Victoria College	452-465
LVII.	The Exhibition of a Maximum or Minimum in the Properties of certain Series of Organic Compounds. By P. W. Robertson	465-476
LVIII.	A Contribution to the Chemistry of Colophony. By T. H. Easterfield and G. Bagley	476-482
	I.—Miscellaneous—continued.
LIX.	On a Supposed Magnetic Sense of Direction in Bees. By F. W. Hilgendorf, M.A., B.Sc.	483-489
LX.	List of Papers on the Geology of New Zealand. By A. Hamilton	489-546

New Zealand Institute.
Thirty-fourth Annual Report	549-551
Accounts for 1901-2	551
Proceedings.
Wellington Philosophical Society.
Note on Somateria mollissima. By Sir W. Buller, K.C.M.G., F.R.S.	555
Remarks on Opossums. By Sir J. Hector	555-556
Note on the Carunculated Shag	556
Remarks on Wairaki Clay., By W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S.	556
Remarks on Infusorial Earth. By T. Hustwick	557
Abstract of Annual Report	557
Election of Officers for 1903	557
Address by the President (W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S.)	558
Auckland Institute.
A Visit to Tahiti and the Society Islands. By Josiah Martin	559
Japanese Mediævalism. By the Rev. W. G. Dixon	560
Tennyson. By Professor Egerton	560
Universal Equal Suffrage, By E. E. Vaile	560
Abstract of Annual Report	560-561
Election of Officers for 1903	561
Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.
Penguins and Petrels. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S.	562
The Production of Colour by Absorption. By Dr. W. P. Evans	562
The Present State of our Knowledge of the Electrical Condition of the Atmosphere. By C. Coleridge Farr, D.Sc.	563
The Provencal Troubadours. By Professor T. G. R. Blunt	564
The Strength and Elasticity of some Australian and New Zealand Timbers. By Professor R. J. Scott	564
Note on a Fresh-water Isopod (Phreatoicus). By H. B. Kirk	564
Abstract of Annual Report	565
Election of Officers for 1903	565
Otago Institute.
Resolution regarding the Mount Cook Reserve	566
Impressions of Florence. By Miss M. E. Marchant	566
Report on the Marine Fish-batchery at Portobello	567
Remarks on Fossil Cetacean Teeth. By A. Hamilton	567
Protection and Reclamation of Sea-coasts by planting. By Dr. Truby King	567
On Tœnia echinococcus and Hydatid Disease. By Dr. Barnett	568
On the Wanganui Gravels. By Dr. P. Marshall	568
Exhibits by Professor Benham	569
Abstract of Annual Report	569-571
Election of Officers for 1903	571
Westland Institute.
Abstract of Annual Report	572
Election of Officers for 1903	572

Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.
The Birth and Development of Architecture. By R. N. Anderson	573
The Honey-bee as seen through the Microscope. By Dr. Kennedy, M.A.	573
Wagner. By H. Large	573
Abstract of Annual Report	574
Election of Officers for 1903.	574
Nelson Institute.
Abstract or Annual Report	575
Election of Officers for 1903.	575
Appendix.
Meteorology of New Zealand—
Comparative Abstract for 1902 and Previous Years	579
Average Temperature of Seasons compared with those of the Previous Year	579
Remarks on the Weather during 1902	580
Earthquakes reported during 1902	581
Records of Milne Seismograph No. 20 at Wellington, 1902	582-592
Records of Milne Seismograph No. 16 at Christchurch, 1902	593-597
New Zealand Institute, Honorary, Members	598-599
New Zealand Institute, Ordinary Members	599-607
List of Institutions, and Persons; to whom this Volume is presented by the Governors of the New Zealand Institute	608-613
Index	615-619
Corrigendum	Back, of title.
Contents	v.-ix.
List of Plates	ix.-x.
Board of Governors and Officers of the New Zealand Institute	xi.
Abstracts of Rules and Statutes of the New Zealand Institute	xi.-xiii.
Roll of Incorporated Societies	xiv.
Officers of Incorporated Societies, and Extracts from the Rules	xiv.-xvii.
In Memoriam—William Thomas Locke Travers	xviii-xix.
In Memoriam—Thomas Mason	xx.

List of Plates.
	Portrait of the late, William Thomas Locke Travers	Frontispiece.
	Portrait of the late Thomas Mason
	[The following are placed at the end of the volume.]
Plate		To illustrate Article
I.	Haszard.;—Site of Captain Cook's Transit Observatory, Mercury Bay	III.
II.	" Ditto	III
III.	" Map of Mercury Bay	III.
IV.	Duncan.—Ship Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound	IV.
V.	" Cook's First Landing-place	IV.

VI.	Duncan.—Grass Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound	IV.
VII.	" Cook's Cove, Tolago Bay	IV.
VIII.	Hamilton.—Bone Relics of the Maori	VI.
IX.	"	VI.
X.	" Stone Relic	VII.
XI.	Segar.—Diagram of Trade of New Zealand	VIII.
XII.	""	VIII.
XIII.	""	VIII.
XIV.	"Diagram of Public Debt of New Zealand	VIII.
XV.	"" Supply of Gold, 1850–1900	IX.
XVI.	Fulton.—To illustrate Fijian Fire-walking Ceremony	XIII.
XVII.	"Ditto	XIII.
XVIII.	""	XIII.
XIX.	""	XIII.
XX.	""	XIII.
XXI.	""	XIII.
XXII.	Benham.—Earthworms	XXXIX.-XXXI.
XXIII.	""	XXXIX.-XXXI.
XXIV.	""	XXXIX.-XXXI.
XXV.	""	XXXIX.-XXXI.
XXVI.	""	XXXIX.-XXXI.
XXVII.	Murdoch.—Anatomy of Paryphanta busbyi	XXIV.
XXVIII.	Quail.—Charagia virescens	XXII.
XXIX.	" Porrhothele antipodiana and Salius monachus	XXIII.
XXX.	Hudson.—New Species of Macro-lepidoptera	XX.
XXXI.	Lewis.—Odontria epomeas, n.s.	XXXVIII.
XXXII.	Philpott.—New Species of Lepidoptera	XXI.
XXXIII.	Marriner.—Trioza alexina, n.s.	XXXIV.
XXXIV.	" "	XXXIV.
XXXV. R.	Brown.—New Zealand Mosses	XL.
XXXIV.	" "	XL.
XXXVII.	" "	XL.
XXXVIII.	" "	XL.
XXXIX.	" "	XL.
XL.	" "	XL.
XLI.	Greensill.—Leaf-structure of Coprosma sp.	XLI.
XLII.	" "	XLI.
XLIII.	" "	XLI.
XLVI.	" "	XLI.
XLV.	Finlayson.—Stem-structure of Leafless Plants	XLIII.
XLVI.	" "	XLIII.
XLVII.	" "	XLIII.
XLVIII.	Robertson.—Molecular Complexity of Fatty Acids	LVI.
XLIX.	" "	LVI.
L.	Farr.—Artificial Seismograms	LIII.
LI.	Mair.—Ancient Maori Ornaments and Implements	XIX.
LII.	" "	XIX.
LIII.	Hogben.—Records of Milne Seismograph No. 20 See p. 582
LIV.	" " " p. 582.