Contents - Volume 45, 1912

All full-page illustrations (plates) in this volume can be seen in the Picture Gallery.

• (title page)
• Publications of the New Zealand Institute.
• Published by the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.
• New Zealand Institute. Notice to Members.
• Memorandum for Authors of Papers for Transactions and Proceedings of The New Zealand Institute.
• Contents.
• List of Plates. (Text figures not included.)

• Transactions.

  • Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 1912.

    • (untitled)

      • Art. I.—The Chemistry of Flesh Foods.—(1) The Putrefaction of Flesh Foods; (2) the Ripening of Flesh Foods; (3) the Influence of Cold Storage on the Composition of Flesh Foods.
      • Art. II.–The Direction of Motion of Cirrus Clouds.
      • Art. III.—Harmonic Tidal Constants of New Zealand Ports—Wellington and Auckland.
      • Art. IV.—Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.
      • Art. V.—A Revision of New Zealand Pyralidina.
      • Art. VI.—Description of a New Species of Perla (Stone-fly) in New Zealand.
      • Art. VII.—Notes on Flightless Females in certain Species of Moths, with an Attempted Explanation.
      • Art. VIII.—Notes on the Entomology of the Ohakune and Waiouru Districts.
      • Art. IX.—On Tipula heterogama, a New Species of Crane-fly in New Zealand.
      • Art. X.—Notes on a Moth-killing Spider.
      • Art. XI.—On Two Blepharocerids from New Zealand.
      • Art. XII.—Descriptions of New Species of Lepidoptera.
      • Art. XIII.—Concerning the Kermadec Islands Avifauna.
      • Art. XIV.—Further Notes on the Birds of the Kermadec Islands.
      • Art. XV.—Some New Species of Plants.
      • Art. XVI.—Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Coleoptera.
      • Art. XVII.—Some Notes on Rotifera not previously recorded as occurring in New Zealand.
      • Art. XVIII.—On the Tunicate Styela coerulea (Quoy and Gaimard).
      • Art. XIX.—The Minute Structure of the Nephridium of the Earthworn Maoridrilus rosae Beddard.
      • Art. XX.—The Nephridia of Perieodrilus ricardi and of P. montanus
      • Art. XXI.—New Species of New Zealand Empiddae (Order Diptera).
      • Art. XXII.—A New Species of Macquartia (Order Diptera).
      • Art. XXIII.—On Deinacrida rugosa Buller.
      • Art. XXIV.—Footprints of the Moa.
      • Art. XXV.—On Two New Echinoderms.
      • Art. XXVI.—Notes on New Zealand Fishes: No. 3.
      • Art. XXVII.—The Natural History of Otago Harbour and the Adjacent Sea, together with a Record of the Researches carried on at the Portobello Marine Fish-hatchery: Part I.
      • Art. XXVIII.—Some Hitherto-unrecorded Plant-habitats (VIII).
      • Art. XXIX.—On the Occurrence of Poa litorosa Cheeseman on Herekopere Island.
      • Art. XXX.—Note on the Pollination of Rhabdothamnus Solandri A. Cunn.
      • Art. XXXI.—Descriptions of New Species and Varieties of Native Phanerogams.
      • Art. XXXII.—On some Additions to the Flora of the Mangonui County.
      • Art. XXXIII.—Notes of the Botany of the Ruggedy Mountains and the Upper Fresh-water Valley, Stewart Island.
      • Art. XXXIV.—Notes of a Botanical Excursion to Northern Portion of the Eyre Mountains.
      • Art. XXXV.—New Species of Tertiary Mollusca.
      • Art. XXXVI.—Some Localities for Fossils at Oamaru.
      • Art. XXXVII. —On the Igneous Intrusions of Mount Tapuaenuka, Marlborough.
      • Acknowledgments.
      • Art. XXXVIII. —The Tuamarina Valley: A Note on the Quaternary History of the Marlborough Sounds District.
      • Art. XXXIX.—Notes on the Chief Physiographic Features of Norfolk Island.
      • Art. XL.—On a Collection of Rocks from Norfolk Island.
      • Art. XLI.—On a Shingle-spit in Lake Coleridge.
      • Art. XLII.—Redcliff Gully, Rakaia River.
      • Art. XLIII.—Note on the Rate of Erosion of the Hooker and Mueller Glaciers.
      • Art. XLIV.—On Steiner's Envelope.
      • Art. XLV.—On certain Tripolar Relations: Part I.
      • Art. XLVI.—The Action of Phosphorus on Solutions of Copper Sulphate and certain other Metallic Salts.
      • Art. XLVII.—A Plea for the Scientific Study of Maori Names.
      • Art. XLVIII.—Life of the Ngati Kahu-ngunu Chief Nuku-Pewapewa.
      • Art. XLIX.—The Manuaute, or Maori Kite.
      • Art. L.—Concerning certain Ancient Maori Stone Implements found at Tauranga.
      • Art. LI.—New Zealand Bird-song: Further Notes.
      • Art. LII.—The Physical and Chemical State and Probable Role of Water in Rock-magmas.

