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gone a little into the question on the occasion of the loss of the p.s. " City of 

 Dunedin," and certain errors were discovered in the cards of correction in the 

 possession of some coasting steamers that may in part have been due to the 

 causes pointed out by Captain Edwin, and which he did not think were taken 

 into account by Mr. Balfour. 



2. "On Moa Beds," by W. B. D. Mantell, F.G.S. (See Transactions, 

 p. 94.) 



This paper excited some discussion, in which Messrs. Hutton, Wain, 

 Graham, and others took part. 



3. " An Account of the First Discovery of Moa Remains," by the Kev. 

 Bichard Taylor, F.G.S. (See Transactions, p. 97.) 



The author described his first discovery of Moa bones on the East Coast, 

 in 1839, and the discovery of the particular deposit under consideration in 

 1843. The Maoris told him of traditions of how they had regular battues of 

 the Moa at this place, driving them into swamps, where they were easily 

 despatched. The name given to the Moa on the East Coast was Tarepo, and 

 not Moa, but this word is not used elsewhere. The Maoris had distinct 

 knowledge of the Moa, and copies of hunting songs, in which the bird is 

 mentioned, are in existence. All the Moa bone deposits he had seen were 

 super6cial, and there was a mistake made in quoting him as saying that the 

 bones at Waingongoro were mixed with marine strata. They were in cooking- 

 ovens that formed numerous layers separated by drift sand. 



Capt. Hutton pointed out, with reference to the supposed absence of any 

 traditional knowledge of the Moa as held by Dr. Haast, that in Hochstetter's 

 " New Zealand " Dr. Haast is himself made responsible for such a tradition. 



4. " On the Whales and Dolphins of the New Zealand Seas," by James 

 Hector, M.D., F.R.S. (^qq Transactions, p. 154.) 



5. " Further Notice of Bones of a Fossil Penguin [Palceeudyptes anta/rc- 

 ticus, Huxley),"* by James Hector, M.D., F.B.S. 



The author said " when describing the fossil bones of the large penguin, 

 Palceeudyptes antarcticus, Huxley, in a paper published in last year's volume 

 of our Transactions I find that I overlooked two very fine specimens that 

 were in the Museum. They were presented by Mr. Charles Traill, who 

 found them in the white calcareous sandstone which is excavated at Fortifica- 

 tion Hill near Oamaru, in Otago, and which is well known as the Oamara 

 limestone. 



"The bones are beautifully preserved in this matrix, which has been 

 carefully cleared away to allow of the examination. 



" They are the left humerus and the coracoid of the right side, and belonged, 

 *See Trajis. N.Z. Inst., Vol. IV., 341. 



