534 Proceedings. 



Special General Meeting. 2Zrd December, 1874. 

 Julius Hiiast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in tlie cliair. 



1. " Notes on the "Word Moa in the ' Poetry of the New Zealandei-s,' 

 compiled by Sii' George Grey, K.C.B.," by the Kev. J. W. Stack. {Appendix) 



2. " A brief Sketch of the Several Maori Occupations of the South Island," 

 by the Rev. J. AY. Stack. 



3. " On a simple Telegraph Code, by a Modification of the Morse Instru- 

 ments," by Professor A. W. Bickerton. 



4. "On the Genus HimoMtopus in New Zealand," by W. L. Buller, D.Sc, 

 F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 220.) 



5. "Notice of a new Species of Parrakeet in New Zealand," by W. L. 

 Buller, D.Sc, F.L.S. {Transactions, p. 219.) 



6. " Notes on an ancient Native Burial Ground near the Moa-bone Point, 

 Sumner," by Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S. {Transactions, p. 86.) 



7. "Notes on the Moa-hunter Encampment at Shag Point, Otago," by 

 Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S. {Transactions, p. 91.) 



Special General Meeting, ^th January, 1875. 



Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair. 



The honorary secretary read two letters from Dr. Hector, dated Welling- 

 ton, 22nd December, 1874, together with various documents referring to the 

 paper by Mr. McKay.* 



Dr. Haast read the following protest : — 



" The minutes of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute, of 

 21st December, I cannot let pass without entering my protest against the 

 mode in which it glosses over the breach of faith committed by my former 

 subordinate in publishing discoveries made by me. Resolution No. 2 talks of 

 the paper as if its subject were not the Sumner Moa-bone Cave, but as if it 

 were a revision of the old theories on the subject of moas previous to the 

 excavation of that cave. It ignores the fact that the paper could not have 

 been written, had I not gone to the trouble of exploring the Sumner Cave. 

 The paper read has no significance unless it were founded on the excavations 

 conducted under my sui)erinteudence, and for a servant to publish or make 

 use of in any way the discoveries made under guidance of his master, has 

 always been considered a breach of honour and faith by all scientific bodies. 

 Hence my surprise that a body officially representing the science of New 



* Vide poat. 



