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A few curious and pleasing old manufactures of the Maoris were also shown, further 
exemplifying their skill, taste, patience, and perseverance (alluded to in the paper read), in 
pr industrial works; including (1) a remarkably finely carved and ornamented sea 
sh-hook of the old Maoris, made out of human and moa bones, and inlaid with mother- 
eae shell ; (2) specimens of the hand-made cords of the olden time: one kind, 
ough small, being also closely bound round. with a still finer one, after the fashion of 
the silver-string of a violin: and (3) a tobacco-pipe, bowl and stem in one piece, neaily 
cut out of a hard, close-grained, white stone (obtained in 1835). 
2. Some novel Zoological specimens were also exhibited; among them were several 
fine spiders, dug up from a depth of 15-20 inches, in swampy soil, at Ongaonga by Mr. 
John Drummond, and kindly presented by him. This spider is allied to the trap-door 
spider of Otago (Trans. N.Z. Inst., vols. viii. and x.) but is quite distinct. A paper des- 
eribing it and its habits was promised by the exhibitor, the Honorary Secretary, at a 
future meeting. 
Firra Orpivary Mzetine. 10th October, 1881. 
The Right Rev. the Bishop of Waiapu, President, in the chair. 
1. “On the fine Perception of Colours possessed by the Ancient Maoris,” 
by W. Colenso, F.L.S. (Transactions, p- 49 and p. 477). 
long and animated discussion followed the reading of this paper, in which the 
President, Mr. Colenso, Mr. Locke, and others, took part, and Mr. Stack’s views were 
generally opposed and condemned. (See Trans. N. Z.1., vol. xii.) 
Several curious Maori exhibits were shown and explained by Mr. Locke, which had 
_ been recently dug up out of some old Maori graves at Poverty Bay, comprising several 
small bone manufactures of the olden time,—including a long needle with a nicely formed 
and were very interesting. The blue beads in particular, obtained from the grave, seemed 
Srxra Orprnary Meeting. 14th November, 1881. 
The Right Rev. the Bishop of Waiapu, President, in the chair. 
- ‘A Description of some New Zealand Plants new to Science,—of the 
dan Clematis, Parsonsia, Sarcochilus, Astelia, Polypodium, Plagiochila, and 
_ Gymnanthe,—lately diseoyered,” by W. Colenso, F.L.S. o— 
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