Volume 40, 1907

Contents.
| I.—Miscellaneous. | Pages | |
| Art. XII. | Early Visits of the French to New Zealand. By Dr. Hocken, F.L.S. | 137–153 |
| XIII. | The Passing of the Maori: An Inquiry into the Principal Causes of the Decay of the Race. By Archdeacon Walsh | 154–175 |
| XV. | Maori Forest Lore: Being some Account of Native Forest Lore and Woodcraft, as also of many Myths, Rites, Customs, and Superstitions connected with the Flora and Fauna of the Tuhoe or Ure–wera District: Part I By Elsdon Best | 185–254 |
| XXXI. | On Isogonal Transformations: Part II. By Evelyn G. Hogg, M.A. | 333–339 |
| XXXII. | Right–sidedness. By Joshua Rutland | 339–340 |
| XL | Captain Dumont D'Urville's Exploration of Tasman Bay in 1827. Translated by S. Percy Smith, F.R.G.S. | 416–447 |
| XLII. | Metre. By Johannes C. Andersen | 466–485 |
| XLVI. | The Struggle for Foreign Trade. By H. W. Segar, M.A. | 520–533 |
| XLIX. | A Preliminary Note of a Metaphysical Research. By Maurice W. Richmond, B.Sc., LL.B. | 538–540 |
| II.—Zoology. | ||
| VII. | Recent Observations on New Zealand Macrolepidoptera, including Descriptions of New Species. By G. V. Hudson, F.E.S. | 104–107 |
| VIII. | Description of a New Ophiuroid. By H. Farquhar | 108 |
| IX. | A Heteropterous Hemipteron of New Zealand. By G. W. Kirkaldy | 109 |
| XVI. | Additions to the New Zealand Molluscan Fauna. By W. H. Webster, B.A. | 254–259 |
| XVII. | The Bipolar Theory. By H. Farquhar | 259–261 |
| XVIII. | Notes on the Destruction of Kumaras from the Friendly Islands (Tonga), caused by an Imported Weevil, with Descriptions of the Larva, Pupa, and Perfect Insect, &c. By Major T. Broun, F.R.E.S. | 262–265 |
| XIX. | Notice of the Occurrence of the Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) in the North Auckland District. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. | 265–266 |
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| XX | Notes on the Occurrence of certain Marine Reptilia in New Zealand Waters. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. | 267–269 |
| XXII. | Preliminary Note on some Stages in the Development of a Polychœte. By H. B. Kirk, M.A. | 286–288 |
| XXXIII. | A New Placostylus from New Zealand. By Henry Suter | 340–343 |
| XXXIV. | Result of Dredging for Mollusca near Cuvier Island, with Descriptions of New Species. By Henry Suter | 344–359 |
| XXXV. | Descriptions of New Species of New Zealand Mollusca. By Henry Suter | 360–373 |
| XXXVI. | Notes on some New Zealand Marine Mollusca. By Tom Iredale | 373–387 |
| XXXVII. | A Preliminary List of the Marine Mollusca of Banks Peninsula. By Tom Iredale | 387–403 |
| XXXVIII. | List of Marine Molluscs collected in Otago. By Tom Iredale | 404–410 |
| XXXIX. | List of Marine Mollusca from Lyall Bay, near Wellington. By Tom Iredale | 410–415 |
| XLIII. | The Disappearance of the New Zealand Birds. By Dr. R. Fulton | 485–500 |
| XLIV. | The Little Barrier Bird–sanctuary. By James Drummond, F.L.S., F.Z.S. | 500–506 |
| XLVII. | Further Notes on Lepidoptera. By George Howes, F.E.S. | 533–534 |
| XLVIII. | Additional Notes on the Kea. By George R. Marriner, F.R.M.S. | 534–537 |
| III.—BOTANY. | ||
