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Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 28, 1895, Unnumbered Page

Contents. Transactions. I.—Miscellaneous. Pages Art. I. The Displacement of Species in New Zealand. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. 1–27 II. True Instincts of Animals. By Charles W. Purnell 27–36 III. The Ancient Tribe Te Panenehu. By Captain Gilbert Mair 36–40 IV. The History of Otakanini Pa, Kaipara. By S. Percy Smith 41–47 V. Volcanic Activity in Sunday Island in 1814. By S. Percy Smith 47–49 VI. On Dusky Sound. By Richard Henry, Government Resident in charge of Resolution Island Reserve. Communicated by Sir J. Hector 50–54 VII. The Ceremony of Rahui. By Taylor White 54–59 VIII. The Railway and its Place in Social Economy. By A. G. Purchas, M.R.C.S.Eng. 59–62 IX. Antarctic Research. By Major-General Schaw, C.B., R.E. 62–71 X. A Wellington Weather Prognostic. By Major-General Schaw, C.B., R.E. 71–73 XI. The Ultimate Problem of Philosophy. By William W. Carlile 74–86 XII. Memorabilia of certain Animal Prodigies; Native and Foreign, Ancient and Modern. By W. Colcnso, F.R.S., F.L.S. (Lond.), &c. 87–97 XIII. Democracy. By the Rev. J. Bates 97–111 XIV. The Training of Teachers for Primary Schools. By the Rev. J. Bates 111–117 XV. Abel Tasman and his Journal. By Dr. T. M. Hocken, F.L.S. 117–140 XVI. On an Account of a Massacre at the Entrance of Dunedin Harbour in the Year 1817. By A. Hamilton 141–147 XVII. On the Forests of New Zealand. By A. Hamilton 147–163 XVIII. On the Rise and Progress of our Knowledge of the Oceanic Areas. By A. Hamilton 163–178 XIX. A Comparison of the Magnetic Screening produced by Different Metals. By J. A. Erskine, M.A. 178–182 XX. Magnetic Viscosity. By E. Rutherford, M.A., B.Sc., 1851 Exhibition Science Scholar 182–204

II.—Zoology. XXI. New Zealand Sponges: Third Paper. By H. B. Kirk, M.A. 205–210 XXII. Notes on New Zealand Land Planarians: Part II. By Arthur Dendy, D.Sc., F.L.S., Professor of Biology in the Canterbury College, University of New Zealand 210–214 XXIII. Note on the Discovery of Living Specimens of Geonemertes novœ-zealandiœ. By Arthur Dendy 214–215 XXIV. New Zealand Diptera: No. 1. By P. Marshall, M. A., B.Sc., F.G.S., Lecturer on Natural Science, Lincoln College 216–250 XXV. New Zealand Diptera : No. 2. Mycetophilidœ. By P. Marshall 250–309 XXVI. New Zealand Diptera: No. 3. Simulidœ. By P. Marshall 310–311 XXVII. On Dodonidia helmsi, Fereday. By P. Marshall 312–313 XXVIII. Notes on some New Zealand Fishes, with Description of a New Species. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., Curator of the Canterbury Museum 314–318 XXIX. Further Contributions to the Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand. By Henry Suter. Communicated by Captain Hutton, F.R.S. 319–323 XXX. On a New Species of Deinacrida or Forest-cricket from Nelson. By Sir Walter L. Buller, K.C.M.G., D.Sc., F.R.S. 323–326 XXXI. Notes on New Zealand Ornithology, with an Exhibition of Specimens. By Sir W. L. Buller 326–358 XXXII. On the Occurrence of the Nankeen Kestrel of Australia (Cerchneis cenchroides) in New Zealand. By Sir W. L. Buller 359 XXXIII. Notes on some Species of New Zealand Birds. By J. Walling Handley. Communicated by Sir Walter Buller 360–367 XXXIV. Bird Life on a Run. By H. Guthrie-Smith 367–375 XXXV. An Ornithological Note. By R. Coupland Harding 376–377 XXXVI. Notes on Rare Lepidoptera in Wellington. By Walter P. Cohen 377–379 XXXVII. On the Unusual Abundance of certain Species of Plume-moths during the Summer of 1894–95. By G. V. Hudson, F.E.S. 379 XXXVIII. Further Coccid Notes: with Descriptions of New Species, and Discussion of Questions of Interest. By W. M. Maskell, Registrar of the University of New Zealand, Corr. Mem. Roy. Soc. of South Australia 380–411 XXXIX. Contributions towards a Monograph of the Aleurodidœ, a Family of Hemiptera-Homoptera. By W. M. Maskell 411–449 XL. Zoological Notes, Nelson District. By R. I. Kingsley 449–450 XLI. On Animal and Vegetable Parasites associated with the Production of Neoplasms in Cattle and Sheep. By Archibald Park, M.R.C.V.S. Communicated by Sir J. Hector 451–454 XLII. Notes on the Cicadidœ of New Zealand. By W. F. Kirby, F.L.S., F.E.S., Assistant in Zoological Department, British Museum (Natural History), South Kensington, London. Communicated by G. V. Hudson, F.E.S. 454–459

