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Contents.
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| Description of Bird Skins presented to the Museum. By Dr. Buller, C.M.G. | 534 | ||
| Mention of Tin Ore in New Zealand. By Dr. Hector | 534 | ||
| Discussion on Paper by Mr. W. T. L. Travers "On the Great Flood of February, 1868" | 535–537 | ||
| An Account of some of the less-known Islands of Western Polynesia. By Mr. Deputy-Commissioner Romilly | 538–539 | ||
| On the Extinction of the Moa. By H. C. Field. | 540 | ||
| On a Lichen of the genus Leuconora. By W. H. Levin, M.H.R. | 540 | ||
| Suggestions relative to the Rabbit Nuisance. By Henry Tryon (abstract) | 540–541 | ||
| On Solar Heat. By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. (abstract) | 541 | ||
| Abstract of Report for 1881 | 541 | ||
| Election of Officers for 1882 | 541 | ||
| Address by the President, Dr. Hector (abstract) | 541–543 | ||
| On a Fundamental Error in Dynamics, the Theory of Gravitation, and the Nebular Hypothesis. By Victor Falkner (abstract) | 543–544 | ||
| List of Sertularians collected in Wellington. By T. W. Kirk | 544 | ||
| Abnormal Colouring in the Kokako. By T. W. Kirk | 544–545 | ||
| Reported Capture of a Californian Salmon at Riverton. By Dr. Hector | 545 | ||
| Fossil Cetaceans. By Dr. Hector (abstract) | 545 | ||
| New System of Telegraphic Weather Reports. By Dr. Hector | 545 | ||
| Remarks on New Zealand Sponges. By Dr. Hector | 545 | ||
| AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. | |||
| Anniversary Address by the President, T. Peacock (abstract) | 546–549 | ||
| On the New Zealand Garabidæ. By Capt. T. Broun, M.E.S. | 549 | ||
| Remarks on Scale Blight (Icerya purchasi). By E. A. Mackechnie | 549 | ||
| New Species of Coleoptera. By Capt. T. Broun | 549 | ||
| The Shadow of Justice. By E. A. Mackechnie (abstract) | 550 | ||
| The New Zealand Dascyllidæ. By Capt. T. Broun (abstract) | 550 | ||
| New Species of Curculionidæ. By Capt. T. Broun | 551 | ||
| On Evolution considered from its religious side. By the Rev. S. Edgar | 551 | ||
| On the Swiss Lake Dwellings. By Neil Heath (abstract) | 551–553 | ||
| Revision of the New Zealand Cossonidæ. By Capt. T. Broun | 554 | ||
| Recent Advances in Photography. By J. Martin, F.G.S. (abstract) | 554 | ||
| New Species of Gerambycidæ. By Capt. T. Broun | 554 | ||
| Notes on Various Subjects. By James Baber, C.E. | 554–555 | ||
| Translation of the Maori Tradition of Maui. By F. E. Maning | 555 | ||
| On the Shore of the Unknown. By E. A. Mackechnie | 555 | ||
| Abstract of Annual Report | 555–556 | ||
| Election of Officers for 1882 | 556 | ||
| PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY. | |||
| Exhibition of a Marine Spider and Vegetable Caterpillar. By Prof. Hutton | 557 | ||
| Election of Vice-president | 558 | ||
| Rock Paintings from South Africa. Exhibited by Professor J. von Haast | 558 | ||
| Scale Insects. Exhibited by W. M. Maskell | 559 | ||
| Abstract of Annual Report | 559–560 | ||
| Election of Officers for 1882 | 560 | ||
| OTAGO INSTITUTE. | |||
| Remarks on Notornis. By Professor Parker | 561 | ||
| Remarks on Sphenodon güntheri. By Dr. Hector | 561 | ||