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| AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. | |||
| On a Puka (Meryta sinclairii) gnawed by Rats. By Professor F. D. Brown | 667 | ||
| On the Necessity for a good Maori Lexicon. By F. D. Fenton | 667–668 | ||
| On the Liquefaction of Gases. By Professor F. D. Brown | 668 | ||
| Notes on the Crater of White Island. By Captain Fairchild | 668–669 | ||
| On the Persistence of Savagery. By the Rev. J. Bates | 669 | ||
| On the British Empire in India. By the Right Rev. W. G. Cowie, D.D. | 669 | ||
| Note on the Nesting Habits of the Matuku or Bittern. By P. E. Cheal | 670 | ||
| Abstract of Annual Report | 670–672 | ||
| Election of Officers for 1894 | 672 | ||
| Resolution as to securing Little Barrier Island as a Preserve for Native Birds | 672 | ||
| PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY. | |||
| Chlorine a Cure for Consumption. By Professor Bickerton | 673 | ||
| A Simple System of Graphic Formulæ as applied to Organic Chemistry. By Professor Bickerton | 673 | ||
| On Nova Aurigæ in connection with the Theory of Cosmic Impact. By Professor Bickerton | 674 | ||
| Our Immortal Cosmos. By Professor Bickerton | 675 | ||
| Stability of Cosmic Spheres. By Professor Bickerton | 675 | ||
| Theory of Hail. By Professor Bickerton | 675 | ||
| Abstract of Annual Report | 675 | ||
| Election of Officers for 1894 | 675 | ||
| OTAGO INSTITUTE. | |||
| Exhibits described | 676 | ||
| On Dredgings from the Bounty Islands. By A. Hamilton | 677 | ||
| Presentations and Additions to the Library | 677 | ||
| Exhibits described | 677 | ||
| On the Modes of Burial of the Maoris. By A. Hamilton | 677 | ||
| Models of Specimens of Natural Objects described by Professor Parker | 677, 678 | ||
| Observations on local Avifauna. By A. Wilson, M.A. | 678 | ||
| On the Development of the Chicken. By Professor Parker | 678 | ||
| On the Early History of New Zealand. By Dr. T. M. Hocken | 678 | ||
| Exhibit of Local Orchids. By A. Hamilton | 679 | ||
| On the Cultivation of the Auckland Islands Antherium. By F. R. Chapman | 679 | ||
| Abstract of Annual Report | 679–680 | ||
| Election of Officers for 1894 | 680 | ||
| WESTLAND INSTITUTE. | |||
| Abstract of Annual Report and Balance-sheet | 681 | ||
| Election of Officers for 1894 | 681 | ||
| HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. | |||
| Annual Address: On the New Mesmerism. By the President, Dr. Moore | 682 | ||
| A humble Precursor of Darwin: the Rev. Ezekiel Blomfield. By W. Dinwiddie | 682 | ||
| Forms of Burial: a Plea for Cremation. By P. S. McLean | 683 | ||