Contents. vii. 



V. — Miscellaneous. pages 



Aet. LIV. Some Eemarks upon the Distribution of the Organic Productions 



of New Zealand. By W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S. . . . . 461—467 



LV. On the Brown Trout introduced into Otago. — Paper No. 2. By 



W. Arthur, C.E. .. .. .. .. ..467—512 



LVI. Sorghum Experiment, 1882-83. By Mr. Justice Gillies . . 512—517 



LVII. The Law of Gavelkind. A reply to Messrs. Wallace and George. 



By Coleman Phillips . . . . . . . . . . 518—532 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 



Fifteenth Annual Report of the Board of Governors . . . . . . 535 



Accounts of the New Zealand Institute 1882 — 83 . . . . . . . . 536 



Reports on Museum, Geological Survey, Publications, Libraries, Meteorology, 



Observatory, and Laboratory . . . . . . . . . , 536 — 544 



PEOCEEDINGS. 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Address by President. (Abstract) . . . . . . . . . . 547 



Remarks on the Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands. By Dr. Hutchinson . . 547 



On the Igneous Rocks of the East Coast of Wellington. By A. McKay. 



(Abstract) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 547—548 



. Notes on Monstrosities in Animals. By Dr. Newman. (Abstract) . . . . 548 



On the History of the Aorere River, Collingwood, since the Miocene times. By 



S. H. Cox, F.G.S. (Abstract) .. .. .. .. .. 548 



Remarks on Gold-bearing Quartz from Port Nicholson. By Dr. Hector . . 548 — 549 



Note on a Calf of Kogia brevieeps. By Dr. Hector . . . . . . 549 



Note on a Fossil Ammonite from Nugget Point. By A. McKay . . . . 549 



On Earth Tremors aud Earthquakes. By the Hon. R. Hart. (Abstract) . . 549 



On a new Cuttlefish (Tremoctopus robsotdanus), obtained by C. H. Robson at 



Napier. By T. W. Kirk. (Abstract) . . . . . . . . 549—550 



On the Occurrence of English Butterflies for the first time, at least in Wellington 



District. By T. W. Kirk. (Abstract) . . . . . . . . 550 



On certain Phenomena of Burning Camphor in Water. By W. Skey. (Abstract) 550 



On the Origin of the Old Lake Basins of Otago. By A. McKay. (Abstract ) . . 550—551 



Description of an Aerolite at Urenui. By F. L. Dodds. . . . . . . 551 



Note of Oranges grown at Bay of Islands . . . . . . . . . . 551 



Remarks concerning the Greenway Floating Breakwater. By J. C. Crawford. 



(Abstract) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 551 



On the Storage of Energy by utilizing Water-power. By J. C. Crawford. 



(Abstract) .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. 552 



Remarks on Tidal Waves. By Dr. Hector. (Abstract) . . . . . . 552 



On the Lower Miocene Formation in New Zealand. By Dr. Hector. (Abstract) 552 



On Earthquake Disturbances in the Ocean. By Dr. Hector. . .. .. 553 



Remarks on the Maori Rat. By the Hon. G. R. Johnson . . . . . . 553—554 



Notes on a Fragment of Samaritan Pentateuch. By T. W. Pennefather, LL.M. 



(Abstract) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 554—555 



On Oscillations of the Barograph and Celestial Glows, and their connection 

 with recent Tidal Disturbances. By Dr. Hector. (Abstract) 



Abstract of Report for 1883 



Election of Officers for 1884 



Non-Euclidean Geometry vindicated, being a Reply to Mr. Frankland. By 

 W. Skey 



On Snuset Glows. By Dr, Hector. (Abstract) 



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