Index.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 34, 1901, Unnumbered Page

Index. Authors. A. Adams, C. E., 569 Ashley, J., 580 Aston, B. C., 495 Austin, A. D., 574 B. Bee, J., 497 Benham, Professor, 149, 151, 155, 585, 586 Best, Elsdon, 34, 69 Broun, Captain T., 175 Brown, E. G., 519 Brown, Professor F. D., 573 Browning, Miss K., 583 C. Carse, H., 359, 362 Chapman, F. R., 582 Chilton, Dr., 579 Cockayne, L., 243, 578 Colquhoun, Dr., 582 D. Dendy, Professor, 123, 147, 578, 579 Dinwiddie, W., 590 E. Easterfield, Professor, 495, 497, 499, 565, 566, 567 Ewington, F. G., 573 F. Fox, C. E., 452 H. Hall, J. W., 388 Hamilton, A., 224, 447, 539 Haszard, H. D. M., 386 Hector, D., 513, 514 Hector, Sir J., 239, 563, 564, 569 Henry, R., 570, 587 Hill, H., 396 Hocken, Dr., 99, 584 Hudson, G. V., 18, 31 Hutchinson, F., jun., 409 Hutton, Captain, F. W., 169, 175, 179, 196, 197, 198, 579 K. Kennedy, Dr., 590 L. Laing, R. M., 327 Leahy, Dr., 590 Lewis, J. H., 201, 565 M Marshall, Dr. P., 585 Miller, E. V., 575 Mulgan, E. K., 414 O. Olliver, Margaret F., 147 P. Park, Professor, 435, 440, 444 Petrie, D., 390

Q. Quail, A., 226 R. Robertson, P. W., 499, 501 S. Salmon, E. S., 325 Segar, Professor, 115 Smith, W. W., 199 Stewart, J., 1, 573 Stewart, J. T., 451 Suter, H., 204, 207 T. Talbot-Tubbs, Professor, 574 Tanner, T., 590 Thomas, Professor, 402, 575 Thomson, G. M., 588 Thomson, W. M., 241 W. Walker, Captain J. J., R.N., 572 Wall, Professor, 579 White, Taylor, 135 Williams, Rev. H. W., 507 Subjects. A. Acids, Vapour Densities of the Fatty, 499 Adulteration of Food, 590 Alepisaurus ferox, Occurrence of, 197 Andesites from the Thames, On some, 435 Antipodes Island, Diptera of, 169 Artesian Well at Aramoho, 451 Astrape aysoni, n.s., 224 Astronomical Photographs exhibited, 574 Auchenopterus aysoni, n.s., 240 Auckland Institute— Date of Incorporation, xvi. Election of officers, 577 Members of, 610 officers and Rules, xvi. Presidential Address to, 1 Proceedings of, 573 Report, 576 Auckland Islands, Beetles of, 175 Auckland Islands, Diptera of, 169 Auckland Islands, On a Marine Galaxias from the, 198 B. Balœnoptera rostrata, Anatomy of Young, 151 Barrier, Little, Land Mollusca of, 204 Barrier, Little, Reserve for Birds on, 577 Beetles attacked by Mites, 199 Beetles of the Auckland Islands, 175 Birds, Reservation for Native, 577 Boar-fish, Occurrence of a, 587 Botanical Papers, 243 Brain versus Muscle in the Production of Wealth, 573 C. Campbell Island, Diptera of, 169 Cancer—see Insanity Canterbury Philosophical Institute— Date of Incorporation, xvi. Election of officers, 581 Members of, 613 officers and Rules, xvii. Proceedings of, 578 Report, 580 Caterpillar, The Vegetable, 396, 571 Chain Standard, Notes on the Sydney, 569 Charity Organization, On, 583 Chatham Islands, A New Fossil Pecten from, 196 Chatham Island Natives, Customs and Relics of, 123 Chatham Island, The Plant-covering of, 243, 578 Chemistry, Papers on, 495 Clarke, the late F. E., Drawings of Fishes by, 563 Coast-line, On the Secular Movements of the New Zealand, 440 Coga breviceps, Notes on, 155 Coleoptera, Notes on, 201, 565 Gomet of 1901, 31 Comets, with Special Reference to the Recent One, 590 Cordiceps robertsii, On, 396, 571 Corynocarpus lœvigata, Chemical Properties of, 495 Creation as revealed by the Telescope, The Wonders of, 590

