viii Contents. 
IV.—CnuzuisTRY. PAGES 
LXXXIII. On a uterine of the Mereuro-iodide test for E Detection of 
Alkaloidal or Albumenous Matters. By W. Ske . 553—556 
LXXXIV. On the campeon of the Silver Ore of Bibi Hill. By w. 
Ske . 556—557 
LXXXV. Ona Useful Modification of Saini MS Ink. By W. Na. 551 —559 
V.—GEOLO 
LXXXVI. An nompt at an Explanation of ay ner of Mineral Veins, par- 
cularly those of Gold and Silver. By J. C. Crawford, F. G.S. 560—561 
LXXXVII. On EN Reasons why few Fossils are found in the Upper 
Palæozoic, puni possible Triassic Rocks of New Zealand. ses 
J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. . 561—564 
LXXXVIII. Sketch of e EN of the Rain Portion of Hawka Bay. By 
S. Percy Smith . 
. 565—516 
LXXXIX. — ay the e System on the Weca Flanks of Mount Cook. 
erbert Cox, F.G.S. . 577—581 
XC. On es sings Beds of New Sealant. By i TM .. 581—590 
XCI. On the eei rie the Pareroa and Ahuriri sci By 
Captain F. W. Hut i; Binal: of the Otago Muse .. 590—593 
XCII. ce of some Te m ary Mollusca, T Canterbury. By Capt. 
F. W. Hutton, Director of the Otago M .. 593—598 
XCII. On e New wai Bird, Anas — from Barnslough Caves. ou 
P. J. Van Beneden . 599—602 
XCIV. On a New sims Ü PAGAR FORTES. 4 BY hii Tostat 
C.M.G., M.D., FRS, FLS. 602 
NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 
Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Governors à is ve 605 
Museum .. = us ipa ae 607 
Laboratory «à a £i 1. 609 
Accounts of the New Zealand Institute iS js d 610 
APPEN N DPIX. 
Climate of New Zealand igs xxi 
Temperature of Air .. a xxi 
Wind <à s S "a v xxii 
Kai during 18 376 su em s xxiii 
Comparative Abstract for 1876, i previous years .. =< ne xxiv 
Notes on the Weather XXV 
The Eee and a hipest of Worst Conservancy as applicable to Wes 
ealand. aptain Campbell Walker, F.R.G.S. xxvii 
noes see of the New Zealand pride T a ee 1 
Ordinary Members of the New Zealand Institute ne cs EN ]—1x 
List of Free Copies .. s ne es .. lxi—lxiii 
Errata... ba ws a $a ES i iv 
Contents . se Be Du i e V—viil 
List of Plates à a eg $5 ix 
Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute a A xi 
Abstracts of Rules and Statutes of the New Zealand Institute be s xi 
List of Incorporated Societies .. S is xiii 
Officers of Incorporated Societies and ioo from the Rules  .. .. xiv—xix 