XLIII. List of New Zealand Hydroida. By H. Farquhar 459–468 XLIV. On the Habits of New Zealand Ants. By W. W. Smith, F.E.S. 468–479 XLV. On the Construction of the Comb of the Hive-bee. By Coleman Phillips 479–490 III.—Botany. XLVI. Notes on MS. Descriptions of Collections made during Captain Cook's First Voyage. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. 491–493 XLVII. Notes on Dactylanthus taylori, Hook. f. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. 493–497 XLVIII. On Zannichellia and Lepilœna in New Zealand. By T. Kirk 498–500 XLIX. On the Products of a Ballast-heap. By T. Kirk 501–507 L. Notice of the Occurrence of an Undescribed Palmlily on the Auckland Peninsula. By T. Kirk 508–509 LI. A Revision of the New Zealand Species of Hymenanthera, R. Br. By T. Kirk 510–515 LII. Notes on Certain Veronicas, and Descriptions of New Species. By T. Kirk 515–531 LIII. New Zealand Musci: Notes on a New Genus. By Robert Brown 531–533 LIV. On some Additions to the New Zealand Flora. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S., Curator of the Auckland Museum 534–537 LV. Botanical Notes, Nelson District. By R. I. Kingsley 537–538 LVI. Descriptions of Three New Native Plants. By D. Petrie, M.A., F.L.S. 538–539 LVII. List of the Flowering Plants indigenous to Otago, with Indications of their Distribution and Range in Altitude. By D. Petrie 540–591 LVIII. Phænogams: A Description of a few more Newly-discovered Indigenous Plants; being a Further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S. (Lond.), &c. 591–613 LIX. New Zealand Cryptogams: A List of a few Additional Cryptogamic Plants, of the Orders Hepaticœ and Fungi, more recently detected in New Zealand. By W. Colenso 614–615 LX. Cryptogams: A Description of Two New Ferns, a New Lycopodium, and a New Moss, lately detected in our New Zealand Forests. By W. Colenso 615–618 LXI. A Description of Three Ferns believed to be undescribed, discovered more than Fifty Years ago in the Northern District of New Zealand. By W. Colenso 618–622 LXII. Note on a Branched Specimen of a Tree-fern (Hemitelia smithii). By A. Hamilton 622–623 LXIII. On Cordiceps robertsii. By H. C. Field 623–624 IV.—Geology. LXIV. Notes on some Rocks from the Kermadec Islands. By R. Speight, M. A. 625–627 LXV. On a Deposit of Moa-bones at Kapua. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., Curator of the Canterbury Museum 627–644

