OBITUARY NOTICE OF CAPTAIN HUTTON. 141 



Scientific Papers there are 133 entries under his name, from 

 1862 to 1884 (the date of the last published vol.) but numer- 

 ous other papers have since been published by him. As 

 shown by his published papers and addresses, from his 

 subaltern days onwards, he was deeply interested in the 

 subject of evolution ; in 1899 appeared " Darwinism and 

 Lamarckism Old and New," in 1902 " The Lesson of 

 Evolution." In addition to the more purely scientific 

 papers he published a Class Book of Elementary Geology 

 1875, and in association with James DRUMMond "Nature 

 in New Zealand" 1903, and "The Animals of New Zealand" 

 1904. A short paper upon "What is Life?" written by him 

 during his visit home, appeared in the November number 

 of Hibbert's Journal. 



The following extract from the " Life and Letters of 

 Charles Darwin" will give an idea of what two of our 

 greatest men of science thought of Hutton's scientific 

 judgment at a time when he was only 25 years of age. 

 In writing to Joseph Hooker, Darwin says : — " I quite 

 agree with what you say on Lieutenant Hutton's review 

 in the "Geologist," (on Darwin's "Origin of Species," 1861, 

 p. 132), who he is I know not ; it struck me as very original. 

 He is one of the very few who see that the change of 

 species cannot be directly proved, and that the doctrine 

 must sink or swim according as it groups and explains 

 phenomena. It is curious to see how few judge it in this 

 way, which is clearly the right way." 



Captain Hutton was an ardent worker and observer and 

 was ever ready to give a generous support to the efforts of 

 others ; a close reasoner, of clear and independent thought, 

 a pleasant companion and a loyal friend. He greatly 

 disliked publicity, he had a soldier's directness and simplicity 

 of purpose and a strong abhorrence of anything in the 

 nature of pretentions or shams. 



December, 1905. A. Liversidge. 