Crustaceans, Note on Schizopod, 579 D. Diptera of New Zealand, Additions to the, 179 Diptera of the Southern Islands, 169 Dunedin, On the Surroundings of, 588 Dusky Sound, Natural - history Notes from, 570 E. Earthquakes reported in New Zealand in 1901, 597, 598 Earth's Motion in Space, The Equatorial Component of the, 513 Economic Science, Ruskin's Influence on, 575 Education, Some Aspects of Technical, 590 Elements and Compounds, Latent Heats of Fusion of the, 501 Embryology of New Zealand Lepidoptera, 226 Entelea arborescens, Remarks on, 565 Entomology of New Zealand, Notes on the, 572 Europe, On the Learned Societies of, 579 Evolution in Literary Types, 579 F. Fauna of New Zealand, Proposition for an Index of the, 578, 580, 583, 588 Ferns, Epiphytes of Tree-, 359 Fever as affected by Mosquitoes, 582 Fishes and Fishing, List of Papers on New Zealand, 539 Fishes, Drawings of, by the late F. E. Clarke, 563 Fish, Fossil, from Kaikorai, 585 Fish-hatchery, Progress of the Proposed, 582, 588 Fishes, Notes on New Zealand, 224, 239, 563, 564, 570, 587 Flora, Chemistry of the New Zealand, 495 Flora of the Mauku District, 362 Food-adulteration, 590 Fourth Dimension, Observations on the, 507 Fusion of the Elements and Compounds, Latent Heats of, 501 G. Galaxias, On a Marine, from the Auckland Islands, 198 Geological Papers, 409 Glacier Moraines in the Leith Valley, Notes on, 444 Graptolites from Preservation Inlet, 579 Greek Painted Vases: their Importance, Form, and Design, 574 Growth of Trees in New Zealand, 386, 388 H. Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute— Date of Incorporation, xvi. Election of Officers, 591 Members of, 616 Officers and Rules, xviii. Proceedings of, 590 Report, 591 Health Statistics, Remarks on Recent, 115 Hemirhamphus, On a Fossil, 585 Herring, Notes on the Picton, 570 Histopterus, Occurrence of, 587 Hydroid, On a New Type of, 579 I. Index of the Fauna of New Zealand, Proposition for an, 578, 580, 583, 588 Insanity, Cancer, and Phthisis in New Zealand, On the Recent Statistics of, 115 Insects, Senses of, 18, 561 Islands, Diptera of the Southern, 169 Isotachis, On a New, 325 K. Kaikorai, Fossil Leaves and Fish from, 585 Kaikorai Valley, On Leaf-beds in, 585 Karaka-nut, Chemical Properties of the, 495, 566 L. Lamprey, The New Zealand, 147 Lampris lima, Occurrence of, 587 Land Mollusca of Little Barrier, 204 Latent Heats of Fusion of the Elements and Compounds, 501 Learned Societies of Europe, On the, 579

Leith Valley Moraines, On some, 444 Lepidoptera, Embryology of New Zealand, 226 Literary Types, Evolution in, 579 Literature in New Zealand, Early, 99, 584 Little Barrier Island, Land Mollusca of, 204 Little Barrier Island Reserve for Birds, 577 Lizard, On a New, from Fortrose, 585 M. Mair Maori Collection, Purchase of the, 576 Maori Carved House from Taheke, Account of the, 573, 577 Maori Games, 34 Maori Magic, 69 Martinborough District, Note on Caves in, 562 Mathematical Treatment of the Problem of Production, Rent, Interest, and Wages, 514 Mauku District, Flora of the, 362 Mesoplodon hectori, Note on a Young, 563 Meteorology of New Zealand, 595, 598 Miscellaneous Papers, 1, 539 Mites attacking Beetles and Moths, On, 199 Moa, On an Entire Egg of a, 149 Moa Remains, Distribution of, 562 Moeraki, On the Septarian Boulders of, 447 Molecular Weight Determination, Raoult's Method for, 497, 567 Mollusca, Land, of Little Barrier, 204 Mollusca, List of New Zealand, 207 Moriori Race, On Relics of the, 123 Mosquitoes: their Relation to Malarial Fever, 582 Moths attacked by Mites, 199 Mountains, Across the, 575 N. Napier-Greenmeadows Road, Notes on the, 409 Native Plants, New, 390 Natural-history Notes from Dusky Sound, 570 Nelson Institute— Date of Incorporation, xvi. Election of officers, 592 Members of, 616 Nelson Institute—continued. officers and Rules, xix. Proceedings of, 592 New Zealand Coast-level, Changes of, 440 New Zealand, Early Literature in, 99, 584 New Zealand Fishes and Fishing, List of Papers on, 539 New Zealand Institute— Accounts, 553 Honorary Members of, 608 Incorporated Societies of, xvi. Nomination of Governors, 564 officers of, xiii. Ordinary Members of, 609 Presentation List, 617 Proceedings of, 559 Report, 551 Rules of, xiii. Norfolk Island, On a Shrimp from, 579 O. Octopus, Note on an, 564 Opha, Occurrence of, 587 Otago Institute— Date of Incorporation, xvi. Election of officers, 588 Members of, 614 officers and Rules, xvii. Proceedings of, 582 Report, 587 P. Panax arboreum epiphytic on Tree-ferns, 359 Parawai, Thames, On Tree-growing at, 386, 388 Pecten dendyi, n.s., from Chatham Islands, 196 Philological Study in Natural History, A, 135 Phthisis—see Insanity Phylloglossum, On the Prothallium, of, 402 Physics, Papers on, 495 Picton Herring, Notes on the, 570 Planimeter, The Theory of the Polar, 569 Plant-covering of Chatham Island, 243, 578 Plants, Chemical Properties of, 495, 566 Plants, New Native, 390 Political Economy mathematically treated, 514 Polynoid, On a New, 241

