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CONTENTS.




TRANSACTIONS.




I.—Miscellaneous.
PAGES.
Art. I. The Displacement of Species in New Zealand. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. 1–27
II. True Instincts of Animals. By Charles W. Parnell 27–36
III. The Ancient Tribe Te Panenehu. By Captain Gilbert Mair 36–40
IV. The History of Otakanini Pa, Kaipara. By S. Percy Smith 41–47
V. Volcanic Activity in Sunday Island in 1814. By S. Percy Smith 47–49
VI. On Dusky Sound. By Richard Henry, Government Resident in charge of Resolution Island Reserve. Communicated by Sir J. Hector 50–54
VII. The Ceremony of Rahui. By Taylor White 54–59
VIII. The Railway and its Place in Social Economy. By A. G. Purchas, M.R.C.S.Eng. 59–62
IX. Antarctic Research. By Major-General Schaw, C.B., R.E. 62–71
X. A Wellington Weather Prognostic. By Major-General Schaw, C.B., R.E. 71–73
XI. The Ultimate Problem of Philosophy. By William W. Carlile 74–86
XII. Memorabilia of certain Animal Prodigies; Native and Foreign, Ancient and Modern. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S. (Lond.), &c. 87–97
XIII. Democracy. By the Rev. J. Bates 97–111
XIV. The Training of Teachers for Primary Schools. By the Rev. J. Bates 111–117
XV. Abel Tasman and his Journal. By Dr. T. M. Hocken, F.L.S. 117–140
XVI. On an Account of a Massacre at the Entrance of Dunedin Harbour in the Year 1817. By A. Hamilton 141–147
XVII. On the Forests of New Zealand. By A. Hamilton 147–163
XVIII. On the Rise and Progress of our Knowledge of the Oceanic Areas. By A. Hamilton 163–178
XIX. A Comparison of the Magnetic Screening produced by Different Metals. By J. A. Erskine, M.A. 178–182
XX. Magnetic Viscosity. By E. Rutherford, M.A., B.Sc, 1851 Exhibition Science Scholar 182–204