﻿viii 
  Contents^ 
  

  

  V. 
  — 
  Geology. 
  

  

  Art. 
  Pages. 
  

  

  ^LXXXIV. 
  On 
  the 
  Geological 
  Structure 
  of 
  Banks 
  Peninsula, 
  being 
  an 
  Address 
  

   by 
  Prof. 
  Julius 
  von 
  Haast, 
  Ph.D., 
  F.E.S., 
  President 
  of 
  the 
  

   Philosophical 
  Institute 
  of 
  Canterbury 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  495 
  — 
  512 
  

  

  LXXXV. 
  Notes 
  on 
  a 
  Salt 
  Spring 
  near 
  Hokianga. 
  By 
  J. 
  A. 
  Pond 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  512 
  — 
  514 
  

  

  LXXXVI. 
  Notes 
  of 
  a 
  Traditional 
  Change 
  in 
  the 
  Coast-line 
  at 
  Manukau 
  Heads. 
  

  

  By 
  S. 
  Percy 
  Smith 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  , 
  514—516 
  

  

  PEOCEE 
  DINGS. 
  

  

  WELLINGTON 
  PHILOSOPHICAL 
  SOCIETY. 
  

  

  Eemarks 
  by 
  the 
  President, 
  T. 
  Kirk, 
  F.L.S. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  520 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  Production 
  of 
  Platino-iodides 
  of 
  the 
  Alkaloids. 
  By 
  W. 
  Skey 
  . 
  . 
  523 
  

  

  On 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  Causes 
  which 
  operate 
  in 
  Shingle-bearing 
  Eivers 
  in 
  the 
  Deter- 
  

   mination 
  of 
  their 
  Courses 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  Formation 
  of 
  Plains. 
  By 
  J. 
  P. 
  

   Maxwell, 
  A.I.C.E. 
  (abstract) 
  .. 
  .. 
  .. 
  .. 
  ..524—525 
  

  

  Some 
  Notes 
  on 
  the 
  D'Urville 
  Island 
  Copper 
  Mine. 
  By 
  S. 
  H. 
  Cox, 
  F.C.S., 
  

  

  F.G.S., 
  Assistant 
  Geologist 
  (abstract) 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  525 
  — 
  527 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  Existence 
  of 
  Hydro-carbons 
  in 
  Fats 
  and 
  Oils. 
  By 
  W. 
  Skey 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  527 
  

  

  Some 
  Eemarks 
  on 
  Dr. 
  Curl's 
  "Notes 
  on 
  Grasses 
  and 
  Fodder 
  Plants, 
  suitable 
  

  

  for 
  Introduction 
  to 
  New 
  Zealand." 
  By 
  Henry 
  Blundell 
  (abstract) 
  . 
  . 
  528 
  — 
  529 
  

  

  An 
  Account 
  of 
  Improvements 
  on 
  Miramar 
  Peninsula. 
  By 
  J. 
  C. 
  Crawford, 
  F.G.S. 
  

  

  (abstract) 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  530 
  

  

  On 
  a 
  Gas-lamp 
  for 
  equalising 
  Temperature. 
  By 
  J. 
  Kebbell 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  632 
  

  

  Note 
  on 
  a 
  curious 
  Duphcation 
  of 
  Tusks 
  in 
  the 
  common 
  Wild 
  Pig 
  ( 
  Sus 
  scrofa). 
  

  

  By 
  A. 
  Hamilton 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  535 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  Fossil 
  Flora 
  of 
  New 
  Zealand. 
  By 
  Dr. 
  Hector, 
  Director 
  of 
  the 
  Geological 
  

  

  Survey 
  (abstract) 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  536 
  — 
  537 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  Fossil 
  Brachiopoda 
  of 
  New 
  Zealand. 
  By 
  Dr. 
  Hector 
  (abstract) 
  . 
  . 
  537 
  — 
  539 
  

  

  Abstract 
  Eeport 
  of 
  Council 
  , 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  539 
  

  

  Election 
  of 
  Officers 
  for 
  1879 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  639 
  

  

  Anniversary 
  Address 
  of 
  the 
  President, 
  T. 
  Kirk, 
  F.L.S. 
  , 
  being 
  on 
  the 
  Eelation- 
  

  

  ship 
  between 
  the 
  Floras 
  of 
  New 
  Zealand 
  and 
  Australia 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  539 
  — 
  546 
  

  

  AUCKLAND 
  INSTITUTE. 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  Histeridce 
  of 
  New 
  Zealand. 
  By 
  Captain 
  T. 
  Broun 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  547 
  

  

  The 
  New 
  Zealand 
  Anthribidce 
  . 
  By 
  Captain 
  T. 
  Broun 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  547 
  

  

  The 
  British 
  Arctic 
  Expedition 
  of 
  1875-76. 
  By 
  F. 
  G. 
  Ewington 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  647 
  

  

  Education 
  as 
  a 
  Science 
  : 
  Part 
  I. 
  By 
  C. 
  A. 
  Eobertson 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  547 
  

  

  The 
  Cossonidce 
  of 
  New 
  Zealand. 
  By 
  Captain 
  T. 
  Broun 
  . 
  , 
  . 
  . 
  , 
  . 
  647 
  

  

  Education 
  as 
  a 
  Science 
  : 
  Part 
  II. 
  By 
  C. 
  A. 
  Eobertson 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  547 
  

  

  Molus 
  Vinctus. 
  By 
  J. 
  Adams, 
  B.A. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  547 
  — 
  548 
  

  

  The 
  New 
  Zealand 
  Anohiidce. 
  By 
  Captain 
  T. 
  Broun 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  648 
  

  

  The 
  Establishment 
  of 
  a 
  School 
  of 
  Design 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  549 
  

  

  The 
  Dascillida; 
  of 
  New 
  Zealand. 
  By 
  Captain 
  T. 
  Broun 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  549 
  

  

  High 
  Schools 
  for 
  Girls. 
  By 
  J. 
  Adams, 
  B.A. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  549 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  Teleplioridcs 
  of 
  New 
  Zealand. 
  By 
  Captain 
  T. 
  Broun 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  649 
  

  

  Notes 
  on 
  the 
  Eising 
  Generation. 
  By 
  D. 
  C. 
  Wilson 
  (abstract) 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  549 
  — 
  550 
  

  

  Annual 
  Eeport 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  550 
  — 
  552 
  

  

  Election 
  of 
  Officers 
  for 
  1879 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  652 
  

  

  PHILOSOPHICAL 
  INSTITUTE 
  OF 
  CANTEEBUEY. 
  

  

  Eemarks 
  on 
  Mr. 
  Mackenzie 
  Cameron's 
  Theory 
  respecting 
  the 
  Kahui 
  Tipua. 
  

  

  By 
  J. 
  W. 
  Stack 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  553 
  

  

  Election 
  of 
  Officers 
  for 
  1879 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  654 
  

  

  Abstract 
  of 
  Annual 
  Eeport 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  554 
  — 
  555 
  

  

  