viii Contents. 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 



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Ninth Annual Eeport of the Board of Governors . . . . . . . . 509 — 510 



Museum .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. 511—515 



Laboratory . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 



Accounts of the New Zealand Institute . . . . . . . . . . 516 



PEOCEEDINGS. 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Address by the President, W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S. (abstract) . . . . 519 



Notice regarding the Occurrence of the Tidal Wave of 11th May, 1877 



(abstract). By J. F. Martin. Communicated by Capt. E. A. Edwin, E.N. 520—522 



Notice of an Albino of the New Zealand Crow (Glaucopis ivilsoni). By Dr. 



Hector, F.E.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 522 



On Black Mahi. By T. Kh-k, F.L.S . . . . . . . . . . 522 



Notes on the Tidal Wave of 11th May, 1877. By W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., 



President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522 



On the Development of Azolla rubra. By Dr. Berggren, of Lund, Hon. Mem. 



N.Z.Inst. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 522 



On the Eeciprocity of the Seasons with those of the Northern Hemisphere 



(abstract). By S. G. Eawson. Communicated by Captain Edwin . . 523 



Some Eemarks on the Plant called Prickly Comfrey ( SympTnjtum asperrimum) 



(abstract). By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. .. .. .. ..523—524 



Further Eemarks upon Prickly Comfrey, with Description of Mode of storiiig it 



and other Forage Plants (abstract). By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. . . 528 



On the Improvement of Wellington Harbour in providing additional WTiarf 



Accommodation (abstract). By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. .. .. 528 — 529 



On Nephrodiitmpenta7igularmn. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. .. .. .. 531 



On Hymenopliyllum armstrongii, By T. Kirk . . . . . . . , 532 



On the relative Ages of the Australian, Tasmanian, and New Zealand Coal-fields 



(abstract). By Dr. Hector, F.E.S. .. .. .. .. ..532—533 



On Begalecus gladius, and other additions to the Colonial Museum. By Dr. 



Hector .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 533 



On the Mercurial Springs of the Bay of Islands (abstract). By Dr. Hector . . 535 



Abstract Eeport of Council . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 



Election of Officers for 1878 . . . . . . . , . . . . 536 



On Paper Currency, being a Eeply to a Paper by John Carruthers, M. Inst. C.E. 



(abstract). By J. Young .. ,. ' .. .. .. .. 536—538 



Anniversary Address of the President, W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S. .. .. 539 — 544 



AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. 



Anniversary Address of the President, E. C. Barstow .. .. .. 545 — 550 



The Study of Statistics. By F. J. Moss . . . . . . . . . . 550 



Descriptions of new Species of Coleoptera (abstract). By Capt. T. Broun . . 550 



Notes on the recent Earthquake Wave, as observed at the Bay of Islands. By 



James Macfaiiane . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 



Notes on the Earthquake Wave as felt at Gisborne. By Captain Crisp, Harbour- 

 master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 



Description of a new Mollusk from Auckland Harbour. By T. F. Cheeseman, 



F.L.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 551 



Descriptions of new Species of Coleoptera (abstract). By Capt. T. Broun . . 651 



Early Eecords of Auckland (abstract). By His Honour Mr. Justice GUlies . , 652 



