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OTAGO INSTITUTE. 



On certain Volcanic Appearances in Dowling Street, Duncdin. pages 



ByL. 0. Beal.. .. .. •• •• .. 712 



On the Structure of the Jlammalian Ovum. By Professor T. J. 



Parker, P.R.S... .. .. .. .. .. 712 



On the Growth of Ileodictyon. By Professor Parker . . . . 712 



Exhibit of Tasmanian Sponges .. .. .. .. 712 



Exhibit of Maori Implements and Ornaments. By F. R. Chap- 

 man . . . . . . • . . . • • . . 713 



On the Dunedin Water-supply. By G. M. Thomson, F.L.S. . . 713 

 On the Extinction of the Native Birds on the West Coast. By 



James Richardson . . . . . . . . . . 713 



Exhibit of Fossil Swordfish . . . . . . _ . . . . 713 



Correspondence relating to Reserves for the Protection of Native 



Birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713 



On the Foundation and Settlement of Canterbury. By Dr. 



Hocken .. .. .. •• •• .. 713 



On some Maori Bone Pendants from Otago. By A. Hamilton . . 714 

 Note on a Species of Branchellion found on a Skate. By Pro- 

 fessor Parker, F.R.S. . . . . . . . . . . 714 



Specimens of Dujardinia exhibited by Professor Parker . . 714 



Annual Report and Balance-sheet . . . . • . . . 715 



Election of Officers for 1892.. .. .. .. .. 715 



On the Rise and Development of the Science of Political 



Economy. By Professor Gibbons . . . . . . 715 



WESTLAND INSTITUTE. 



Annual Report and Balance-sheet . . . . . . . . 716 



Election of Officers for 1892.. .. .. .. .. 71G 



HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. 

 Inaugural Address by the President, H. Hill, B.A. . . . . 717- 



On the Rise, Progress, and Power of the Native Press of India. 



By the Right Rev. Dr. Stuart, Bishop of Waiapu 

 Account of the Introduction of the Bumble-bee to New Zealand. 



By Dr. Moore . . 

 On Tuberculiue. By Dr. Spencer 

 On Ferns. By H. Pinckney 

 On the Influence of the Ruahine Mountains 



Hawke's Bay. By — Westall . . 

 Crescent Shadows. By Taylor White 

 Language and the Cow. By Taylor White 

 Language and Water. By Taylor White 

 Annual Report and Balance-sheet 

 Election of Officers for 1892 . . 



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NELSON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Exhibits described .. .. .. .. .. .. 723 



On the Recent Annual Session of the Australasian Association 



for the Advancement of Science. By Sidney Black . . 723 



Kesolution regarding the President . . . . . . . . 723 



Presentations to the Museum . . . . . . . . 723 



Exhibits described . . .. .. .. .. .. 723 



On the Sectional Work of the Australasian Association for the 



Advancement of Science. By Sidney Black .. .. 723-724 



On the Statistics relating to Professor Koch's Cure for Tubercu- 

 losis. By Dr. J. Hudson .. .. .. .. 724 



Election of Officers for 1892.. .. .. .. .. 724 