LXVI. On the Moa-bones from Enfield. By Captain F. W. Hutton 645–650 LXVII. On the Discovery of Moa-remains on Riverton Beach. By C. A. Ewen. Communicated by Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S. 651–654 LXVIII. On the Behaviour of Two Artesian Wells at the Canterbury Museum. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., Curator 654–664 LXIX. On the Affinities of Harpagornis : A Letter to Professor T. Jeffery Parker by R. W. Shufeldt, M.D., Smithsonian Institution, Washington, dated 25th January, 1895 665 LXX. Denudation as a Factor of Geological Time. By H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S. 666–680 LXXI. Ruapehu and the Volcanic Zone in 1895 : No. IV. By H. Hill 681–688 V.—Chemistry. LXXII. On Iron from the Titaniferous Sand of New Zealand. By E. Purser. Communicated by T. H. Hustwick 689–694 LXXIII. On the Action of Potassium-Cyanide Solution upon Gold. By J. S. Maclaurin, B.Sc. 695–708 LXXIV. Notes on J. S. Maclaurin's Paper on the Action of Potassium-Cyanide Solutions upon Gold. By William Skey, Government Analyst 708–716 New Zealand Institute. Twenty-seventh Annual Report 719–720 Accounts for 1894–95 720 Proceedings. Wellington Philosophical Society. On the Discovery of a New River and Valley in the Vicinity of Milford Sound. By D. Sutherland. Communicated by Sir J. Hector 724 Remarks on the late Dr. David Lyall, R.N. By T. Kirk 725 Remarks on Antarctic Research. By Major-General Schaw, C.B., R.E. 731 On a Cranial Fallacy. By E. Tregear, F.R.G.S. 732 On Seasonal Time-adjustment in Countries South of Lat. 30° By G. V. Hudson, F.E.S. 734 Remarks on an Albino Tui and Naultinus versicolor. By Sir W. Buller 735 Remarks on Aristotelia racemosa. By T. Kirk 735 Remarks on Drawings of New Zealand Veronicas. By Sir J. Hector 735 Resolution with regard to the late Professor C. V. Riley 735

Note on the Geology of the Outlying Islands of New Zealand. By Sir J. Hector 736–738 Note on Double-flowered Columbine. By T. Kirk 738 Election of Governors of New Zealand Institute 738 Discussion on the Geology of the Outlying Islands of New Zealand 738–743 On a New Species of Luminous Fish (Polyipnus kirkii). By Sir J. Hector 743 On an Eclipse Phenomenon. By Major-General Schaw, C.B., R.E. 744 Exhibit of Sketches by Mr. Deverill of the Outlying Islands 745 Abstract of Annual Report 745 Election of Officers for 1896 745 List of Exhibits 746 Auckland Institute. Life and Crystals: Anniversary Address by Professor A. P. Thomas, F.L.S., President 747 On Argon, the Newly-discovered Constituent of the Air. By Professor F. D. Brown 747–748 Social Problems: Poverty and Unemployed Labour in Civilised Communities. By F. G. Ewington 748 The Recent Chitral Difficulty, and the Future of the Country between Western Afghanistan and the Indus. By the Right Rev. W. G. Cowie, D.D. 748 The Dawn of the English Drama. By Professor C.W. Egerton 748–749 Two Coming Eclipses. By Professor H. W. Segar 749 Browning's Vision of Life. By E. A. Mackechnie 749 Art and Photography. By E. W. Payton 750 Abstract of Annual Report 750–752 Election of Officers for 1896 752 Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. Periodimeter, for measuring Periods of Rapidly-oscillating Currents. By E. Rutherford, M.A. 754 Note of Occurrence of Mus rattus at Opawa. By A. C. Murray-Aynsley 754 On the Dicraniums of New Zealand. By R. Brown 754 Abstract of Annual Report 755 Election of Officers for 1896 755 Exhibit of Nests and Young of the Katipo. By Captain Hutton 755 On the Holothurians of New Zealand. By Professor Dendy, D.Sc., President 755 otago institute. Exhibit of New Zealand Passion-flower. By F. R. Chapman 756 Remarks on an Egg of Megapodius pritchardi. By A. Wilson 756 On a Method of Colour-mixing. By Professor Scott 756 On the Etymology of the word “Penguin.” By Dr. Hocken 756 Natural History: Notes of a Trip in the “Hinemoa.” By Professor Parker 757 Notice of a Catalogue of Flowering-plants found near Dunedin. By J. Tennant 757 On the Anti-toxin Treatment of Diphtheria. By Dr. W. S. Roberts 757 Professor Huxley, from the Point of View of a Disciple. By Professor Parker 757 Remarks on an Arrow-head Worm (Spadella) from New Zealand Waters. By Professor Parker 758

