Contents. vii 



Art. XLII. Remarks on the Genus Ahrotanella, Cassini, with pages 

 Descriptions of New Species. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. 418-422 

 XLIII. Descriptions of New Plants from the Vicinity of Port 



Nicholson. By T. Kirk .. .. ..423-425 



XLIV. Notice of the Occurrence of Australian Orchids in 



New Zealand. By T. Kirk .. .. .. 425-428 



XLV. On a New Mistletoe. By T. Kirk .. ..429-430 



IV. — Miscellaneous. 



XLVI. On the Ancient Relations between New Zealand and 

 South America. By Dr. H. von Jhering, Rio 

 Grande do Sul, Brazil : communicated b}' Pro- 

 fessor Hutton .. .. .. .. 431-445 



XLVII. Vestiges : Reminiscences : Memorabilia of Works, 

 Deeds, and Sayings of the Ancient Maoris. By 

 W. Colenso, P.R.S., F.L.S., &c. .. ..445-467 



XLVIII. Status quo : A Retrospect. — A Few More Words by 

 way of Explanation and Correction concerning 

 the First Finding of the Bones of the Moa in New 

 Zealand ; also Strictures on the Quarterly Re- 

 viewer's Severe and Unjust Remarks on the Late 

 Dr. G. A. Mantell, F.R.S., in connection with the 

 same. By W. Colenso . . . . . . 4G8-478 



XLIX. The Tradition respecting the Aboriginal Inhabitants 

 of Whakatane. By the late Lieutenant-Colonel 

 St. John : communicated by T. Kirk . . . . 478 



L. On the Working of Greenstone or Nephrite by the 



Maoris. By F. R. Chapman . . . . . . 479-539' 



LI. On the Native Dog of New Zealand. By Taylor 



White .. .. .. .. .. 540-55T 



LII. Discoveries of Moa-bones. By H. C. Field . . 558-561 



LIII. Ou the Shifting of Sand-dunes. By H. C. Field . . 5G1-568 

 LIV. On Earthquakes in the Vicinity of Wauganui. By 



H. C. Field . . . . . . . . . . 569-573 



LV. Notes on the Earthquake of the 24th June, 1891. 



By George Hogben, M.A. . . . . . . 574-577 



LVI. Notes on the Earthquake of the 5th July, 1891, in 

 Cook Strait : an Attempt to define the Epi- 

 centrum. By George Hogben. . .. .. 577-579 



LVII. On Geyser-action at Rotorua. By Camille Malfroy, 



C.E., J. P., Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur . . 579-590 

 LVIII. The Rotorua Railway and District. By James 



Stewart, C.E. . . . . . . . . 591-602 



LIX. Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe. By H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S. 603-625 

 LX. On the Establishment of an Expert Agricultural De- 

 partment in New Zealand. By W. M. Maskell, 

 F.R.M.S. .. .. .. .. .. 625-627 



LXI. The Farm : Winter Pasture and its Grazing. By 



J. R. Wilkinson, M.A. .. .. ..628-630 



LXII. On Moth-destruction. By Coleman Phillips . . 630-633 



LXIII. Is it expedient to make Vaccination compulsory ? 



By R. H. Bake well, M.D., &c. . . . . 634-641 



LXIV. Brake-Fins : A Proposed Appliance for the Better 

 Handling of Ocean Steamers. By the Rev. Philip 

 Walsh .. .. .. .. .. 641-644 



LXV. Mill on Demonstration and Necessary Truth. By 



William W. Carlile, ]\I.A. . . . . . . 644-653 



LXVI. The Stability of Ships: its Principles made clear bv 



Models and Diagrams. By E. Withy , . .". 653-676 



