CONTENTS. 



TEANSACTIONS. 



I. — Miscellaneous. 



Art. I. Traces of Civilization: An Inquiry into the History pages 

 of the Pacific. By Joshua Rutland. Communi- 

 cated by E. Tregear, F.R.G.S. . . . . 1-51 

 II. An Investigation into the Rates of Mortality in New 

 Zealand during the Period 1881-91. By 0. E. 

 Adams, B.Sc, A.I.A.,F.S.S., Lecturer on Applied 

 Mathematics, Lincoln College . . . . 52- 60 



III. Australasian Weather-charts and New Zealand 



Storms. By Major-General Schaw, R.E., C.B... Gl- 71 



IV. A Comparison between the Animal Mind and the 



Human Mind. By Charles W. Purnell .. 71-82 



V. A Phase of Hypnotism. By Edward Tregear . . 83- 94 



VI. Kerns and Serifs. By R. Coupland Harding . . 95- 99 



VII. On Fires in Coal-ships : Their Causes and Prevention. 



By J. C. Firth . . . . . . . . 100-111 



VIII. Presidential Address. By W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S. 111-129 

 IX. Presidential Address. By the Rev. William Colenso, 



F.R.S., F.L.S. .. .. .. .. 129-150 



X. The Maoris To-day and Tomorrow. By H. Hill, 



B.A., F.G.S. .. .. .. .. 150-162 



XI. On the Poua and Other Extinct Birds of the Chatham 



Islands. By Taylor White . . . . . . 162-168 



XII. Notes from Murihiku. By A. Hamilton. . .. 169-178 



II. — Zoology. 



XIII. Notes on the Ornithology of New Zealand. By Sir 



Walter L. BuUer, D.Sc, K.C.M.G., F.R.S. .. 179-207 



XIV. The Stenopehnatidcs of New Zealand. By Captain 



F. W. Hutton, F.R.S. .. .. .. 208-242 



XV. Note on the Mantis found in New Zealand. By 

 Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., Curator of the 

 Canterbury Museum . . . . . . . . 242-243 



XVI. On Two New Globe-fish. By F. E. Clarke .. 243-250 



XVIL Notes on the Occurrence of a Species of LopUotes on 



the Coast of Taranaki. By F. E. Clarke . . 251-252 



XVIII. Notes on certain Species of New Zealand Ducks. 



By W. W. Smith, F.E.S. .. .. ..252-256 



XIX. On V'irguJaria gracilUma in Lyttelton Harbour. By 

 Arthur Dendy, D.Sc, F.L.S., Professor of Biology 

 in the Canterbury College, University of New 

 Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 256-257 



XX. Notes on New Zealand Land Planarians : Part III. 



By Arthur Dendy . . . . . . . . 258-264 



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