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| Extraordinary Flight of Beetles | 353 | ||
| Description of Moriori Canoes. By A. Shand | 354 | ||
| Notice of a Meteor observed all over New Zealand. By J. Hector, M.D., F.R.S. | 354–355 | ||
| Anniversary Address of the President, W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S. | 356–362 | ||
| Observations on the Kiore, or Indigenous Rat of New Zealand. By F. J. Knox, L.R.C.S.E. | 362 | ||
| On the Ocean Currents from New Zealand. Letter from Mr. Robert Hart | 362 | ||
| Description of Additions to the Collections in Colonial Museum. By J. Hector, M.D., F.R.S. | 363 | ||
| Description of New Birds and Minerals. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. | 364 | ||
| Australian Geography and Topography, with some New Zealand Comparisons and Contrasts. By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. | 364–367 | ||
| Great Disturbance of the Electric Telegraph System of the Colony on 13th February. By J. Duigan | 367 | ||
| Notes on St. John's Nursery Garden, Wanganui. By Robert Pharazyn, F.R.G.S. | 367–369 | ||
| Note on the Southern Mutton Bird (Puffinus amaurosma). By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. | 369 | ||
| Notes on the Presence in Certain Fibres of a substance susceptible of some striking Colorific Changes when chemically treated. By W. Skey | 370 | ||
| On the Microscopic Characters of the Fibres of New Zealand, as distinguished from those of Manilla or Sisal. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. | 370–371 | ||
| On the Wreck of a Vessel found inland on the West Coast. By J. Hector, M.D., F.R.S. | 373 | ||
| The Results of the Destruction of Forests upon the River Wolga at Astracan. By Dr. A. Wojeikof, of St. Petersburgh | 374–376 | ||
| Critical Notes on some of the Birds of New Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. | 376 | ||
| Letter from Professor Agassiz, accompanying a presentation of books | 377 | ||
| Observations on an Albino Eel. By F. J. Knox, L.R.C.S.E. | 378 | ||
| Account of a Cave in which Recent Moa Remains were found. By Dr. Thomson | 378–379 | ||
| Introduction of English Trout into Wellington, and mention of New Fishes. By Dr. Hector | 379–380 | ||
| On the Cause of the Suspension of Clay in Water, and its Precipitation therefrom by certain Substances. By W. Skey | 380–382 | ||
| Further Notes on the New Zealand Bats. By F. J. Knox, L.R.C.S.E. | 382 | ||
| AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. | |||
| Anniversary Address of the President, T. Heale, C.E. | 383–388 | ||
| Note on a Tuatara. By Major Mair | 338 | ||
| On the Use of Vulgar Fractions instead of Decimals in the Compilation of Mathematical Tables. By R. J. Pearce | 389 & 392 | ||
| On Eclipses. By T. Heale | 389–391 | ||
| Description of a simple form of Rain-gauge. By Archdeacon Williams | 392 | ||
| On a Mode of Communication between a Station on a Line of Railway and a Train in Motion on the same Line. By G. Rayner | 394 | ||
| Note on a Tomahawk formerly belonging to Taraia. By Dr. J. L. Campbell | 396 | ||
| Notes on a Thermal Spring near Helensville, Kaipara. By Robert Mair | 396 | ||
| On the Defence of Aucldand Harbour. By S. J. Stratford, M.R.C.S.E. | 397 | ||
| PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY. | |||
| An Inquiry into the Influence of Railway Gauge upon the Constructive Cost and Working Expenses of Railways. By E. Dobson, Assoc. Inst. C.E. | 400 | ||