Contents. 



PAGES 



Hypnotism : Its Fallacies and Facte. By R. M. Laing . . 731 

 ■On the Cultivation of New Zealand Alpine Plants. By L. 



Cockayne . . . . . . . . . . . . 781 



Address on the Cell. By J. B. Mavne . . . . . . 732 



On Veronica armstrongii. ByL. Cockaxne .. .. .. 732 



On Scale-insects presented by the late Mr. Maskeli. By Pro- 

 fessor Dendy . . . . . . . . . . . . 732 



Eesolution on Antarctic Exploration. . .. .. .. 732 



On an Albino Skylark. By Captain Hutton, F.R.S. .. .. 732 



The Microscope in Geology. By R. Speiglit .. ., .. 733 



Appreciation of the late Rev. W. Colenso, F.R.S. .. .. 734 



Abstract of Annual Report . . .. .. .. .. 734-735 



Election of Officers for 1899.. .. .. .. .. 735 



Electricity in the Service of Technical Chemistry. By Dr. W. P. 



Evans.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 735 



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Appreciation of the late Mr. Thomas Kirk, F.L.S. .. .. 736 



On some Peculiar Attachment-discs developed in some Species 



oi LorantJms. By G. M. Thomson, F.L.S. .. ..736-737 



On New Zealand Fungi. By G. M. Thomson . . . . . . 737 



A List of Described Genera and Species of New Zealand Flower- 

 ing Plants. By A. Hamilton .. .. .. .. 737 



Remarks on a Curious Nest. By Dr. T. M. Hocken .. .. 737 



On Additions to the Museum. By Professor Benham .. 738 

 Notice of the Discovery of a Live Notornis. By Professor 



Benham .. .. .. .. .. .. 738 



Notice of Discovery of a Moa Eggshell. By Professor Benham 738 

 On Relics of the Old Native Population on the Upper Molyneux. 



By Dr. T. M. Hocken . . . . . . . . . . 738 



On Rare Maori Weapons and Implements. By Dr. T. M. 



Hocken .. .. .. .. .. .. 738 



On Nitrogenous Nodules from the Roots of Leguminous Plants. 



By J. S. Tennant . . . . . . . . . . 738 



On a Kiwi-feather Mat. By A. Hamilton .. .. '.. 738-739 



Remarks on Mr. A. Hamilton's Work on Maori Art. By A. Bath- 

 gate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 739 



On the Distribution of A^oiornis, and General Notes on the Genus. 



By A. Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . 739-740 



On the Study of Natural History. By G. M. Thomson . . 740-743 



On the Palolo, a Marine Worm from Fiji. By Dr. T. M. Hocken 743 

 The Art of War as practised in Old New Zealand. By A. 



Hamilton .. .. .. .. .. .. 743 



On a New Nudibranch. By Professor Benham .. .. 743 



On a Maori Chert Quarry. By A. Hamilton . . . . . . 743 



On Specimens of Native Spring Flowers. By A. Hamilton . . 743 

 Remarks on the Recent Discovery of a Notornis. By A. Hamil- 

 ton . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 743-744 



Appreciation of the late Mr. John Buchanan, F.L.S. .. .. 744 



Abstract of Annual Report .. .. .. .. .. 745 



Notice of the late Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, K.C.B. . . . . 745 



Remarks on the Proposed Fish-hatchery at Purakanui . . 745 



Election of Officers for 1899.. .. .. .. .. 745-746 



Address by the President, Mr. F. R. Chapman .. .. 746-747 



List of Plants supplementary to the Dunedin Field Club's Cata- 

 logue of Dunedin Plants. By B. C. Aston .. .. 747 



List of Freshwater AlgcB collected by Mr. J. S. Tennant, B.Sc. . . 748 



