X Contents. 



PEOCEEDINGS. 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. ^^^^.^^ 



Inaugural Address by the President, W. M. Maskell, P.E.M.S. . . 483-484 

 Two Suggestions for the Consideration of the Governors of the 



New Zealand Institute. By A. de B. Brandon .. . . 485-486 



On the Limestones and other Eocks of the Rimutaka and Tararua 



JMountains. By A. McKay, F.G.S. .. ., ..486-487 



On the Supposed Occurrence of Two Sets of Greensand-beds at 



Waihao Forks, South Canterbury. By A. McKay . . 488-489 



On a Discovery of Manganese near Wellington. By J. Wallace 489 



On the Oil-bearing Strata of the North Island. By J. Park, 



F.G.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. 489-492 



-On the Earthquake of 1st September, 1888, and its Bearing upon 



the Architecture of Wellington. By W. M. Maskell, 



F.R.M.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. 492-498 



On Earthquakes and Architecture. By T. TurnbuU, P.P. LB. A., 



M.I.G.A., and A.C.A. .. .. .. ., .. 498-502 



Exhibit of Minerals from Riclmiond Hill, CoUingwood . . 502 



Notes on Lasioptcra ccrcalis. By G. V. Hudson . . . . 507-508 



Notes on Te Karamea Bluff. By Captain G. jMair . . . . 508 



Remarks on Earthquakes in the Amuri, District, South Island. 



By A. McKay. F.G.S. .. .. .. .. ,.508-509 



Remarks on Alumite from Australia. By Sir J. Hector . . 509 



Note in reference to a Paper in Vol. xx. of the " Transactions." 



By T. Wakelin, M.A. . . . . . . . . . . 610 



Abstract of Annual Report and Accounts . . . . . . 612 



Scheme for Encouragement of Research . . . . . . 512 



Remarks on Insect-pests and their Cure. By W. 'M. Maskell . . 513 



Election of Officers for 1889 . . . . . . . . 513 



On the Electro-magnetism of Atmospheric Oxygen ; its Causes, 



and some of its Effects. By the Hon. R. Hart, M.L.C. . . 613 



AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. 



Anniversary Address by the President, S. P. Smith, F.R.G.S. . . 514 



Remarks on Ethnological Specimens from the Islands. By S. P. 



Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514 



The Realms of Imagination. By the Rev. E. H. Gulliver . . 514 



Poor-relief. By the Rev. W. Tebbs . . . . . . . . 514 



Electrolj'sis. By Professor F. D. Brown . . . . . . 514 



On new Beetles collected by Mr. Urquhart at Te Aroha. By 



Captain T. Broun . . . . . . . . . . 515 



The Chemistry of Agriculture. By J. A. Pond . . . , 515 

 Darwinism tested by Logic. By R. H. Bakewell, I\I.D. . . 515 

 I\Iicro-organisms, and their Power in Evcry-day Life. By Pro- 

 fessor Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 



On Optics. By Dr. C. Purchas . . . . . . . . 516 



On the School of Agriculture at Lincoln. By A. Gray.. .. 516 



On Scientific IMethods of ]\Iodern Phannacology. By Dr. T. G. 



Davy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 



Abstract of Annual Report and Accounts . . . . . . 516-517 



Election of Officers for 1889.. .. .. .. .. 517 



Address to Mr. S. P. Smith, ex-President . . . . . . 517 



Address to Mr. Reischek . . . . . . . . . . 517 