| I. | Young Stages of Dicksonia and Cyathea. By G. B. Stephenson, M.Sc. | 1–16 |
| III. | The Development of some New Zealand Conifer Leaves with regard to Transfusion Tissue and to Adaptation to Environment. By Miss E. M. Griffin, M.A. | 43–72 |
| XXI. | Contributions to a Fuller Knowledge of the Flora of New Zealand: No. 2. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S. | 270–285 |
| XXIII. | Description of a New Species of Veronica (Linn.). By D. Petrie, M.A., F.L.S. | 288–289 |
| XXIV. | Account of a Visit to Mount Hector, a High Peak of the Tararuas, with List of Flowering–plants. By D. Petrie, M.A., F.L.S. | 289–304 |
| XXV. | Some Hitherto–unrecorded Plant–habitats (III). By L. Cockayne, Ph.D. | 304–315 |
| XXVI. | Notes on the Spread of Phytophthora infestans, with Special Reference to Hybernating Mycelium. By A. H. Cockayne | 316–320 |
| XLI. | Notes on Botanical Nomenclature; with Remarks on the Rules adopted by the International Botanical Congress of Vienna. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S. | 447–465 |
| XLV. | The Grasses of Tutira. By H. Guthrie–Smith | 506–519 |
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| IV.—Geology and Chemistry | ||
| II. | Some Aspects of the Terrace–development in the Valleys of the Canterbury Rivers. By R. Speight, M.A., B.Sc. | 16–43 |
| IV. | Some Observations on the Schists of Central Otago. By A. M. Finlayson, M.Sc. | 72–79 |
| V. | Geology of Centre and North of North Island. By P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc. | 79–98 |
| VI. | Fossils from Kakanui. By J. Allan Thomson, B.A. (Oxon.), B.Sc. | 98–103 |
| X. | The Scheelite of Otago. By A. M. Finlayson, M.Sc. | 110–122 |
| XI. | Some Alkaline and Nepheline Rocks from Westland. By J. P. Smith | 122–137 |
| XIV. | On a Soda Amphibole Trachyte from Cass's Peak, Banks Peninsula. By R. Speight, M.A., B.Sc. | 176–184 |
| XXVII. | Note on the Gabbro of the Dun Mountain. By P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc. | 320–322 |
| XXVIII. | The Analyses of certain New Zealand Meat Products. By A. M. Wright, F.C.S. (Berlin), M.Am.C.S. | 322–324 |
| XXIX. | The Fixation of Atmospheric Nitrogen by Nitrogen–fixing Bacteria in certain Solutions. By A. M. Wright, F.C.S. (Berlin), M.Am.C.S. | 324–326 |
| XXX. | The Transformation of Barley into Malt. By Percy B. Phipson, F.C.S. | 326–332 |
| Plate | To illustrate Article | |
| I–V. | Young Stages of Tree-ferns.—Stephenson | I |
| VI–VIIA. | Terrace-development.—Speight | II |
| VIII–X. | Leaves of Conifers.—Griffin | III |
| XI–XII. | Central Otago Schists.—Finlayson | IV |
| XIII. | Geological Map.—Marshall | V |
| XIV. | Kakanui Fossils.—Thomson | VI |
| XV. | Macro-lepidoptera.—Hudson | VII |
| XVI. | Scheelite.—Finlayson | X |
| XVII–XIX. | Rocks from Westland.—Smith | XI |
| XX–XXI. | Mollusca.—Webster | XVI |
| XXII. | Imported Weevil.—Broun | XVIII |
| XXIII. | Development of Polychœte.—Kirk | XXII |
| XXIV. | Right-sidedness.—Rutland | XXXII |
| XXV. | New Placostylus.—Suter | XXXIII |
| XXVI, XXVII, XXX. | New Mollusca.—Sutep | XXXIV |
| XXVIII–XXX. | New Mollusca.—Suter | XXXV |
| XXXI. | New Mollusca.—Iredale | XXXVI |
| XXXII–XXXIV. | Keas.—Marriner | XLVIII |
