viii Contents. 



V. — Miscellaneous. 

 Abt. pages 



LXIII. Inaugural Address. By Edward Tregear . . . . 605-623 



LXIV. CoDgetiital Stigmata. By Edward Tregear . . 623-625 



LXV. The Art of the Whare Pora: Notes on the Clothing 

 of the Ancient Maori, their Knowledge of pre- 

 paring, dyeing, and weaving Various Fibres, 

 together with some Account of Dress and 

 Ornaments, and the Ancient Ceremonies and 

 Superstitions of the Whare Pora. By Elsdon 

 Best • .. .. .. .. .. 625-658 



LXVI. A Comparison of New Zealand Mortality during the 

 Periods 1874-81 and 1881-91. By C. E. Adams, 

 B.Sc, A. I. A., Engineering Scholar and Engineer- 

 ing Exhibitioner, Canterbury College, and Senior 

 Scholar, New Zealand University; formerly Lec- 

 turer on Applied Mathematics, Canterbury Agri- 

 cultural College . . . . . . . . 659-660 



LXVII. A Conaparison of the General Mortality in New Zea- 

 land, in Victoria and New South Wales, and in 

 England. By C. E. Adams .. .. ..661-666 



LXVIII. An Account of the Fiji Fire Ceremony. By Dr. 



T. M. Hccken, P.L.S. .. .. ..667-672 



LXIX. Moa Farmers. By Richard Henry. Communicated 



by Sir J. Hector . . . . . . . . 673-677 



LXX. Old Huts at Dusky Sound. By Richard Henry. 



Communicated by Sir J. Hector . . . . 677-680 



LXXI. Red Cats and Disease. By Richard Henry. Com- 

 municated by Sir J. Hector . . . . . . 680-683 



LXXII. National Pensions— a Proposed Scheme. By H. 



Hill, B.A., F.G.S. .. .. .. ..683-703 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 



Thirtieth Annual Report . . . . . . ... • . 707-710 



Accounts for 1897-98 . . . . . . . . . - 710 



PEOCEEDINGS. 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



New Members of Council 



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



Appreciation of the late Mr. William Miles Maskell 



Presentations to Colonial Museum described by Sir J. Hector 



Shore Fishes of Fiji presented by Sir W. Buller 



Chitons from Lyall Bay presented by Miss Mestayer . . 



Siphonaria ohliquata presented by Miss Mestayer 



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