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OTAGO INSTITUTE. 
The Science of the Weather. By D. Petrie, M.A ‘ 556 
The Fauna of New Zealand. By Prof. Hutton vd .. 556 
A Plea for the Study of Politics. By the Hon. R. Stout, M. H. Ike. - 557 
Description of two new Crabs. By Prof. Hutton .. 557 
Notes on the New Zealand Shells in the “ Voyage au Pôle Sud. BY Prof. Hatton 557 
d HEN, and the MOI Education of Women. Be: the Rev. A. B 25 
; On Magnetic Dip. By E H: Bas (abstract) iF e .. 008—559 
The Mechanism of Voice and Speech. By Prof. Scott 3 i ket 560 
On the Scientific Form of Harbours. By W. G. Jenkins .. s, x 560 
Eleetion of Officers for 1879 ae es za 561 
Address by the President, W. N. Blair, C. E. xa .. 561—566 
HAWKE BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. 
Annual Report of the Council .. YA i a ws Ea 560 
A Memorandum of my rin Journey to A t Ruahine Mountain Men. and of 
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the Flora of that Regi tI. By W. Colenso, F.L.S 2 567 
Election of Officers for ee 9 v ds i zi - 567 
Abstract of Annual Report Le Ses e 5 567 
On the Moa (Dinornis, sp.) By W. cana, F.L. S. . 568 
On Fi Lus a pits of Trees suited for Timber and Fiordi “By F. w. 
. 568—570 
—"Ü of a a in which en succ coded in crossing the R Ruahine 
Mountain Range, with Notes on the local AE and Tapoutnphy of thet 
cig Part II. By W. Colenso, F.L.S. 570 
On certain New Zealand and Australian — useful for ‘Tanning Purposes 
. 570—571 
New Specimens in Natural History, AA By w. Oin 5T 
WESTLAND INSTITUTE. 
Notice of a Tadpole found in a drain in Hokitika. By F. E. Clarke as 573 
On the Discovery of Moa Bones near Marsden. By W. D. Campbell MA 574 
Election of Officers for 1879 ya ve e «s ve 574 
| Abstract of Annual Report zA WA T G SA we 574 
| NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 
| Tenth Annual Report of the Board of Governors ve "e 511—518 
| Museum = x € vs EM .. 518—581 
Meteorology .. z ya - YA ee os EP “582 
Time-ball Observatory . ne is x vá m ER 582 
! Laboratory Ke a a E 582 
| Aovurde ol tha New Sa kandi Insitute, 17-8... i P so Mn 
| APPENDIX. 
| Meteorological Statistics of New Zealand for 1878 x za ae xxi—xxiii | 
| Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1878 — .. x E xxiii 
Comparative Abstract for 1878, and previous years wA wa 
Notes on the Weather during 1878 x s ce 
