Index.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 29, 1896, Unnumbered Page

Index. Authors. A. Adams, C. E., 52 Adams, C. W., 628 B. Bagnall, L. J., 412 Beckett, T W. Naylor, 441 Bickerton, Professor, 624 Brown, Professor F. D., 616 Brown, Robert, 451, 465, 478 Buller, Sir W., 179 C. Cheeseman, T. F., 333, 386, 390 Clarke, F. E., 243, 251 Cockayne, L., 623 Clarke, Professor Michell, 623 Colenso, Rev. W., 129, 414, 631, 633 D. Dendy, Professor A., 256, 258, 625 Don, Dr. J. R., 627 Drew, S. H., 284, 288 E. Evans, Dr W. P., 573, 623 Egerton, Professor C. W., 617 Ewington, F. G., 617 F. Fereday, R. W., 624 Field, H. C., 615 Firth, J. C, 100 Fitton. C., 608 Frost, C, 264 H. Harding, R. Coupland, 95 Hamilton, A., 169, 629, 630 Hawthorne, E. F., 282 Hector, Sir J., 602, 604, 605, 607, 612, 613 Hill, H., 150, 567, 571, 631, 632 Hocken, Dr. T. M., 628 Hogben, G., 628 Hudson, G. V., 607 Hutchinson, F., 631 Hutton, Captain F. W., 208, 242, 541, 557, 561 42 K. Kingsley, R. I., 635 Kirk, T., 497, 498, 501, 509, 532 L. Laing, Robert M., 446 Lucas, A. H. S., 264 Lukins, E., 607. 635 M. Mason, T., 393 Maskell, W. M., 290, 293 Maxwell, C. F., 564 Moore, Dr. T. C, 632 P. Parker, Professor T. J., 627, 628, 629, 630 Petrie, D., 421, 422, 425, 427 Potter, A. T., 280 Purnell, C. W., 71 R. Roberton, Dr. E., 618 Rutland, J., 1 S. Schaw, Major-General, 61 Scott, Professor R. J., 623 Seager, S. Hurst, 622 Seddon, S. T., 616 Segar. Professor H. W., 618 Shand, Professor, 626 Skey, W., 574, 576, 581, 582 Smith, W. W., 252 Symes, Dr. W. H., 623 T. Thomas, Professor A. P., 618 Thomson, G. M., 626, 627, 628 Travers, W. T. L., 111 Tregear, E. 83 U. Urquhart, A. T., 284 W. Walsh, Rev. P., 490 Wilson, A., 629 Worley, W. F., 588 White, Taylor, 162, 632, 633

Subjects. A. Africa, On South, 617 Alkaline Solutions, Oxidation of Iron in, 584 Animal Mind and Human Mind compared, 71 Antarctic Exploration, 111, 599 Anti-toxins, On, 618 Araneæ of New Zealand, 284 Arctic Adventure and Theories, 631 Argon, 125 Art, Historical Development of Domestic 622 Artesian Water Prospects at Poverty Bay, 567 Auckland Institute, xvi., 616, 618, 621, 644 Australasian Weather-charts, 61, 605 Australia, Rain of Blood in, 613 Aztec Statuary, Notes on a Piece of, 628 B. Biology, On Recent Progress in, 625 Birds of New Zealand, 179, 252, 284, 629, 635 Birds of the Chathams, On the Extinct, 162, 682 Blackbird, A Mottled, 635 Botanical Papers, 333 Bromine Method of estimating Sulphur in Gaseous Compounds, 573 Brunner Mine Disaster, 602 C. Campylopus, New Species of, 465 Canterbury Philosophical Institute, xvii., 622, 624, 625, 647 Carlyle, On, 617 Carmichaelia and Allied Species, Notes on, 501 Carter, Charles Booking, 602 Chatham Islands, Extinct Birds of, 162, 632 Chemical Manures, Experiments with, 588 Chemistry Papers, 573 Christchurch Gas, Sulphur in the, 623 Cicadas of New Zealand, 280 Coal-mine, Disaster at the Brunner, 602 Coal Ships, Fires in, 100 Coast-line of North Island, Changes in, 564 Coccidæ, New Species of; 293 Conductivity of Certain Substances, 581 Cordyline, On the Edible, 600 Cyanogen, Chemical Position of, 574, 576, 604, 607 D. Delesseria, A New Species of, 446 Diadema nerina: Its Occurrence at Hamilton, 616 Dicranum, New Species of, 451 Dog of New Zealand, The Native, 606, 633 Ducks of New Zealand, On the, 252 E. Earthquakes in New Zealand in 1896, 641 East Cape District, Botany of the, 509, 614 Egypt, New Lights on Old, 682 Electric Discharge, On the, 626 Electricity, Conductivity of Certain Substances for Voltaic, 581 F. Ferns, On New, 414 Fire-raising by Friction, 628, 631 Fires in Goal Ships, 100 Fish-hatchery, Report on proposed, 626, 627 Flora of the North Cape District, 338 Flowering-plants of Otago, 421 Flowers, Improvement of Wild, by Artificial Selection, 623 Fluorescence, On, 616 Forests of New Zealand, Destruction of the, 490 Formol for Preserving Specimens, On, 288 Fossil Remains from St. Bathan's, 628 G. Gaseous Compounds, Bromine Method of estimating Sulphur in, 573 Gas, On Sulphur in the Christ-church, 623

