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| Art. | PAGES
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| V.—Miscellaneous. | |||
| LXIII. | Inaugural Address. By Edward Tregear | 605–623 | |
| LXIV. | Congenital Stigmata. By Edward Tregear | 623–625 | |
| LXV. | The Art of the Whare Pora: Notes on the Clothing of the Ancient Maori, their Knowledge of preparing, dyeing, and weaving Various Fibres, together with some Account of Dress and Ornaments, and the Ancient Ceremonies and Superstitions of the Whare Pora. By Elsdon Best | 625–658 | |
| LXVI. | A Comparison of New Zealand Mortality during the Periods 1874-81 and 1881–91. By C. E. Adams, B.Sc, A.I.A., Engineering Scholar and Engineering Exhibitioner, Canterbury College, and Senior Scholar, New Zealand University; formerly Lecturer on Applied Mathematics, Canterbury Agricultural College | 659–660 | |
| LXVII. | A Comparison of the General Mortality in New Zealand, in Victoria and New South Wales, and in England. By C. E. Adams | 661–666 | |
| LXVIII. | An Account of the Fiji Fire Ceremony. By Dr. T. M. Hocken, F.L.S. | 667–672 | |
| LXIX. | Moa Farmers. By Richard Henry. Communicated by Sir J. Hector | 673–677 | |
| LXX. | Old Huts at Dusky Sound. By Richard Henry. Communicated by Sir J. Hector | 677–680 | |
| LXXI. | Red Cats and Disease. By Richard Henry. Communicated by Sir J. Hector | 680–683 | |
| LXXII. | National Pensions—a Proposed Scheme. By H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S. | 683–703 | |
| NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. | |||
| Thirtieth Annual Report | 707–710 | ||
| Accounts for 1897–98 | 710 | ||
| PROCEEDINGS. | |||
| WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. | |||
| New Members of Council | 713 | ||
| Appreciation of the late Mr. Thomas Kirk, F.L.S. | 713 | ||
| Appreciation of the late Mr. William Miles Maskell | 713 | ||
| Presentations to Colonial Museum described by Sir J. Hector | 713 | ||
| Shore Fishes of Fiji presented by Sir W. Buller | 713 | ||
| Chitons from Lyall Bay presented by Miss Mestayer | 713 | ||
| Siphonaria obliquata presented by Miss Mestayer | 714 | ||
