viii Contents. 



PAGES. 



Abstract Eeport of Council .. .. .. .. •• 432 



Election of Officers for 1880 . , . . . . . . . . 432—433 



Anniversary Address by the President, Dr. Newman . . . . . . 433 — 438 



On Neohalcena marginata and Kogia breviceps. By Dr. Hector. . . . . 438 — 439 



On a Deposit of Chalk recently discovered near Oxford in Canterbury. By Dr. 



Hector .. .. .. .. .. ..439 



On Moa Feathers. By Dr. Hector . . . . . . . • 439 



Further Contributions to the Ornithology of New Zealand. By W. L. BuUer, 



C.M.G., Sc.D., F.E.S. .. .. .. .. .. 439 



AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. 

 Address by the President, the Eev. Dr. Purchas . . . . . . 441 — 446 



Notes on a Disease among Sheep in the Waikato District. By Major "W. G. Mair 446 



On the Mound-builders of North America. By J. Adams, B.A. . . . . 447 



Notes on the Growth of Trees on Clay Soils. By W. Atkins . . . . 447 



The possible Pacification of the World by means of a rational International 



Pohcy. By the Eev, S. Edgar . . . . . . . . 447 



The Distress in England;: its Causes and Eemedies. By J. C. Firth. . . 447 



Note on Spiral Markings on Trenails. By the Eev. Dr. Purchas . . . . 447 



Concerning Alcohol. By E. A. Mackechnie .. .. .. 448 



Notes on the Eise and Progress of Architecture and the Fine Arts generally. By 



Albm Martin .. .. .. .. .. .. 448 



The Distress in England : its Causes and Eemedies ; being a Eeply to Mr. 



Firth's paper on the same subject. By the Eev. S. Edgar. . . . . 448 



Note on the American Horned Frog ( Phrynosoma hlainvillii). By B. S. Booth 448 



On Landscape Art in the Province of Auckland. By K. Watkins . . . . 448 



Eemarks on Lepidosiren and other Fishes. By T. F. Cheeseman . . . . 448 



Abstract of Annual Eeport . . . . . . , , . . 448 — 449 



Election of Officers for 1880 .. .. .. .. .. 449 



PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTEEBUEY. 



On a Universal Code of Signals. By C. W. Adams . . . . . . 451 



On Musical Tones in the Notes of Australian Birds. By C. W. Adams . . 451 



Notes upon the Height of Mount Cook. By C. W. Adams . . , . 452 



Abstract of Annual Eeport . . . . . . . . . . 452 



Election of Officers for 1880 . . . . . . . . . . 458 



Notes on Ceramic and Industrial Art Specimens. By Prof, von Haast . . 453 



OTAGO INSTITUTE. 



A Criticism of Herbert Spencer's "First Principles." By the Eev. Prof. Salmond 454 



The Unseen Universe. By J. S. Webb . . . . . . . . 454 



Socialism, an Appeal to First Principles. By the Eev. Dr. Eoseby . . 454 



The Diptera of New Zealand. By Professor Hutton . . . . . . 454 



On George EHot's Poems. By the Eev. J. Upton Davis . . . . 455 



Description of a new Fish. By Professor Hutton . . . . . . 455 — 456 



Election of Officers for 1880 . . . . . . . . ■ . . 456 



Abstract of Annual Eeport . . . . . . . . . . 455 



WESTLAND INSTITUTE. 

 Abstract of Annual Eeport . . . . . . . . . . 457 



Election of Officers for 1880 . . . . . . ■ . . . , 457 



