Index.

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Index. Authors. A. Adams, J., 452 Andrews, E. W., 397 B. Bates, Rev. J., 669 Beckett, T. W. Naylor, 274, 277 Bickerton, A. W., 464, 673, 674, 675 Brown, F. D., 667, 668 Brown, R., 288, 296, 302 Buller, Sir W. L., 182, 568, 570, 572 C. Canavan, E. O'H., 654 Carew, W. A., 461 Chapman, F. R., 679 Chapple, Dr., 517, 526 Cheal, P. E., 670 Cheeseman, T. F., 218 Colenso, W., 106, 313, 320, 323, 333, 483, 498 Cooke, C. J., 683 Cowie, Right Rev. W. G., 669, 672 Cussen, L., 398 D. Dinwiddie, W., 682 F. Fairchild, Captain, 668 Farquhar, H., 109 Fenton, F. D., 667 Field, H. C., 560 H. Hamilton, A., 226, 229, 677, 679 Harding, R. C., 658, 687 Harding, T. B., 477, 481 Hector, Sir J., 650, 653, 659, 664 Hill, H., 388, 392 Hocken, Dr. T. M., 678 Hogben, G., 347 Huddleston, F., 657 Hudson, G. V., 105, 199, 655 Hutton, Captain F. W., 354, 358, 516 K. Kingsley, R. I., 686 Kirk, H. B., 175 Kirk, T. W., 259, 260, 263 Kirk, T. W., 181, 310 L. Laing, R. M., 304 M. Marshall, P., 368 Maskell, W. M., 65, 663 McKay, A., 652 McLean, P. S., 683 McLeod, H. N., 463 P. Park, J., 360, 365 Parker, T. Jeffery, 223, 677, 678 Petrie, D., 266, 677 Phillips, Coleman, 600, 604 Pond, C. A. M., 548 R. Rothschild, Hon. W., 180 S. Schaw, Major-General, 107, 544, 545, 635, 654, 655 Scott, J. H., 1

Smith, T. H., 423 Smith, W. W., 155 Speight, R., 408 Stenhouse, A., 111 Suter, H., 121, 139 T. Tregear, E., 533, 654 U. Urquhart, A. T., 204 W. Waiapu, The Bishop of, 683 Walsh, Rev. P., 619 White, Taylor, 513, 585, 683 Wilson, A., 678 Worley, W. F., 414. Subjects. A. Agave americana, Agriopus leucopæcilus, 111 Aloe, 323 Anastatica hierochuntica, 344 Antherium, Cultivation of, 679 Appendix, 689 Apteryx maxima, 654 Araneæ, New Species of, 204 Auckland Institute, xvi., 667, 670, 671, 694 Auckland Islands Rail, 180 Avian Remains in Southland, 226 B. Banana, 334 Bartholomew, Massacre of St., 686 Bats of New Zealand, 218 Biological Collections, Importance of, 199, 655 Birds of New Zealand, 181, 654 Birds of New Zealand, Reserves for, 672, 676, 679 Birds, Observations on, during Daily Walks, 678 Birds observed on a Voyage to Eng-land and back to New Zealand, 182 Bittern, Nesting Habits of, 670 Blomfield, The Rev. Ezekiel, A Humble Precursor of Darwin, 682 Botanical Papers, 259 Bounty Islands, Dredgings from, 677, 685 Bows at Invercargill, Remarkable Appearance of Two Triple, 545, 660 Browning and Tennyson: A Retro-spect of Victorian Poetry, 548 Burdock, Small, 310, 653 Burial, Forms of: a Plea for Cremation, 683 C. Canterbury Philosophical Institute, xvii., 673, 675, 697 Castle Rocks, Southland, Avian Remains at, 226 Chatham Islanders, Osteology of, 1 Chemistry, Difficulties of Self-taught Students of, 683 Chemistry, Simple System of Graphic Formulæ as applied to Organic, 673 Cheviot, Minerals from, 659 Chicken, Development of the, 678 Christianity and Mohammedanism, 683 Cineraria damaged by Larva of Phytomyza affinis, 663 Coccidæ, 65, 664 Cockle-burr of America, 310, 653 Coleoptera of New Zealand, 106 Conchothyra parasitica, 358 Consumption, Chlorine a Cure for, 673 Cook, Anniversary of Arrival in Hawke's Bay of Captain, 683 Cosmic Spheres, Stability of, 675 Cosmos, Our Immortal, 675 Cremation, A Plea for, 683 Cyperaceous Plants, New, 260 D. Dew: its Unequal Deposition on the Walls of Wooden Houses, 544, 655 Dinornithidæ, Bibliography of, 229 Dog of New Zealand, The Native, 585 Doleritic Dyke at Dyer's Pass, 408 Dreams, 658, 673

