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Contents. Pages Roll of Honour xxi–xxiii Presidential Address xxv–xxxiv Anthropology. Art. I. The Maori Genius for Personification; with Illustrations of Maori Mentality. By Elsdon Best, F.N.Z. Inst. 1–13 XLVIII. Maori Food-supplies of Lake Rotorua, with Methods of obtaining them, and Usages and Customs appertaining thereto. By Te Rangi Hiroa (P. H. Buck), D.S.O., M.D. 433–451 XLIX. Maori Decorative Art: No. 1, House-panels (Arapaki, Tuitui, or Tukutuku). By Te Rangi Hiroa (P. H. Buck), D.S.O., M.D. 452–470 L. An Account of a (supposed Maori) Sharpening-stone. By Robert Fulton, M.D. 471–472 Botany. Art. XL. Notes on Specimens of New Zealand Ferns and Flowering-plants in London Herbaria. By W. R. B. Oliver, F.L.S., F.Z.S., Dominion Museum, Wellington 362–365 XLI. Descriptions of New Native Flowering-plants, with a few Notes. By D. Petrie, M.A., Ph.D., F.N.Z.Inst. 365–371 XLII. The Genus Cordyceps in New Zealand. By G. H. Cunningham 372–382 XLIII. Unrecorded Plant-habitats for the Eastern Botanical District of the South Island of New Zealand. By W. Martin, B.Sc. 383–385 XLIV. Further Studies on the Prothallus, Embryo, and Young Sporophyte of Tmesipteris. By the Rev. J. E. Holloway, D.Sc., F.N.Z.Inst., Hutton Memorial Medallist 386–422 XLV. New Species of Flowering-plants. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.N.Z.Inst., Curator of the Auckland Museum 423–425 XLVI. New Plant-stations. By A. Wall, M.A., Professor of English, Canterbury College 426–428 XLVII. On Growth-periods of New Zealand Trees, especially Nothofagus fusca and the Totara (Podocarpus totara). By H. B. Kirk, M.A., F.N.Z.Inst., Professor of Biology, Victoria University College 429–432 Geology. Art. IV. Notes on a Geological Excursion to Lake Tekapo. By R. Speight, M.A., M.Sc., F.G.S., F.N.Z.Inst., Curator of the Canterbury Museum 37–46 V. The Modification of Spur-ends by Glaciation. By R. Speight, M.A., M.Sc., F.G.S., F.N.Z.Inst., Curator of the Canterbury Museum 47–53

Art. VI. Recent Changes in the Terminal Face of the Franz Josef Glacier. By R. Speight, M.A., M.Sc., F.G.S., F.N.Z.Inst., Curator of the Canterbury Museum 53–57 VII. Notes on the Geology of the Patea District. By P. G. Morgan, M.A., F.G.S., Director of the Geological Survey, New Zealand 58–64 VIII. The Geological History of Eastern Marlborough. By Professor James Park, F.G.S., F.N.Z.Inst. 65–72 IX. The Birth and Development of New Zealand. By Professor James Park, F.G.S., F.N.Z.Inst. 73–76 X. Some Tertiary Mollusca, with Descriptions of New Species. By P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc., F.G.S., F.N.Z.Inst., Hector and Hutton Medallist, and R. Murdoch 77–84 XI. Fossils from the Paparoa Rapids, on the Wanganui River. By P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc., F.G.S., F.N.Z.Inst., Hector and Hutton Medallist, and R. Murdoch 85–86 XII. Tertiary Rocks near Hawera. By P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc., F.G.S., F.N.Z.Inst., Hector and Hutton Medallist, and R. Murdoch 86–96 XIII. Geology of the Waikato Heads District and the Kawa Unconformity. By M. J. Gilbert, M.Sc. (Rev. Brother Fergus), Sacred Heart College, Auckland 97–114 XIV. Notes on the Geology of Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. By J. A. Bartrum, Auckland University College 115–127 XV. A Conglomerate at Onerahi, near Whangarei, Auckland, New Zealand. By J. A. Bartrum, Auckland University College 128–130 XVI. The Warped Land-surface on the South-eastern Side of the Port Nicholson Depression, Wellington, New Zealand. By C. A. Cotton, D.Sc., F.N.Z.Inst., Victoria University College, Wellington 131–143 XVII. Porirua Harbour: a Study of its Shore-line and other Physiographic Features. By G. Leslie Adkin 144–156 XVIII. An Account of the Geology of the Green Island Coalfield. By L. I. Grange, M.Sc., A.O.S.M. 157–174 XIX. On an Ice-striated Rock-surface on the Shore of Circle Cove, Lake Manapouri. By J. M. Fowler 175 History. Art. II. Old Redoubts, Blockhouses, and Stockades of the Wellington District. By Elsdon Best, F.N.Z.Inst. 14–28 III. The First New Zealand Navy; with some Episodes of the Maori War in connection with the British Navy. By Herbert Baillie 29–36 Zoology. Art. XX. Notes on New Zealand Mollusca: No. 1, Descriptions of Three New Species of Polyplacophora, and of Damoniella alpha. By Miss M. K. Mestayer, Dominion Museum 176–180 XXI. Notes on New Zealand Mollusca: No. 2. By Miss M. K. Mestayer, Dominion Museum 180 XXII. Notes on New Zealand Chilopoda. By Gilbert Archey, M.A., Assistant Curator, Canterbury Museum 181–195 XXIII. A New Species of Shark. By Gilbert Archey, M.A., Assistant Curator, Canterbury Museum 195–196 XXIV. The Leaf-mining Insects of New Zealand: Part II. By Morris N. Watt, F.E.S. 197–219

