Contents

• HALFTITLETransactions of the New Zealand Institute
• CONTENTSContents
• SUBSECTIONProceedings.
• SECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
• SECTIONTransactions
  • SUBSECTIONTransactions Of The New Zealand Institute, 1896.
    • ARTICLEArt. I.—Traces of Civilization: an Inquiry into the History of the Pacific.
    • ARTICLEArt. II.—An Investigation into the Rates of Mortality in New Zealand during the Period 1881–91.
    • ARTICLEArt. III.—Australasian Weather-charts and New Zealand Storms.
    • ARTICLEArt. IV.—A Comparison between the Animal Mind and the Human Mind.
    • ARTICLEArt. V.—A Phase of Hypnotism.
    • ARTICLEArt. VI.—Kerns and Serifs.
    • ARTICLEArt. VII.—On Fires in Coal-ships: Their Causes and Prevention.
    • ARTICLEArt. VIII. — Presidential Address.
    • ARTICLEArt. IX.—Presidential Address.
    • ARTICLEArt. X.—The Maoris To-day and To-morrow.
    • ARTICLEArt. XI. — On the Poua and Other Extinct Birds of the Chatham Islands.
    • ARTICLEArt. XII.—Notes from Murihiku.
    • ARTICLEArt. XIII.—Notes on the Ornithology of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XIV.—The Stenopelmatidæ of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XV.—Note on the Mantis found in New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XVI.—On Two New Globe-fish.
    • ARTICLEArt. XVII.—Notes on the Occurrence of a Species of Lophotes on the Coast of Taranaki.
    • ARTICLEArt. XVIII.—Notes on certain Species of New Zealand Ducks.
    • ARTICLEArt. XIX.—On Virgularia gracillima in Lyttelton Harbour.
    • ARTICLEArt. XX.—Notes on New Zealand Land Planarians: Part III.* See Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxvii., art. xvii., and vol. xx...
    • ARTICLEArt. XXI.—The Lizards (Lacertilia) indigenous to New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXII.—Notes on the Cicadas of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXIII.—Descriptions of Two New Species of Lepidoptera.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXIV.—Described Species of New Zealand Araneæ omitted from the Catalogue of 1891, “Transactions of the New Zeala...
    • ARTICLEArt. XXV.—Natural History Notes.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXVI.—On Formol for Preservation of Natural History Specimens.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXVII.—On some Tick-parasites of the Kiwi.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXVIII.—Further Coccid Notes: with Descriptions of New Species, and Discussion of Points of Interest.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXIX.—On the Flora of the North, Cape District.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXX.—Notice of the Establishment of Vallisneria spiralisin Lake Takapuna, together with some Remarks on its Life...
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXI.—On some Plants new to the New Zealand Flora.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXII.—An Account of the Plants growing at “The Gums,” Taita.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXIII.—Notes on the Occurrence of Kauri-gum in the Kahikatea Forest at Turua.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXIV.—A Description of some New Indigenous New Zealand Forest Ferns.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXV.—Supplement to List of Flowering-plants indigenous to Otago.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXVI.—Note on Gunnera ovata, Petrie.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXVII.—Descriptions of New Native Plants.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXVIII.—A Modern Chapter in Vegetable Physiology.
    • ARTICLEArt. XXXIX.—On New Zealand Mosses.
    • ARTICLEArt. XL.—Notes on Several Species of Delesseria, One being New.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLI.—New Zealand Musci: Notes, on the Genus Dicranum, with Description of New Species, including Some Doubtful S...
    • ARTICLEArt. XLII.—Notes on the New Zealand Musci, and Descriptions of New Species.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLIII.—Further Notes on the New Zealand Musci: Genus Trichostomum, with Descriptions of some New Species.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLIV.—On the Disappearance of the New Zealand Bush.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLV.—Description of a New Genus of Gramineæ.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLVI.—Remarks on Paratrophis heterophylla, Bl.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLVII.—On Carmichaelia, Corallospartium, Huttonella, and Notospartium.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLVIII.—Notes on the Botany of the East Cape District.
