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CONTENTS.



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE
PAGES
Anniversary Address of the President, H.E. Sir George F. Bowen, G.C.M.G. 1–10
Fourth Annual Report by the Governors 11–12
Accounts of the New Zealand Institute, 1871–2 12
Report by Manager 12–16
TRANSACTIONS.
I.—Miscellaneous.
Art. I. On the Life and Times of Te Rauparaha. By W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S. 19–93
II. On Moa Beds. By W. B. D. Mantell, F.G.S. 94–97
III. An Account of the First Discovery of Moa Remains. By Rev. R. Taylor, F.G.S. 97–101
IV. On New Zealand Lake Pas. By Rev. R. Taylor 101–102
V. A Description of the Earnsclough Moa Cave. By the Hon. Capt. Fraser, F.R.G.S. 102–105
VI. On the Effect of Wind-driven Sand as a Cutting Agent. By Edwin Stowe, B.A. 105–106
VII. On Local Variations of Atmospheric Pressure dependent on the Strength of Winds. By J. S. Webb 106–108
VIII. On the Reclamation of Land devastated by the Encroachment of Sand. By C. D. Whitcombe 108–111
IX. Directions for Raising and Spreading Ammophila arundinacea and Elymus arenarius. By J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. 111
X. On the Taieri Floods. By G. M. Barr 111–119
XI. An Astronomical Telescope on a New Construction. By H. Skey 119–125
XII. Description of a Reflecting Telescope made in Wellington by W. F. Parsons. Communicated by James Hector, M.D., F.R.S. 125–128
XIII. On the Influence of Change of Latitude on Ships' Compasses. By Commander R. A. Edwin, R.N, 128–130
XIV. On Barata Numerals. By J. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S. 131–138
XV. Notes on the Stone Epoch at the Cape of Good Hope. By B. H. Darnell, 138–139
XVI. On the Flight of the Black-backed Gull (Larus dominicanus). By Captain F. W. Hutton, C.M.Z.S. 140–144
XVII. On Compound Engines. By William Lodder 144–150
XVIII. Notes on Rurima Rocks. By Major W. G. Mair 151–153
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