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LECTURES. 



PAGES 



On the Nature of Art. By James Edward Fitzgerald ... ... 251 — 265 



Man's Place in Creation. By C. W. Richmond, one of the Judges of the 



Supreme Court of New Zealand ... ... ... ... 267 — 281 



The Modern Aspect of Natural Theology. By C. W. Richmond, one of the 



Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand ... ... 281 — 297 



On the Changes effected in the Natural Features of a New Country by the 



Introduction of Civilized Races. ByW. T. L. Travers, F.L.S. Parti ... 299—313 



Ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto Part 2 ... 313— 330 



On certain Modern Projects of Inter-communication, and their relation to New 



Zealand. By F. Wakefield, F.L.S. ... ... ...331—341 



On the Geology of the Province of Wellington. By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. ... 343—360 



On Mining in New Zealand. Abstract of four Lectures. By James Hector, 



M.D., F.R.S., Director Geological Survey of New Zealand ... ... 361—384 



PAPERS AND VEEBAL DESCRIPTIONS. 



1. On the preservation of meat by bi-sulphite of lime. By J. C. Crawford, F. G. S. 396 



2. On dusting vines and fruit trees, affected with blight, with flour of sulphur, 



etc. By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. ... ... ... 396 



3. On the poisoning of an Elephant, through eating Tutu (Coriaria ruscifolia). 



By J. Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S. ... ... ... ... 399 



4. On Silver Ore from Stewart's Island. By W. Skey, Analyst Geol. Survey of 



New Zealand ... ... ... ... ... 399 



5. Comparative review of the way in which gold occurs in the North and South 



Islands of New Zealand. By J. Hector, M. D. , F. R. S. ... ... 400 



6. On the, Mud Fish (Neochann a apoda, Giinther), from Hokitika. By J. Hector, 



M.D., F.R.S. ... ... ... ... ... 402 



7. On a remarkable Meteor observed in Wellington, November 8, 1869. By 



Rev. A. Stock, B.A. ... ... ... ... 402 



8. Preliminary notes on the bones of a fossil Penguin. By J. Hector, M. D. , F. R. S. 403 



9. On the decrease of Honey in the Auckland Province. By R. Todd, C.E ... 411 



10. On Artificial Stone. By A. G. Purchas, M.D. ... ... ... 411 



11. On the Latent Heat contained in the aqueous vapour in the Atmosphere. By 



J. A. Wilson ... ... ... ... ... 413 



12. On a remarkable Phenomenon observed at a Hot Spring near Lake Taupo. By 



Captain J. G. Corbett ... ... ... ... 414 



PROCEEDINGS. 



Minutes of Meetings : Session of 1869. 



Wellington Philosophical Society ... ... ... ... 395 — 404 



Auckland Institute ... ... ... ... 404—417 



Philosophical Institute of Canterbury ... ... ... 417 — 425 



Otago Institute ... ... ... ... ... 425—430 



APPENDIX. 



Meteorological Statistics of New Zealand for 1869 ... ... ... 431 



List of Earthquakes in New Zealand in 1869 ... ... ... 433 



List of Members ... ... ... ... ... 435 



Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute .. . ... ... x 



Abstract of Rides and Statutes of the New Zealand Institute ... ... xi — xii 



List of Incorporated Societies ... ... ... ... xiii 



List of Office-bearers, and Extracts from the Laws of Incorporated Societies ... xiii — xvi 