    • ARTICLEArt. XLIX.:—On the History of Botany in Otago.
    • ARTICLEArt. L.—The Moas of the North Island of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. LI.—On the Leg-bones of Meionornis from Glenmark.
    • ARTICLEArt. LII.—On Two Moa-skulls in the Canterbury Museum.
    • ARTICLEArt. LIII.—On Alterations in the Coast-line of the North Island of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLEArt. LIV.—On Artesian Water Prospects in Poverty Bay and Gisborne.
    • ARTICLEArt. LV.—On a Volcanic-dust Shower in Napier.
    • ARTICLEArt. LVI.—On the Bromine Method of Estimating Sulphur in Gaseous Compounds.
    • ARTICLEArt. LVII.—Refraction and Reflexion of x-rays.
    • ARTICLEArt. LVIII.—On the Position that Cyanogen holds in relation to the Simple Radicals, and its Inability to combine dire...
    • ARTICLEArt. LIX.—Further Results showing that Free Cyanogen does not dissolve or even attack Gold.
    • ARTICLEArt. LX.—On the Conductivity of certain Substances hitherto supposed to be Non-conducting for Voltaic Electricity.
    • ARTICLEArt. LXI.—On the Oxidation of Mercury in Air and Water, also of Iron, in Alkaline Solution.
    • ARTICLEArt. LXII.—Notes on some Experiments with Chemical Manures.
• SECTIONNew Zealand Institute
  • SUBSECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
    • ARTICLETwenty-Eighth Annual Report.
    • ARTICLENew Zealand Institute Accounts for 1895–96.
• SECTIONProceedings
  • SUBSECTIONWellington Philosophical Society.
    • ARTICLEResolution regarding the late Hon. B. Pharazyn, M.L.C., and the late Mr. C. R. Carter
    • ARTICLEPaper.—“On the Brunner Mine Disaster,”
    • ARTICLEList of Exhibits
    • ARTICLEExhibit of Drawings of Lepidoptera.
    • ARTICLENotes on Moa-bones in Gold-drift.
    • ARTICLENotes on the Vegetable Caterpillar.
    • ARTICLENomination of Elector of Governors of the New Zealand Institute
    • ARTICLENomination of Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute
    • ARTICLECongratulations to Mr. Tregear
    • ARTICLEElection of a Governor of the New Zealand Institute
    • ARTICLEElection of Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute
    • ARTICLERemarks on the Preservation of Ancient Maori Records.
    • ARTICLERemarks on a Specimen of Osmium-iridium from Parapara.
    • ARTICLENote on a Rain of Blood in Australia.
    • ARTICLEAnnual Meeting: 17th February, 1897. Mr. W. T. L. Travers, President, in the chair.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1897
    • ARTICLEOn Volcanic and Seismic Phenomena.
  • SUBSECTIONAuckland Institute.
    • ARTICLEOn Fluorescence.
    • ARTICLENotice of the Occurrence of Diadema nerina in the Waikato.
    • ARTICLEOn South Africa.
    • ARTICLEOn Carlyle.
    • ARTICLEThe Narcissus: Its History, Varieties, and Cultivation.
    • ARTICLEA Month with the Maori.
    • ARTICLEOn Anti-toxins.
    • ARTICLEAbstract Of Annual Report.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1897
  • SUBSECTIONPhilosophical Institute Of Canterbury.
    • ARTICLEList of Exhibits
    • ARTICLEThe Historical Development of Domestic Art.
    • ARTICLEOn the Sulphur in the Christchurch Gas.
    • ARTICLEThe French Miracle Plays.
    • ARTICLEThe Behaviour of Solids under High Intensity of Stress.
    • ARTICLEWater Filtration.
    • ARTICLEThe Improvement of Wild Flowers by Artificial Selection.
