Contents. vii. 



IV. — Miscellaneous. 



pages. 



Akt.XLV. Ancient Alphabets in Polynesia. By E. Tregear, 



F.R.G.S. . . . . . . . . . . 353 — 368 



XL VI. Polynesian Folk-lore.— Part H. : The Origin of Fire. 



By E. Tregear . . . . . . . . 369—399 



XL VII. The Aryo-Semitic Maori : a Eeply. By E. Tregear . . 400—413 

 XL VIII. On Maori Ancestry. By James Coutts Crawford, F.G.S. 414—418 

 XLIX. Ancient Tide-lore, and Tales of the Sea, from the two 

 Ends of the World. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., 

 F.L.S., etc. . . .. .. .. ..418—422 



L. Notes on the Derelict Ship in Facile Harbour, Dusky 



Bay. By T. M. Hocken, M.R.C.S., F.L.S. . . 422—428 



LI. On a Stereoscopic Aspect of the Moon. By J. Hard- 

 castle . . . . . . . . . . 428 



LII. On the Etymology of the word " dierectus," in Plautus. 



By Professor F. W. Haslam, M.A. . . . . 429—430 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 



Nineteenth Annual Report . . . . . . . . . . 433 — 434 



Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 



PROCEEDINGS. 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Anniversary Address. By Dr. F. B. Hutchinson, M.R.C.S. . . 439 



Geological Specimens exhibited . . . . . . . . 439 — 440 



Notes on Forestry. By J. S. Prendeville . . . . . . 440 



Recent Explorations North of Chalky Sound, West Coast of Otago. 



By A. Reischek . . . . . . . . . . 441 



Exploration of Dusky Sound by Mr. Docherty . . . . . . 442 



On the Occurrence of Black Sulphur in the Native State. By Sir 



J. Hector .. .. .. .. .. .. 442 



Remarks on Specimens collected by Professor Hutton from the 



Auriferous Deposit at Te Aroha . . . . . . . . 442 



Exhibit of live Helices . . . . . . ... . . 443 



On the Importance of Tide-gauges, and Description of a simple 



Tide-gauge invented by the Author. By Sir J. Hector . . 443—444 

 Extraordinary Discovery regarding Generation in Insects. By 



W. M. Maskell, F.R.M.S. .. .. .. ..444—445 



Exhibit, illustrative of Propagation of Alga . . . . . . 445— 446 



Exhibit of a rare Diatom (Stauroneis fulmen) .. .. .. 446 



Exhibit of Photograph of Prismatic Solar Spectrum on a Chloro- 



phyl plate .. .. .. .. .. .. 446 



Remarks on a Collection of Rocks from the Kermadec Islands, 



made by Captain Fairchild. By Sir J. Hector . . . . 446 



On a small-sized Specimen of the Hapuka, Hectoria (Oligorus) 



gigas, Castelneau, caught in Wellington Harbour. By Sir J. 



Hector .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 446—447 



Notice of a Giant Sun-fish (Orthagoriscus mola) cast ashore at 



Cape Campbell. By A. Hanson . . . . . . . . 447 