Geological Papers, 541 Gisborne, Artesian Water Prospects at, 567 Globe-fish, On Two New, 243 Gold and Silver, Inability of Cyanogen to combine with, 574, 576, 604, 607 Gold-drift, Occurrence of Moa-bones in, 607 Gold in Auriferous Lodes, Review of Theories to account for, 627 Gramineæ, A New Genus of, 497 Graptolites from Golden Ridge, 635 Gunnera ovata, Note on, 422 H. Harpagornis, Skeleton of, 628 Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, xviii., 681, 633, 650 Helium and other Light Gases, Cosmic Importance of, 624 Hypnotism, A Phase of, 83, 603 I. Iron in Alkaline Solutions, Oxidation of, 584 Islands South of New Zealand, Notes of a Journey to the, 635 K. Kauri-gum in a Kahikatea Forest, Occurrence of, 412 Kerns and Serifs, 95 Kiwi, Tick-parasites of the, 290 L. Land Planarians of New Zealand, 258 Lepidoptera, New Species of, 282 Lepidoptera, Synonymic List of New Zealand, 624 Lizards of New Zealand, 264 Lophotes, Occurrence of, in Taranaki, 251, 604 M. Mantell, Hon. Walter B. D., 593 Mantis, Note on the New Zealand, 242 Manures, Experiments with Chemical, 588 Maori, a Month with the, 618 Maori Dog, The Ancient, 606, 633 Maori, On some Relics of the, 169 Maori Pas and Whares, The Construction of, 630 Maori Records, Necessity for Preservation of, 612 Maoris To-day and To-morrow, 150 Maori, The Food and Cooking Methods of the, 633 Meionornis, On the Leg-bones of, 557 Mercury, Oxidation of, in Air and Water, 582 Meteorology of New Zealand, 639 Mind, Comparison of Animal and Human, 71 Miracle Plays, 623 Miscellaneous Papers, 1 Moa, On the Leg-bones of a, 557 Moa-bones at Macrae's, Deposit of, 629 Moa-bones in Gold-drift, 607 Moa Remains, 285 Moas of the North Island, 541 Moa-skulls in Canterbury Museum, 561 Mortality in New Zealand, Rates of, 52 Mosses of New Zealand, 441, 451, 465, 478 Mueller, Baron Sir F. von, 628 Murihiku, Notes from, 169 N. Napier, Volcanic-dust Shower at, 571 Narcissus, History, Varieties, and Cultivation of the, 618 Natural History Notes, 284 Nelson Philosophical Society, xix., 635, 651 New Zealand, Alterations in Coastline of, 564 New Zealand Bush, On the Disappearance of the, 490 New Zealand Constitution, Rise and Growth of the, 628 New Zealand Dog, 606, 633 New Zealand Garden, List of Plants growing in a, 393 New Zealand Institute—Accounts, 595 Election of a Governor of the, 612 Election of Honorary Members of the, 593, 612 Free-list, 652 Governors, xiii. Honorary Members, 642 Incorporated Societies, xvi. Nomination of a Governor of the, 610