E. Earthquakes in New Zealand during 1893, 691 Earthquake of 12th February, 1893, 347 Earthquake Recorder, A New, 461 Earthworms of New Zealand, 155 Eclipses, A New Method of projecting Solar, 477 Edelweiss, 342 Electricity: its Effect on Plant-growth, 463 F. Ferneries, On Public, 617 Fig, The Indian, 326 Fiji, Snake imported from, 650 Fire-drill found in Cave at Moa-bone Point, Sumner, On the Supposed, 516 Fishes of New Zealand, 223 Flora of New Zealand, Need for a New, 677, 679 Fungi of Hawke's Bay, 320 G. Gases, Liquefaction of, 668 Geological Papers, 347 Gnaphalium, Gymnostomum, On the Genus, 296 H. Hail, Theory of, 675 Hawke's Bay, Geology of, 392 Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, xviii., 682, 683, 684, 700 I. Impact, Recent Evidence in Favour of, 464, 674 Indian Fig, 326 India, The British Empire in, 669 lulus fijiensis, 106 K. Kea, Note on the, 652 Kiwi, Note on a, 654 Kuaotunu Goldfield, Geology of, 360 Kuri Maori, Te, 585 L. Leontopodium alpinum, 342 Lessonia variegata, 304 Limestone, Fucoidal Impressions on, 655 Little Barrier Island as a Reserve for Birds, 672 Lophotes cepedianus in New Zealand, 223 Lyttelton, Geology of, 408 M. Maori Civilisation in Ancient Times, 533, 657 Maori Dog, The, 585 Maori Flute, Note on a Curious, 568 Maori History of Papaitonga; 572 Maori Implements and Weapons, 423 Maori Implement, Note on a Remarkable, 570 Maori Lexicon, Necessity for a, 667 Maoris, Modes of Burial of the, 677 Maori Osteology, 1 Maori Pa at Lake Te Anau, 513 Matuku, Nesting Habits of, 670 Mental Operations in Sleep, 658, 687 Meryta sinclairii injured by Rats, 667 Meteorology of New Zealand, 689, 690 Minerals, Occurrence of Rare, 365 Miscellaneous Papers, 423 Moa-bone Point, On the Supposed Fire-drill found in the Cave at, 510 Moa, Date of Extinction of the, 560, 662 Moas and the Moa-hunters, 498, 664 Moas, Bibliography of the, 229 Moa-skulls, Notes on, 223 Mohammedanism and Christianity, 683 Mollusca of New Zealand, 121, 139 Moriori Osteology, 1 Mosses of New Zealand, 274, 277, 288, 296, 302 Musa sapientium, 334 N. Native Plants, New, 266, 313 Nelson, Geology of, 414 Nelson Philosophical Society, xix., 685, 701 Neuroptera of New Zealand, 105 New Zealand Dog, The Native, 585 New Zealand, Early History of, 678 New Zealand Institute Accounts, 628

New Zealand Institute, Governors of, xiii. New Zealand Institute, Honorary Members of, 692 New Zealand Institute, Incorporated Societies of, xvi. New Zealand Institute, Memorandum on, 629 New Zealand Institute, Officers of, xiii. New Zealand Institute, Ordinary Members of, 693 New Zealand Institute: Report, 627 New Zealand Institute, Rules of, xiii. Noogoora burr of Australia, 310, 653 Nova Aurigæ, Note on, 674 O. Occultations and Solar Eclipses, A New Method of projecting, 477, 659 Ophiuridæ, A New Species of, 109 Opunatia ficus-indica, 326 Orchids, New Zealand, 679 Ornithological Notes, 181, 182, 654, 678, 679. (See also Birds) Ossiferous Clay from Queen Charlotte Sound, 654 Osteology of the Maori and Moriori, 1 Otago Institute, xvii., 676, 679, 680, 698 P. Pachyornis, 223 Papaitonga, The Story of, 572 Pebbles and Drifting Sand, 397 Peripatus novæ-zealandiæ, 653 Phænogams, 313 Phascum, On the Genus, 302 Phytomyza affinis injurious to Plants, 663 Piako River-basin, Geology of, 398 Pig-fish, Anatomy of, 111 Pimelea, A New Species of, 259 Plantain, 334 Plant-growth affected by Electricity, 463 Plants introduced to New Zealand, 310, 323 Plants, New 266, 313 Plesiosaur, A New, 354 Pottia, On the Genus, 288 Prickly-pear, 326 Proceedings of Incorporated Societies, 633 Puka-tree injured by Rats, 667 R. Rail from the Auckland Islands, A New, 180 Rainbows, Further Note on, 481, 653 Rainbows, Observations on, 545 Rats injurious to Trees, 667 Resolution Island as a Reserve for Birds, 676 Rock-paintings at Albury, 657 Rose of Jericho, 344 Ruapehu, On the Volcanic District of, 483 S. Sand-worn Pebbles, 397 Savagery, The Persistence of, 669 School-teaching, On, 452 Seismograph, On a Compound, 461 Sewage: its Disposal by Application to the Soil, 517, 650 Skeleton revealed by Dew, 544, 655 Sleep, Mental Operations in, 658, 687 Snake imported from Fiji, 650 Sow-thistles of New Zealand, 263, 666 Spiders as Engineers, 600, 659 Spiders: How they walk on Water, 683 Spiders, Notes on, 107 Spiders of New Zealand, 204 Sponges of New Zealand, 175, 661 Spontaneous Combustion, 654 Sumner, On the Supposed Fire-drill found at, 516 T. Tennyson and Browning: A Retrospect of Victorian Poetry, 548 Tongariro, On the Volcanic District of, 483 Tongariro, Volcanic Outburst at, 388 Trees injured by Rats, 667 Tridymite-trachyte of Lyttelton, 368 Tuberculosis in Man and Animals, 526, 660 V. Vanilla Planifolia, 338 Victorian Era, Poetry of the, 548

Vital Force, On a Common, 604, 659, 662 Volcanic Districts of Tongariro and Ruapehu, 483 Volcanic Outburst at Tongariro, 388 W. Waikato River-basin, Geology of, 398 Wellington Philosophical Society, xvi., 635, 665, 693 Westland Institute, xviii., 681, 699 White Island, Notes on Crater of, 668 X. Xanthium strumarium: its Occurrence in New Zealand, 310, 653 Z. Zoological Papers, 1.