CONTENTS. 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 



PAOKS 



Anniversary Address of the President, H.E. Sir George F. Bowen, G.C.M.G. ... 1—10 



Fourth Annual Report by the Governors ... ... ... H — 12 



Accounts of the New Zealand Institute, 1871-2 ... ... ... 12 



Report by Manager ... ... ... ... ... 12 — 10 



TRANSACTIONS. 



I. — Miscellaneous. 



Art. I. On the Life and Times of Te Rauparaha. By W. T. L, 



Travers, F.L.S. ... ... ... ... 19—93 



II. OnMoaBcda. By W. B. D. Mantell, F.G.S. ... ... 94-97 



III. An Account of the First Discovery of Moa Remains. By Rev. 



R. Taylor, F.G.S. ... ... ... ... 97—101 



IV. On New Zealand Lake Pas. By Rev. R. Taylor ... ... 101—102 



V. A Description of the Eamsclough Moa Cave. By the Hon. Capt. 



Fraser, F.R.G.8. ... ... ... ... 102—105 



VI, On the Effect of Wind-driven Sand as a Cutting Agent. By Edwin 



Stowe, B.A. ... ... ... ... 105—106 



VII. On Local Variations of Atmospheric Pressure dependent on the 



Strength of Winds. By J. 8. Webb ... ... 106—108 



VIII. On the Reclamation of Land devastated by the Encroachment of 



Sand. By C. D. Whitcomlxj ... ... ... 108—111 



IX. Directions for Raising and 8prea<ling Ammophila arundinacea and 



Bli/muH areuarius. By J. C. Oawford, F.G.S. ... ... Ill 



X. On the Taieri Floods. By G. M. Barr ... ... 111—119 



XI, An Astronomical Telescope on a New Construction. By H. Skey 119 — 125 



XII. Description of a Reflecting Telescope made in Wellington by W. 



F, Parsons. Communicated ])y James Hector, M.D., F. R.S. ... 125 — 128 



XIII. On the Influence of Cliange of Latitude on Ships' Compasses, By 



Commander R. A, Edwin, R.N, ... ... ... 128—130 



XIV. On Barata Numerals. By J, T. Thomson, F.R.G.S. ... 131 — 138 



XV. Notes on the Stone Epoch at the Cape of Good Hope, By B, H. 



Darnell ,,, .,, ... ... 138—139 



XVI. On the Flight of the Black-backe<l Gull {Larus dominicanus). By 



Captain F. W. Hutton, CM. Z.S, ... .,. 140—144 



XVII. On Compound Engines. By William Lodder ... .., 144 — 150 



XVIII. Notes on Rurima Rocks, By Major W, G. Mair ,,, ... 151 — 153 



