CONTENTS. 



TEANSACTIONS. 



I. — Miscellaneous. 



PAGES. 



Art. I. Historical Incidents and Traditions of the Olden Times, jDertaining 

 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 believed by them ; now for the first 

 time faithfully translated from old Maoii writings and recitals, 

 with explanatory notes. Part II. By W. Colenso, F.L.S. . . 3 — 33 



II. Contributions towards a better Knowledge of the Maori Kace. Part 



IV. By W. Colenso . . . . . . . . 33—48 



III. On the fine Perception of Colours possessed by the ancient Maoris. 



By W. Colenso . . . . . . . . . . 49—76 



IV. Notes upon the Great Flood of February, ]868. By W. T. L. 



Travers, F.L.S. .. .. .. .. .. 76—89 



V. Eemarks on the Sand Dunes of the West Coast of the Provincial 



District of Welhngton. By W. T. L. Travers . . . . 89—94 



VI. On the Taieri Eiver Floods and their Prevention. By W. Arthur, C.E. 94—100 



Vn. OntheEeclamation of Waste Eiver Beds. By A. D. Dobson, F.G.S. 100—103 



Vni. A few Eemarks on the Carved Stone Bird, named Korotangi by the 

 Maoris, now in the possession of Major Wilson; By Professor 

 Julius von Haast, Ph.D., F.E.S. . . . . . . 104—105 



IX. On Vertical Triangulation. By C. W. Adams. . . . . 105—106 



X. Notes on the Height of Mount Cook. By C. W. Adams. . . 106—107 



XI. Eemarks on Mr. Frankland's Paper on " Mind Stuff." By J. 



TurnbuU Thomson, F.E.G.S., F.E.S. S.A. . . . . 107—112 



XII. On the Production of Inflammatory Action in detached Portions of 



dead Animal Bodies. By Eobert HaU Bakewell, M.D., etc. . . 113 — 120 



Xin. On a Source of Water Supply for InvercargiU. By John E. Cuth- 



bertson. (Abstract) . . . . . . . . 121 — 122 



XIV. On the Conversion and Civilization of the Maoris in the South of 



New Zealand. By the Eev. J. F. H. Wohlers . . . . 123—134 



XV. Fallacies in the Theory of Circular Motion. By T. Wakelin, B.A. 134—142 



II. — Zoology. 



XVI. On the New Zealand mjdrodiince. By Professor F. W. Hutton . . 143—146 



XVn. On a new Genus of Rissoince. By Professor F. W. Hutton . . 147 



XVIII. On the Fresh-water LamelUhranclis of New Zealand. By Professor 



F. W. Hutton . . . . . . . . . . 148—150 



XIX. Notes on some Pulmonate Mollusca. By Professor F. W. Hutton 150 — 158 



XX. Notes on the Anatomy of the Bitentaculate Slugs of New Zealand. 



By Professor F. W. Hutton . . . . . . 158—161 



XXI. Notes on some Branchiate Mollusca. By Professor F. W. Hutton 162 — 167 



XXn. Description of two little-known Species of New Zealand Shells. By 



W. Colenso, F.L.S. .. .. .. .. 168—169 



XXin. Notes on New Zealand Mollusca. By Mr. Justice Gillies . . 169—171 



XXIV. Additions to the New Zealand Crustacea. By Charles Chilton 171 — 174 