Art. XXV. Some New Zealand Amphipoda: No. 2. By Charles Chilton, M.A., D.Sc., M.B., C.M., LL.D., F.L.S., C.M.Z.S., F.N.Z.Inst., Hon. Mem. Roy. Soc. N.S.W.; Professor of Biology, Canterbury College, New Zealand 220–234 XXVI. The Life-history of some New Zealand Insects: No. 1. By John G. Myers, F.E.S. 235–237 XXVII. A Revision of the New Zealand Cicadidae (Homoptera), with Descriptions of New Species. By John G. Myers, F.E.S. 238–250 XXVIII. Bionomic Notes on some New Zealand Spiders, with a Plea for the Validity of the Species Araneus orientalis Urquhart. By John G. Myers, F.E.S. 251–256 XXIX. Notes on the Hemiptera of the Kermadec Islands, with an Addition to the Hemiptera Fauna of the New Zealand Subregion. By John G. Myers, F.E.S. 256–257 XXX. Notes on the Blepharoceridae (Diptera) of New Zealand. By J. W. Campbell 258–288 XXXI. Material for a Monograph on the Diptera Fauna of New Zealand: Part II, Family Syrphidae. By David Miller, F.E.S., Government Entomologist 289–333 XXXII. Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. By E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S. 334–336 XXXIII. Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. By Alfred Philpott, F.E.S., Assistant Entomologist, Cawthron Institute of Scientific Research, Nelson 337–342 XXXIV. Description of a New Dragon-fly belonging to the Genus Uropetala Selys. By R. J. Tillyard, M.A., Sc.D. (Cantab.), D.Sc. (Sydney), F.L.S., F.E.S., Entomologist and Chief of the Biological Department, Cawthron Institute of Scientific Research, Nelson 343–346 XXXV. Studies of New Zealand Trichoptera, or Caddis-flies: No. 1, Description of a New Genus and Species belonging to the Family Sericostomatidae. By R. J. Tillyard, M.A., Sc.D. (Cantab.), D.Sc. (Sydney), F.L.S., F.R.S., Entomologist and Chief of the Biological Department, Cawthron Institute of Scientific Research, Nelson 346–350 XXXVI. Descriptions (with Illustrations) of Four Fishes new to New Zealand. By L. T. Griffin, F.Z.S., Assistant in the Auckland Museum 351–357 XXXVII. Observations on certain External Parasites found upon the New Zealand Huia (Neomorpha acutirostris Gould) and not previously recorded. By George E. Mason 357–359 XXXVIII. The Crab-eating Seal in New Zealand. By W. R. B. Oliver, F.L.S., F.Z.S., Dominion Museum, Wellington 360 XXXIX. Variations in Amphineura. By W. R. B. Oliver, F.L.S., F.Z.S., Dominion Museum, Wellington 361 Miscellaneous. Art. LI. The Food Values of New Zealand Fish: Part II. By (Mrs.) Dorothy E. Johnson, B.Sc. in Home Science 472–478 LII. The Chemistry of Flesh Foods—(5) The Nitrogenous Constituents of Meat-extracts. By A. M. Wright, A.I.C., F.C.S.; (Miss) J. F. Bevis, B.Sc.; and the late P. S. Nelson, M.Sc. 479–483 LIII. The Anticomplementary Properties observed in certain Serum Reactions. By A. M. Wright, Captain N.Z.M.C., Bacteriologist, N.Z.E.F. 484–486

Proceedings. Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors 489–506 Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute Science Congress 506–519 Wellington Philosophical Society 520–524 Auckland Institute 525–527 Philosophical Institute of Canterbury 528–530 Otago Institute 531–532 Nelson Institute 533 Manawatu Philosophical Society 533–534 Wanganui Philosophical Society 534 Appendix. New Zealand Institute Acts and Regulations 537–542 Hutton Memorial Medal and Research Fund 543–545 Hector Memorial Research Fund 545–546 Regulations for administering the Government Research Grant 547–548 Carter Bequest 548 New Zealand Institute—List of Officers, &c. 549–553 Roll of Members 554–569 Serial Publications received by the Library of the Institute 570–575 Last of Institutions to which the Publications of the Institute are presented 576–581 Index of Authors 583–584