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Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 36, 1903, Unnumbered Page

Contents. Transactions. I.—Miscellaneous. pages Art. I. Notes on Two Maori Calabashes, with Carved Wooden Necks, called Tuki or Ko-ano-ano. By Dr. Newman 1–4 II. On the Maori Method of preparing and using Kokowai. By Archdeacon Walsh 4–10 III. Moriori Carving on the Trunks of Karaka-trees. By A. Hamilton 11–13 IV. Maori Marriage Customs: being Notes on Ancient Maori Customs, Ritual and Sociological, connected with Courtship, Marriage, and Divorce; together with some Account of the Levirate, and of many Superstitious Beliefs and Ancient Animistic Myths connected with the same, as held and preserved by the Maori Peoples of the Tuhoe Tribe. By Elsdon Best 14–67 V. The Sparrow Plague and its Remedy. By A. Bathgate 67–79 VI. Note on the Veracity of the Returns of Age in the Census of 1901. By Professor Segar 80–84 VII. On Certain Decimal and Metric Fallacies. By R Coupland Harding 85–111 II.—Zoology. VIII. The Kohoperoa or Koekoea, Long-tailed Cuckoo (Urodynamis taitensis): An Account of its Habits, Description of a Nest containing its (supposed) Egg, and a Suggestion as to how the Parasitic Habit, in Birds has become established. By Robert Fulton, M.B., C.M., Edin 113–148 IX. Description of a New Fish. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S 148–149 X. On the Occurrence of Centrolophus in New Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S. 149–150 XI. Revision of the New Zealand Members of the Genus Phorocera. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S. 150–158 XII. Two New Flies By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S. 158–154 XIII. On a New Weta from the Chatham Islands. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S. 154 XIV. Description of a New Blow-fly from Campbell Island. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S. 155 XV. On the Occurrence of the Curlew-Sandpiper (Ancylochilus sub-arquatus) in New Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S. 155–156 XVI. On the Anatomy of Paryphanta fumosa, Tenison-Woods. By R. Murdoch 156–161.

Art. XVII. On the Occurrence of Vanessa atalanta and Plusia festucæ in Southland. By A. Philpott 161 XVIII. Notes on Southern Lepidoptera. By A. Philpott 161–170 XIX. Notes on an Insect found in some Hot Springs at Taupo. By J. W. Poynton 170–172 XX. The Sipunculids of New Zealand. By Professor W. B. Benham 172–184 XXI. On a New Species of Leech (Hirudo antipodum) recently discovered in New Zealand. By Professor W. B. Benham 185–192 XXII. A Note on the Oligochæta of the New Zealand Lakes. By Professor W. B. Benham 192–198 XXIII. An apparently New Species of Regalecus (R. parkeri). By Professor W. B. Benham 198–200 XXIV. A Species of Ixodes parasitic on the Grey Duck. By Professor C. Chilton 201–202 III.—Botany. XXV. Plants naturalised in the County of Ashburton. By W. W. Smith 203–225 XXVI. A Botanical Excursion during Midwinter to the Southern Islands of New Zealand. By L. Cockayne, Ph D. 225–333 XXVII. Abnormal Growth of a Plant of Phormium colensoi. By Right Rev. W. L. Williams 333–334 XXVIII. On Abnormal Developments in New Zealand Ferns: with a List of Papers by various Authors on the Ferns of New Zealand. By A. Hamilton 334–372 XXIX. List of Papers and Notices on Botanical Subjects in the “Transactions of the New Zealand Institute” and other Publications. By A. Hamilton 342–372 IV.—Geology. XXX. On the Subdivision of the Lower Mesozoic Rocks of New Zealand. By Professor Park 373–404 XXXI. On the Age and Relations of the New Zealand Coalfields. By Professor Park 405–418 XXXII. On the Geology of North Head, Waikouaiti, and its relation to the Geological History of Dunedin. By Professor Park 418–480 XXXIII. On the Jurassic Age of the Maitai Series. By Professor Park 431–446 XXXIV. On the Discovery of Permo-carboniferous Rocks at Mount Mary, North Otago. By Professor Park 447–453 XXXV. The Northern Wairoa By E K. Mulgan, M.A. 453–464 XXXVI. Notes on a Small Collection of Fossils from Wharekuri, on the Waitaki River, North Otago. By A. Hamilton 465–467 XXXVII. Boulders in Triassic Conglomerate, Nelson. By Dr. P. Marshall 467–471 XXXVIII. Second Supplement to the “Materials for a Bibliography of the Dinornithidae.” By A. Hamilton 471–473 XXXIX. Note on the Remains of some Extinct Birds of New Zealand found near Ngapara By A Hamilton 474–477 XL. Note on a Dyke at Nugget Point. By R. Speight, M.A., B Sc. 477–479 XLI. Some Caves and Water-passages in the Greymouth District By H. N. McLeod 479-480

V.—Chemistry and Physics. Art. XLII. On the Regeneration of Cyanide Solutions. By Godfrey Doveton, M.A.I.M.E. Communicated by Professor J. Park 481–483 XLIII. Studies on the Chemistry of the New Zealand Flora. By Professor T. Easterfield and B. C. Aston 483–486 XLIV. Note on the Interaction of Citric and Sulphuric Acids. By James Bee 486–487 XLV. An Experiment bearing on the Wave Theory of Light. By J. S. S. Cooper 487–490 XLVI. The Physical Properties of Kauri-gum. By J. S. S. Cooper 490–492 XLVII. Note on a supposed Heat-effect. By J. S. S. Cooper 492 I.—Miscellaneous—continued. XLVIII. On certain Statistics respecting the Trend of English Trade. By Professor H. W. Segar 493–501 XLIX. A Note on Drawing for Competitions. By Professor H. W. Segar 501–504 L. A Comparison of the Age-distribution of the Populations of the Four Chief Provincial Districts of New Zealand. By Professor H. W. Segar 504–511 Annual Report of the New Zealand Institute 515 “New Zealand Institute Act, 1903” xii.–xiv. Regulations of the New Zealand Institute under the Act of 1903 xiv.–xvii. Report on Colonial Time-ball Observatory 517 Proceedings— Wellington Philosophical Society 523 " Auckland Institute 539 " Philosophical Institute of Canterbury 534 " Otago Institute 538 " Westland Institute 543 " Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute 545 " Nelson 546