Contents

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

Contents Transactions. I.—Miscellaneous. Pages Art. I. Traces of Civilization: An Inquiry into the History of the Pacific. By Joshua Rutland. Communicated by E. Tregear, F.R.G.S. 1–51 II. An Investigation into the Hates of Mortality in New Zealand during the Period 1881–91. By C. E. Adams, B.Sc., A.I.A., F.S.S., Lecturer on Applied Mathematics, Lincoln College 52–60 III. Australasian Weather-charts and New Zealand Storms. By Major-General Schaw, R.E., C.B… 61–71 IV. A Comparison between the Animal Mind and the Human Mind. By Charles W. Purnell 71–82 V. A Phase of Hypnotism. By Edward Tregear 83–94 VI. Kerns and Serifs. By R. Coupland Harding 95–99 VII. On Fires in Coal-ships: Their Causes and Prevention. By J. C. Firth 100–111 VIII. Presidential Address. By W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S. 111–129 IX. Presidential Address. By the Rev. William Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S. 129–150 X. The Maoris To-day and To-morrow. By H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S. 150–162 XI. On the Poua and Other Extinct Birds of the Chatham Islands. By Taylor White 162–168 XII. Notes from Murihiku. By A. Hamilton 169–178 II.—Zoology. XII. Notes on the Ornithology of New Zealand. By Sir Walter L. Buller, D.Sc., K.C.M.G., F.R.S. 179–207 XIV. The Stenopelmatidæ of New Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S 208–242 XV. Note on the Mantis found in New Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., Curator of the Canterbury Museum 242–243 XVI. On Two New Globe-fish. By F. E. Clarke 243–250 XVII. Notes on the Occurrence of a Species of Lophotes on the Coast of Taranaki. By F. E. Clarke 251–252 XVIII. Notes on certain Species of New Zealand Ducks. By W. W Smith, F.E.S. 252–256 XIX. On Virgularia gracillima in Lyttelton Harbour. By Arthur Dendy, D.Sc., F.L.S., Professor of Biology in the Canterbury College, University of New Zealand 256–257 XX. Notes on New Zealand Land Planarians: Part III. By Arthur Dendy 258–264

Art. XXI. The Lizards (Lacertilia) indigenous to New Zealand, By A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., B.Sc., and C. Frost, F.L.S. Communicated by Captain F. W. Hutton 264–280 XXII. Notes on the Cicadas of New Zealand. By A. T. Potter 280–282 XXIII. Descriptions of Two New Species of Lepidoptera. By E. F. Hawthorne 282–283 XXIV. Described Species of New Zealand Araneæ omitted from the Catalogue of 1891, “Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.” By A. T. Urquhart 284 XXV. Natural History Notes. By S. H. Drew, Curator of the Public Museum, Wanganui. Communicated by Sir J. Hector 284–287 XXVI. On Formol for Preservation of Natural History Specimens. By S. H. Drew 288–290 XXVII. On some Tick-parasites of the Kiwi. By W. M. Maskell 290–293 XXVIII. Further Coccid Notes: with Descriptions of New Species, and Discussion of Points of Interest. By W. M. Maskell, Registrar of the University of New Zealand, Corr. Mem. Roy. Soc. of South Australia 293–331 III.—Botany. XXIX. On the Flora of the North Cape District. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S., Curator of the Auckland Museum 333–385 XXX. Notice of the Establishment of Vallisneria spiralis in Lake Takapuna, together with some Remarks on its Life-history. By T. F. Cheeseman 386–390 XXXI. On some Plants new to the New Zealand Flora. By T. F. Cheeseman 390–393 XXXII. An Account of the Plants growing at “The Gums,” Taita. By T. Mason 393–412 XXXIII. Notes on the Occurrence of Kauri-gum in the Kahikatea Forest at Turua. By L. J. Bagnall 412–413 XXXIV. A Description of some New Indigenous New Zealand Forest Ferns. By the Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S. 414–421 XXXV. xxSupplement to List of Flowering-plants indigenous to Otago. By D. Petrie, M.A., F.L.S 421–422 XXXVI. Note on Gunnera ovata, Petrie. By D. Petrie 422–424 XXXVII. Descriptions of New Native Plants. By D. Petrie 425–426 XXXVIII. A Modern Chapter in Vegetable Physiology. By D. Petrie 427–441 XXXIX. On New Zealand Mosses. By T. W. Naylor Beckett, F.L.S. 441–445 XL. Notes on several Species of Delesseria, One being New. By Robert M. Laing, B.Sc. 446–450 XLI. New Zealand Musci: Notes on the Genus Dicranum, with Description of New Species, including Some Doubtful Species of Blindia. By Robert Brown 451–465 XLII. Notes on the New Zealand Musci, and Descriptions of New Species. By Robert Brown 465–477 XLIII. Further Notes on the New Zealand Musci: Genus Trichostomum, with Descriptions of Some New Species. By Robert Brown 478–490 XLIV. On the Disappearance of the New Zealand Bush. By the Rev. P. Walsh 490–496

Art. XLV. Description of a New Genus of Gramineæ. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. 497 XLVI. Remarks on Paratrophis heterophylla, Bl. By T. Kirk 498–500 XLVII. On Carmichaelia, Corallospartium, Huttonella, and Notospartium. By T. Kirk 501–509 XLVIII. Notes on the Botany of the East Cape District. By T. Kirk 509–532 XLIX. On the History of Botany in Otago. By T. Kirk 532–540 IV.—Geology. L. The Moas of the North Island of New Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., Curator of the Canterbury Museum 541–557 LI. On the Leg-bones of Meionornis from Glenmark. By Captain F. W. Hutton 557–560 LII. On Two Moa-skulls in the Canterbury Museum. By Captain F. W. Hutton 561–564 LIII. On Alterations in the Coast-line of the North Island of New Zealand. By C. F. Maxwell 564–667 LIV. On Artesian Water Prospects in Poverty Bay and Gisborne. By H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S. 567–571 LV. On a Volcanic-dust Shower in Napier. By H. Hill 571–572 V.—Chemistry. LVI. On the Bromine Method of Estimating Sulphur in Gaseous Compounds. By Dr. W. P. Evans 573 LVII. Refraction and Reflexion of x-rays. By Dr. W. P. Evans 573–574 LVIII. On the Position that Cyanogen holds in Relation to the Simple Radicals, and its Inability to combine directly with Silver or Gold. By William Skey, Analyst to the Department of Mines 574–576 LIX. Further Results showing that Free Cyanogen does not dissolve or even attack Gold. By William Skey 576–581 LX. On the Conductivity of certain Substances hitherto supposed to be Non-conducting for Voltaic Electricity. By William Skey 581–532 LXI. On the Oxidation of Mercury in Air and Water; also of Iron in Alkaline Solution. By William Skey 582–588 LXII. Notes on some Experiments with Chemical Manures. By W. F. Worley 588–590 New Zealand Institute. Twenty-eighth Annual Report 593–595 Accounts for 1895–96 595