New Zealand Institute— Nomination of Honorary Members of the, 610 Officers and Rules of Incorporated Societies of, xvi. Officers, xiii. Ordinary Members, 643 Report, 593 Rules, xiii. New Zealand Plants, Remarks on Some, 501 New Zealand, Rates of Mortality in, 52 New Zealand Storms, Australasian Weather-charts and, 61, 605 North Gape District, Flora of the, 333 O. Ornithology of New Zealand, 179, 614 Orthagoriscus mola, 286, 627 Osmium-iridium, On a Specimen of, 613 Otago, Flowering-plants of, 421 Otago, History of Botany in, 532 Otago Institute, xvii., 626, 629, 630, 648 Oxidation of Mercury in Air and Water, 582 P. Parapara, Osmium-iridium found at, 613 Parasites of the Kiwi, 290 Paratrophis heterophylla, Remarks on, 498. Periodic Law, Order in the Irregularity in the, 624 Pharazyn, Hon. Robert, 602 Physiology of Vegetable Life, 427 Planarians, New Zealand Land, 258 Plants growing in a New Zealand Garden, List of, 393 Plants, New Species of, 390, 414, 425, 446, 451, 465, 478, 497 Polynesia, History of, 1, 600, 606, 610 Polyzoa, List of New Zealand, 629 Poua, On the, an Extinct Bird of the Chathams, 162, 632 Poverty Bay, Artesian Water Prospects at, 567 Presidential Addresses, 111, 129, 427, 625, 630 Proceedings of Incorporated Societies, 597 R. Rain of Blood in Australia, Account of a, 613 Rats nesting in Trees, 633 Refraction and Reflexion of x-rays, 573 Richmond, Mr. Justice, 593 Röntgen Rays, 118, 578, 599, 626 Rutherford, the Pakeha-Maori, 632 S. Science, Study of, 129 Seismic Phenomena, 615 Seismological Committee, Account of Work of International, 628 Selection, Improvement of Wild Flowers by Artificial, 623 Serifs and Kerns, 95 Shells of Napier, 631 Silver, Inability of Cyanogen to combine with, 574 Solids: Their Behaviour under High Intensity of Stress, 623 Southland Institute, xviii. Stenopelmatidæ of New Zealand, 208 Sulphur in Gaseous Compounds, Bromine Method of estimating, 573 Sulphur in the Christchurch Gas, On, 623 Sunfish, 286, 627 T. Taita, An Account of the Plants growing at “The Gums,” 393 Tetrodon, New Species of, 243 Tick-parasites of the Kiwi, 290, 612 Ti-tawhiti, Remarks on the, 600 Traces of Civilization in the Pacific, 1, 600, 606, 610 Trichostomum, New Species of, 478 U. University Extension in New Zealand, 632 V. Vallisneria spiralis in New Zealand, 386 Vedalia cardinalis, 609 Vegetable Caterpillar, Notes on the, 608 Vegetable Physiology, A Modern Chapter in, 427

Victoria regia, On the, 631 Virgularia gracillima at Lyttelton, 256 Volcanic-dust Shower at Napier, 571 Volcanic Phenomena, 615 Voltaic Electricity, Conductivity of certain Substances hitherto supposed to be Non-conducting for, 581 W. Waitati Valley, Birds of the, 629 Water Filtration, 623 Wellington Philosophical Society, xvi., 599, 613, 643 Westland Institute, xviii., 634, 649 West Wanganui, Flora and Fauna of, 635 X. x-rays, Refraction and Reflexion of, 573 Z. Zoological Papers, 179

Schematic Diagrams To Illustrate Suggested Origins.

Maori Curiosities.

Maori Curiosities.

Maori Curiosities. (Hamilton)

Maori Curiosities. (Hamilton)

Maori Curiosities. (Hamilton)

Anas Chlorotis. (Baoun)

Stenopel Matidæ

Stenopel Matidæ

Tetrodon Gillbanksii. (Baoun)

Tetrodon Cheesemanii. (Clarke)

Lophotes.(C)

Tick Parasites of the Kiwi.

Coccidæ

Coccidæ

Coccidæ

Coccidæ

Coccidæ

Sketch Map to accompany a Paper by Mr. Cheeseman —on the Flora of the— North Cape District

Mniobryum tasmanicum.

Tortula Petriei.

Zygodon Mucronatus.

Delesseria. (Laing.)

Delesseria.

Dicranum (Brown)

Dicranum (Brown)

Dicranum (Brown)

Dicranum (Brown)

Dicranum (Brown)

Dicranum (Brown)

Camplylopus (Brown)

Camplylopus (Brown)

Camplylopus (Brown)

Camplylopus (Brown)

Trichostomum (Brown)

Trichostomum (Brown)

Trichostomum (Brown)

Trichostomum. (Brown)

Simplicia Laxa.

Paratrophis Heterophylla. (Kirk)

Paratrophis Heterophylla (Kirk)

Moa's Remains. (Hutton.)

Moa's Remains (Hutton.)

Moa's Remains (Hutton.)

Moa's Remains (Hutton.)