Pond Life, or Dick's Dive in a Duck-pond, 590 Preservation Inlet, Graptolites from, 579 Proceedings, 559 Production, Rent, Interest, and Wages, Mathematical Treatment of the Problem of, 514 Progress, On some Conditions of, 578 Protnallium of Phylloglossum, The, 402 R. Raoult's Method for Molecular Weight Determination, 497, 567 Ray, On a New Electric, 224 Reservations for Native Birds, 577 Rorqual, External Anatomy of a Young, 151 Rorqual, On the Method of Feeding by the, 587 Rosella Parrots in New Zealand, Note on, 561 Ruskin's Influence on Economic Science, 575 S. Schizopod Crustaceans, Note on, 579 Seaweeds, List of New Zealand, 327 Seismographs, Records of Milne, 598 Septarian Boulders at Moeraki, 447 Shrimp from Norfolk Island, On a, 579 Sight, On the Sense of, 579 Skey, William, In Memoriam, 554 Snares, Diptera of the, 169 Southern Islands, Diptera of the, 169 Southland Institute— Date of Incorporation, xvi. officers of, xix. Sparrow, Note on a Deformed, 562 Sperm Whale, Note on the Lesser, 155 Sphenodon punctatum, Breeding Habits of, 580 Statistics, Remarks on Recent Health, 115 Stone Implements, On a Collection of, 582 Sydney Chain Standard, Notes on the, 569 T. Technical Education, Some Aspects of, 590 Thames Goldfield, On some Andesites from the, 435 Time, The Measurement of, 573 Trees, Growth of, in New Zealand, 386, 388 Tuatara, On the Breeding Habits of the, 580 V. Vapour Densities of the Fatty Acids, 499 Variation, Phenomena of, and their Symbolic Expression, 519 Vegetable Caterpillar, On the, 396, 571 Volcanic Beds of the Waitemata Series, 414, 452 W. Waitemata Series, On the Volcanic Beds in the, 414, 452 Wanganui, Artesian Well at, 451 Wealth, Brain versus Muscle in the Production of, 573 Wellington Philosophical Society— Date of Incorporation, xvi. Election of officers, 569 Members of, 609 officers and Rules, xvi. Proceedings of, 561 Report, 568 Westland Institute— Date of Incorporation, xvi. Election of officers, 589 Members of, 615 officers and Rules, xviii. Proceedings of, 589 Report, 589 Whales, Notes on, 151, 155, 563, 587 Whau, Remarks on the, 565 X. Xiphocharis compressa from Norfolk Island, 579 Z. Zoological Papers, 147 John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—1902.

Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Comet of 1901.—Hudson.

Health Statistics.—Segar.

Health Statistics.—Segar.

Health Statistics.—Segar.

Moriori Carvings.—Dendy.

Moriori Relics.—Dendy.

Moa's Egg.—Benham. (Reduced.)

Petchen Dendyi,n.s.—Hutton.

Alepisaurus Ferox.—Hutton.

Astrape Aysoni, n.s.—Hamilton.

Astrape Aysoni, n.s.—Hamilton.

Astrape Aysoni. n.s.—Hamilton.

Embryo N.Z. Lepidoptera.—A. Quail.

Notes on N.Z. Fishes.—Hector

Notes on N.Z. Fishes.—Hector

Cotula Featherstonii.—Cockayne.

Myosotidium Nobile.—Cockayne.

Olearia Semidentata.—Cockayne.

Dracophyllum Arboreum.—Cockayne.

To illustrate papers by A. Dendy and L. Cockayne.

Isotachis Stephanii

Fig. 1. Fig. 2. Cordiceps.—Hill.

Rock Sections.—Mulgan.

Rock Sections.—Mulgan.

Rock Sections.—Mulgan.

Rock Sections.—Mulgan.

Rock Sections.—Mulgan.

Moraines, Leith Valley.—Park.

Moraines, Leith Valley.—Park.

Moeraki Boulders.—Hamilton.

Moeraki Boulders.—Hamilton.

Moeraki Boulders.—Hamilton.

Moeraki Boulders.—Hamilton.

Moeraki Boulders.—Hamilton.

Cone in Cone-Limestone.—Hamilton.

Cone in Cone-Limestone.—Hamilton.

Phenomena of Variation P.P.—Brown.

Phenomena of Variation P.P.—Brown.

Parnell Grit.—Fox

Parnell Grit.—Fox.

Parnell Grit.—Fox

Records of Milne Seismograph No. 20.—Hogben.

Records of Milne Seismograph No. 20.—Hogben.