CONTENTS. 



TRANSACTIONS. 

 I — Miscellaneous. 



PAGES. 



Art. I. On the Vegetable Food of the ancient New Zealauders before Cook's 



Visit. By W. Colenso, F.L.S. . . . . . . 3—38 



n. Historical Incidents and Traditions of the Olden Times, pertaining 

 to the Maoris of the North Island (East Coast), New Zealand; 

 highly illustrative of their national character, and containing 

 many peculiar, curious, and little known customs and circum- 

 stances, and matters firmly behoved by them. Now, for the first 

 time, faithfully translated from old Maori Writings and Eecitals. 

 By W. Colenso . . . . . . . . . . 38—57 



in. Contributions towards a better Knowledge of the Maori Eace. By 



W. Colenso .. .. .. ., ,. 57-84 



rV. Notes on the best Method of meeting the Sanitary Eequirements of 

 Colonial Towns. By Edward Dobson, C.E., President of the 

 Philosophical Institute of Canterbury . . . . . . 84—91 



V. On Periodic Vertical Oscillations in the Sun's Atmosphere, and their 

 Connection with the Appearance and Disappearance of the Solar 

 Spots. By H. Skey . . . . . . . . 91—97 



VI. On the Permanency of Solar and Stellar Heat. By Martin Chap- 

 man... .. .. .. .. .. 97—100 



VII. Notes upon Mr. Frankland's Paper " On the Simplest Continuous 

 Manifoldness of two Dimensions, and of Finite Extent." By 

 WiUiam Skey, Analyst to the Geological Survey of New Zea- 

 land . . . . . . . . . . . . 100—109 



Vni. OnLife. By Dr. W. I. Spencer .. .. .. 109—119 



IX. Watershed Districts. County or other Division of the Country to 

 be determined by the Area of the Watershed. By J. Eees 

 George .. .. .. .. .. 119—121 



X. The Cause of Gravitation. By T. Wakelin, B.A. . . . . 122—180 



XI. On the Neglected Forest Products of New Zealand. By T. Kirk, 



F.L.S. .. .. .. .. .. 130—142 



Xn. On the Growth of Sugar Beet in New Zealand. By S. M. Curl, 



M.D., F.L.S. .. .. .. .. .. 142—148 



Xni. On the Causes tending to alter the Eccentricity of Planetary Orbits. 



By Professor A. W. Eickerton . . . . . . 149 — 154 



XIV. The Origin of the Solar System. By Professor A. W. Eickerton . . 154—159 



XV. On the Origin of Double Stars. By Professor A. W. Eickerton . . 160—164 



XVI. On a simple Method of illustrating the Motions of the Earth. By 



Professor A. W. Eickerton . . . . . . . : 164—166 



XVn. ProbabUity of Impact. By Professor A. W. Eickerton . . . . 166—169 



n. — Zoology. 



XVni. Notes on Balcenoptera rostrata, Fabricius {B. huttoni, Gray). By 

 Professor Juhus von Haast, Ph.D., F.E.S., Director of the 

 Canterbury Museum . . . . . . . . 169 — 175 