• Proceedings.

  • Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 1912.
    • Tenth Annual Meeting.
    • Presidential Address.
  • Auckland Institute.
    • First Meeting: 4th June, 1912. Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair.
    • Second Meeting: 4th July, 1912. Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair.
    • Third Meeting: 1st August, 1912. Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair.
    • Fourth Meeting: 29th August, 1912 Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair.
    • Fifth Meeting: 26th September, 1912. Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair.
    • Sixth Meeting: 24th October, 1912. Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair.
    • Seventh Meeting: 7th November, 1912. Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair
    • Eighth Meeting: 14th November, 1912. Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair.
    • Ninth Meeting: 11th December, 1912. Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair.
    • Annual Meeting: 24th February, 1913. Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair.

  • Wellington Philosophical Society.

    • First Meeting: 1st. May, 1912. Present: Mr. G. V. Hudson, President, in the chair, and about forty members and friends.
    • Second Meeting: 29th May, 1912. Present: Mr. G. V. Hudson, President, in the chair, and about sixty members and their friends.
    • Third Meeting: 26th June, 1912. Present: Mr. G. V. Hudson, President, in the chair, and about seventy members and their friends.
    • Fourth Meeting: 31st July, 1912. Present: Mr. G. V. Hudson, President, in the chair, and about thirty members and their friends.
    • Fifth Meeting: 28th August, 1912 Present: Mr. G. V. Hudson, President, in the chair, and about sixty members and their friends.
    • Sixth Meeting: 25th September, 1912. Present: Mr. G. V. Hudson, President, in the chair, and about fifty members and their friends.

    • Annual Meeting: 23rd October, 1912. Present: Mr. G. V. Hudson, President, in the chair, and about forty members and their friends.

      • Annual Report.
      • On an Instance of Protective Mimicry in New Zealand Moths.
      • Abstract.
      • On an Instance of the Effects of Natural Selection and Isolation in reducing the Wing-expanse of a Moth.
      • Abstract.
  • Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.
    • Special Meeting: 27th March, 1912. Present: Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S., President, in the chair, and twenty-seven others.
    • First Meeting: 1st May, 1912. Present: Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S., President, in the chair, and thirty others.
    • Special Meeting: 15th May, 1912. Present: Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S., President, in the chair, and seventy others.
    • Second Meeting: 5th June, 1912. Present: Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S., President, in the chair, and thirty others.
    • Third Meeting: 3rd July, 1912 Present: Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S., President, in the chair, and twenty five others.
    • Fourth Meeting: 7th August, 1912 Present: Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S., President, in the chair, and thirty others.
    • Jubilee Meeting: 30th August, 1912. Present: Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S., President, in the chair, and about 350 members and guests, including Mr. H. Holland (Mayor of Christchurch), Mr. G. M. Thomson, M.P. (representing the Government), Mr. George Hogben (representing the Senate of the New Zealand University and the Education Department), Messrs. A. Hamilton and B. C. Aston (representing the New Zealand Institute), and Professor Picken (representing Victoria College).
    • Fifth Meeting: 11th September, 1912. Present: Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S., President, in the chair, and thirty others.
    • Sixth Meeting: 2nd October, 1912. Present: Dr. F. W. Hilgendorf, in the chair, and sixty others.
    • Seventh Meeting: 6th November, 1912. Present: Mr. A. M. Wright, Vice-President, in the chair, and twenty-five others.
    • Annual Meeting: 4th December, 1912. Present: Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S., President, in the chair, and twenty-five others.
  • Otago Institute.
    • First Meeting: 14th May, 1912. The President, Dr. W. B. Benham, F.R.S., in the chair.
    • Third Meeting: 2nd July, 1912. The President, Dr. W. B. Benham, F.R.S., in the chair. New Member.—Mr. P. J. Keligher.
    • Fourth Meeting: 6th August, 1912. The President, Dr. W. B. Benham, F.R.S., in the chair.
    • Fifth Meeting: 3rd September, 1912. The President, Dr. W. B. Benham, F.R.S., in the chair.
    • Sixth Meeting: 1st October, 1912. The President, Dr. W. B. Benham, F.R S., in the chair. New Members.—Mr. James Black.
    • Seventh Meeting: 14th November, 1912. The President, Dr. W. B. Benham, F.R.S., in the chair.
    • Eighth Meeting: 3rd December, 1912. Mr. A. Bathgate, Vice-President, in the chair.
  • Technological Branch.
    • First Meeting: 21st May, 1912. Mr. F. W. Payne, Vice-Chairman, in the chair.
    • Second Meeting: 18th June, 1912. Mr. E. E. Stark, Chairman, in the chair.
    • Third Meeting: 16th July, 1912. Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair.
    • Fourth Meeting: 20th August, 1912. Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair.
    • Fifth Meeting: 17th September, 1912. Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair.
    • Sixth Meeting: 15th October, 1912. Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair.
    • Seventh Meeting: 19th November, 1912. Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair.
  • Astronomical Branch.
    • First Meeting: 29th October, 1912. Mr. R. Gilkison in the chair.
  • Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.
    • First Meeting: 31st May, 1912. Present: Dr. Moore, President, in the chair, and thirty-eight others. Presidential Address.—“The Problem of Shakespeare.”
    • Second Meeting. 5th July, 1912. Present: Mr. J. Wilson Craig, in the chair, and twenty-seven others. New Member.—E. G. Matthews, Gishorne.
    • Third Meeting 29th July, 1912. Present: Mr. J. Wilson Craig, in the chair, and a number of others.
    • Fourth Meeting. 28th August, 1912 Present: Dr. T. C. Moore, President, in the chair, and forty-nine others. Paper.—“Old Hawke's Bay,” by W. Dinwiddie. Illustrated by lantern-slides
    • Fifth Meeting: 28th September, 1912. Present: Mr. W. Kerr, M.A., Vice-President, in the chair, and a number of others.
    • Sixth Meeting. 28th October, 1912.
    • Seventh Meeting: 29th November, 1912. Present: Mr. H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S., in the chair, and fifty-one others.
    • Annual Meeting: 13th December, 1912. Present: Mr. W. Kerr, Vice-President, in the chair, and a number of others.
  • Manawatu Philosophical Society.
    • First Meeting: 15th February, 1912. Mr. R. Gardner, President, in the chair.
    • Second Meeting: 21st March, 1912. Mr. R. Gardner, President, in the chair.
    • Third Meeting: 17th April, 1912. Mr. R. Gardner, President, in the chair.
    • Fourth Meeting: 16th May, 1912. The President, Mr. R. Gardner, in the chair.
    • Fifth Meeting: 25th July, 1912. The President, Mr. R. Gardner, in the chair.
    • Annual Meeting: 27th November, 1912. The President, Mr. R. Gardner, in the chair, and about fifteen members were present.