    • ARTICLESynonymic List of New Zealand Lepidoptera.
    • ARTICLEOrder in the Irregularity in the Periodic Law.
    • ARTICLEOn the Cosmic Importance of Helium and other Light Gases.
    • ARTICLEAbstract Of Annual Report.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1897
    • ARTICLEPresidential Address: On some Recent Progress in Biology.
  • SUBSECTIONOtago Institute.
    • ARTICLEResignation and Election of an Officer
    • ARTICLEOn the Electric Discharge and Röntgen Photographic Rays.
    • ARTICLEReport on the Establishment of a Fish-hatching Station
    • ARTICLENote on a Specimen of Orthagoriscus mola.
    • ARTICLERemarks on a Proposed Fish-hatchery.
    • ARTICLEReview of the Theories that have been advanced to accounts for the Occurrence of Gold in Auriferous Lodes.
    • ARTICLEOn Fire-raising by Friction.
    • ARTICLEOn a Piece of Aztec Statuary representing the Sacrifice of a Human Victim.
    • ARTICLERemarks on a Skeleton of Harpagornis.
    • ARTICLEAccount of the Work and Aims of the International Seismological Committee
    • ARTICLEGrant made to the Timaru Seismological Station
    • ARTICLEThe Rise and Growth of the New Zealand Constitution.
    • ARTICLEResolution regarding the late Baron Sir F. von Mueller
    • ARTICLERemarks on Fossils from St. Bathan's.
    • ARTICLERemarks on Additions to the Museum.
    • ARTICLENotes on the Birds of the Waitati Valley.
    • ARTICLEA List of Species of Polyzoa collected in Various Parts of New Zealand.
    • ARTICLENotes on a Deposit of Moa-bones at Macrae's.
    • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1897
    • ARTICLERemarks on Additions to the Museum collected in Sydney.
    • ARTICLEPresidential Address.
  • SUBSECTIONHawke'S Bay Philosophical Institute
    • ARTICLEProposal to endow the Museum
    • ARTICLEOn Fire, with Remarks on Native Methods of producing Fire.
    • ARTICLEThe Victoria regia Lily.
    • ARTICLEOn some Common Shells of the Napier Beach.
    • ARTICLEArctic Adventure and Theories.
    • ARTICLEExhibit of New Zealand Lepidoptera
    • ARTICLEJohn Rutherford, the Pakeha-Maori.
    • ARTICLENew Lights on Old Egypt.
    • ARTICLEExhibit of New Zealand Coleoptera
    • ARTICLEUniversity Extension in New Zealand.
    • ARTICLENote on the Poua and other Extinct Birds of the Chathams.
    • ARTICLERats nesting in Trees.
    • ARTICLEFurther Notes on the New Zealand Dog.
    • ARTICLECurious Articles of Vegetable Food, and the Modes of Cooking in Use by the Maoris.
    • ARTICLEAbstract Of Annual Report.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1897
  • SUBSECTIONWestland Institute.
    • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1897
  • SUBSECTIONNelson Philosophical Society.
    • ARTICLENotes on the Fauna, Flora, and Geology of West Wanganui.
    • ARTICLEList of Exhibits
    • ARTICLEAbstract of Annual Report.
    • ARTICLEElection of Officers for 1897
    • ARTICLENotes of a Journey to the Southern Islands.
    • ARTICLEList of Exhibits
    • ARTICLEList of Additions to the Museum
• APPENDIXAppendix
  • ARTICLEMeteorology.
  • ARTICLENotes on the Weather for 1896
  • ARTICLEEarthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1896.
• SECTIONNew Zealand Institute.
  • ARTICLEHonorary Members of the New Zealand Institute
  • ARTICLEOrdinary Members.
  • ARTICLEList of Institutions And Persons to Whom This Volume is Presented by the Governors of the New Zealand Institute.
• ARTICLEIndex.

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