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v' : s TRANSACTIONS 





AND 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE 



1904 



VOL. XXXVII. 



(Twentieth op New Series) 



EDITED AND PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THK BOARD OP 

 GOVERNORS OP THE INSTITUTE 



BY 



A. HAMILTON 



Issued June, 190c 



WELLINGTON 

 JOHN MACKAY, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



KEGAN, PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNEE, & CO., PATERNOSTER HOUSE, 

 CHARING CROSS ROAD, LONDON 



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