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AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. 



On a Puka (Meryta sinclairii) gnawed by Rats. By Professor 



F. D. Brown . . 

 On the Necessity for a good Maori Lexicon. By F. D. Fenton. . 

 On the Liquefaction of Gases. By Professor F. D. Brown 

 Notes on the Crater of White Island. By Captain Fairchild . . 

 ■On the Persistence of Savagery. By the Rev. J. Bates 

 On the British Empire in India. By the Right Rev. W. G. 



Cowie, D.D. .. 

 Note on the Nesting Habits of the Matuku or Bittern. By 



P. E. Cheal . . 

 Abstract of Annual Report . . 

 Election of Officers for 1894. . 

 Resolution as to securing Little Barrier Island as a Preserve for 



Native Birds . . 



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PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY. 



Chlorine a Cure for Consumption. By Professor Bickerton . . 673 

 A Simple System of Graphic Formulte as applied to Organic 



Chemistry. By Professor Bickerton . . . . . . 673 



On Nova Aurigse in connection with the Theory of Cosmic Im- 

 pact. By Professor Bickerton . . . . . . . . 674 



Our Immortal Cosmos. By Professor Bickerton . . . . 675 



Stability of Cosmic Spheres. By Professor Bickerton.. .. 675 



Theory of Hail. By Professor Bickerton . . . . . . 675 



Abstract of Annual Report . . . . . . . . . . 675 



Election of Officers for 1894 . . . . . . . . 675 



OTAGO INSTITUTE. 

 Exhibits described 



On Dredgings from the Bounty Islands. By A. Hamilton 

 Presentations and Additions to the Library . . 

 Exhibits described 



On the Modes of Burial of the Maoris. By A. Hamilton 

 Models of Specimens of Natural Objects described by Professor 



Parker 

 Observations on local Avifauna. By A. Wilson, M.A. . . 

 On the Development of the Chicken. By Professor Parker 

 On the Early History of New Zealand. By Dr. T. M. Hocken. 

 Exhibit of Local Orchids. By A. Hamilton . . 

 On the Cultivation of the Auckland Islands Antherium. By 



P. R. Chapman . . 



Abstract of Annual Report . . 

 Election of Officers for 1894. . 



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WESTLAND INSTITUTE. 



Abstract of Annual Report • . 

 Election of Officers for 1894.. 



681 

 681 



HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. 



Annual Address : On the New Mesmerism. By the President, 



Dr. Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . 682 



A humble Precursor of Darwin : the Rev. Ezekiel Blomfield. 



By W. Dinwiddle . . . . . . . . . . 682 



Forms of Burial : a Plea for Cremation, By P. S. McLean . . 683 



