Contents. ix 



Aet. XLI. On the Neiglibourhood of Te Aoxoa, Northern Wai- pages 

 roa. By John Harding, of Mount Vernon . . 336-338 

 XLII. Notes on the Geology of Tongariro and the Taupo 

 District. By Professor A. P. W. Thomas, M.A., 

 F.L.S., F.G.S. .. .. .. ..338-853 



IV. — Chemistky. 



XLIII. On the Manganese Deposits of the Auckland Dis- 

 trict. By J. A. Pond, Colonial Analyst . . 355-358 



XLIV. On the Occurrence of Tellurium in the Thames 



Lodes. By J. A. Pond . . . . . . 358-359 



XLV. On the Preparation of Artificial Chromes for Orna- 

 mental Purposes. By William Skey, Analyst 

 to the Geological Survey Department . . 359-363 



XLVI. On the Fallacy of the Electro-capillary Theory. 



By William Skey . . . . . . '. . 363-367 



XL VII. On the Occurrence of Native Lead at Collingwood, 

 and its Association with Gold. Bj' William 

 Skey .. .. .. .. .. 367-368 



V. — Miscellaneous. 



XLVIII. Sanitary Sewerage. By H. P. Higginson, M.I.C.E. 369-378 

 XLIX. Notes on the Islands to the South of New Zealand. 



By A. Reischek, F.L.S. . . . . . . 378-389 



L. On the Visit of Captain Cook to Poverty Bay and 



TolagaBay. By Archdeacon W. L. Williams. . 389-397 

 LI. On the Relics of Captain Cook's Last Voyage. By 



Taylor White .. .. .. .. 397-398 



LII. Snow Scenes on the Southern Alps. By Taylor 



White .. .. .. .. .. 398-401 



LIII. Notes on Coloured Sheep. By Taylor White . . 402-406 

 LIV. Notes on the Waikato River Basins. By L. Cussen 406-410 

 LV. A Local Tradition of Raukawa — a Legend of Mau- 



ngatahi. By T. Pine . . . . . . 416-418 



LVI. On the Slental Effects of certain Vowel-sounds. By 



R. Coupland Harding . . . . . . 418-423 



LVII. Rabbit Disease in the Wairarapa. By Coleman 



Phillips .. .. .. .. .. 429-438 



LVIII. The Ancient l\roa-hunters at V.'aingongoro. By 

 Lieut. -Colonel McDonnell : communicated by 

 James Park, F.G.S. , . . . . . 438-441 



LIX. On the Mechanical Description of a Straight Line 

 by means of Link-work. By W. Steadman 

 Aldis .. .. .. .. .. 441-446 



LX. The Knowledge of Cattle amongst the ancient Poly- 

 nesians. By Edward Tregear, F.R.G.S. . . 447-476 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 



Twentieth Aimual Report . . . . . . . . . . 479-480 



Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480' 