  • Wanganui Philosophical Society.

    • First Meeting: 26th September, 1911. Dr. H. R. Hatherly, President, in the chair.
    • Second Meeting: 2nd October, 1911. Dr. H. R. Hatherly, President, in the chair.
    • Third Meeting: 16th October, 1911. Mr. J. T. Ward, Vice-President, in the chair.
    • Fourth Meeting: 13th November, 1911. Dr. H. R. Hatherly, President, in the chair.
    • Fith Meeting: 20th November, 1911. Rev. J. L. Dove, Vice-President, in the Chair.
    • Sixth Meeting: 11th December, 1911. Dr. H. R. Hatherly, President, in the chair.
    • Seventh Meeting: 15th December, 1911. Dr. H. R. Hatherly, President, in the chair.
    • Eighth Meeting: 15th April, 1913. Mr. J. T. Ward, Vice-President, in the chair.
    • Ninth Meeting: 13th May, 1912. Dr. H. R. Hatherly, President, in the chair.
    • Tenth Meeting: 30th May, 1912. Dr. H. R. Hatherly, President, in the chair.
    • Eleventh Meeting: 10th June, 1912. Rev. J. L. Dove, M.A., Vice-President, in the chair.

    • Twelfth Meeting: 8th July, 1912. Rev. J. L. Dove, M.A., Vice-President, in the chair.

      • Ruapehu
• Appendix.
  • New Zealand Institute Acts.
  • New Zealand Institute Act, 1908. 1908, No. 130.
  • Regulations.
  • The Hutton Memorial Medal and Research Fund.
  • Hector Memorial Research Fund.
• New Zealand Institute. Established Under an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand Intituled the New Zealand Institute Act, 1867; Reconstituted by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand Under the New Zealand Institute Act, 1903, And Continued by the New Zealand Institute Act, 1908.
  • Board of governors. Ex Officio. His Excellency the Governor. The Hon. the Minister of Internal Affairs.
• Former Honorary Members.
• Ordinary Members.
  • Wellington Philosophical Society.
  • Auckland Institute.
  • Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.
  • OTAGO INSTITUTE.
  • Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute.
  • Westland Institute.
  • Nelson Philosophical Institute.
  • Manawatu Philosophical Society.
  • Wanagaui Philosophical Society.
• List of Institutions To Which The Publications of the Institute Are Presented by the Governors of the New Zealand Institute.
  • New Zealand
  • Great Britain
  • British North America.
  • South Africa.
  • India
  • Queensland
  • New South Wales
  • Victoria
  • Tasmania
  • South Australia
  • Russia
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Belgium and the Netherlands
  • Switzerland
  • France
  • Italy
  • United States of America
  • Brazil
  • Argentine Republic
  • Uruguay
  • Japan
  • Hawaii
  • Java
• Index.
  • Authors of papers.