On New Zealand Fisheries, and the Desirability of introducing New Species of Fish. By G. M. Thomson 758 Abstract of Annual Report 758–759 Election of Officers for 1896 759 Resolution regarding Dr. J. Murray completing the “Challenger” Reports 759 Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute. Anniversary Address by the President 760 The Zoda or Thodawar Tribe of Madras, and their Funeral Customs. By A. R. W. Lascelles 760 Bimetallism. By W. F. Howlett 760 Reminiscences of the Tin-mines of Cornwall Seventy Years Ago. By the Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S. 760 The Coinage of England under Charles I. By H. M. Lund 760 Native Names of Places. By Taylor White 760 On University Extension in New Zealand. By H. Hill 761 On Pond Spiders. By Taylor White 761 A Hunting Spider. By Taylor White 761 Rats nesting in Trees. By Taylor White 761 The Moa and the Maoris. By Taylor White 761 On Antarctic Exploration. By the Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S. 761 Abstract of Annual Report 761 Election of Officers for 1896 761 Nelson Philosophical Society. On the Anti-toxin Treatment of Diphtheria. By Dr. J. Hudson 762 List of Exhibits 762 Abstract of Annual Report 762 Election of Officers for 1896 762 Remarks on the Government of the New Zealand Institute 762 List of Exhibits 763 Appendix. Meteorological Statistics for 1895 767 Notes on the Weather for 1895 768 Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1895 768 Honorary Members of the New Zealand Institute 769 Ordinary Members of the New Zealand Institute 770–777 Institutions and Persons to whom this Volume is presented 778–782 Index 783–787 Corrigenda vi Contents vii–xii List of Plates xiii Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute xv Abstracts of Rules and Statutes of the New Zealand Institute xv–xvii Roll of Incorporated Societies xviii Officers of Incorporated Societies, and Extracts from the Rules xviii–xxi

List of Plates. [Note.—These are placed at the end of the volume. Plate Author. see page I. Hocken.—Tasman's Chart of New Zealand Coast 117 II. Hamilton.—Map of Otago Heads 141 III. H.B. Kirk.—Sponges 210 IV. " 210 V. Marshall.—Diptera 249 VI. " 249 VII. " 249 VIII. " 309 IX. " 309 X. " 309 XI. " 309 XII. " 309 XIII. " 309 XIV. " 311 XV. Marshall.—Dodonidia helmsi 313 XVI. Maskell.—Coccids 409 XVII. " 409 XVIII. " 409 XIX. " 409 XX. " 410 XXI. " 410 XXII. " 410 XXIII. " 411 XXIV. Maskell.—Aleurodids 445 XXV. " 446 XXVI. " 446 XXVII. " 446 XXVIII. " 447 XXIX. " 447 XXX. " 447 XXXI. " 448 XXXII. " 448 XXXIII. " 448 XXXIV. " 449 XXXV. " 449 XXXVI. Hutton.—Excavation for Moa-bones at Kapua 627 XXXVII. Sutherland.—Map showing Discoveries at Milford Sound 724