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Election of Officers for 1874 390
On the Durability of New Zealand Timber, with Suggestions for its Preservation. By John Buchanan 390–391
On Solar and Terrestrial Radiation. By C. Rous Marten, F.M.S. 391–392
AUCKLAND INSTITUTE.
Abstract Report of the Council 393
Election of Officers for 1873 393
Anniversary Address of the President, His Honour T. B. Gillies 394–399
Report on, and Analysis of, the Water with which it is proposed to Supply Shortland and Grahamstown. From the Colonial Laboratory. Communicated by His Honour the Superintendent 399
Remarks on Dr. Bastian's recent Work on the Beginnings of Life. By T. Heale 400–401
On Cosmography. By J. Leith 401
On Induction and the Necessary Truth. By the Rev. R. Kidd, LL.D. 402
Remarks on Mr. Leith's Paper on Cosmography. By T. Heale 402
Report on Samples of Stone from the Tokatea Tunnel. By Dr. Hector, F.R.S. Communicated by His Honour the Superintendent 402–404
Abstract Report of the Council 405–406
Election of Officers for 1874 406
PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY.
Anniversary Address of the President, Henry J. Tancred 407–415
On the Desirability of dedicating to the People of New Zealand small Areas of Ground, assimilating to the Village Greens of England. By F. E. Wright 415–416
Résumé of the Characters of the Family Epeiridæ. By Ll. Powell, M.D. 417
Note upon recently-described New Zealand Coleoptera. By C. M. Wakefield 417
Further Notes on recently-described New Zealand Coleoptera. By C. M. Wakefield 418
Abstract Report of the Council 418
Election of Officers for 1874 419
Exhibition of a Skeleton of Aptornis by Dr. Haast 419
Anniversary Address of the President, Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S. 419–432
OTAGO INSTITUTE.
Remarks on the Whale Fishery in the South Seas 433
A Visit to Sandymount District, Otago Peninsula, and a brief Description of some of its more prominent Natural Features. By Peter Thomson 434–435
On the Skull of a Grampus killed by the Maoris at the Heads. By A. C. Purdie 435–436
Salmon Acclimatization in New Zealand. By W. Lauder Lindsay, M.D., F.R.S.E., Hon. Mem. N.Z. Inst. 436–438
Election of Officers for 1874 439–440
On the Mythology and Traditions of the Maori in New Zealand. By the Rev. F. H. Wohlers 440
Anniversary Address of the President, J. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S. 440–446
Maori Traditions in the Native Language. By the Rev. F. H. Wohlers 446
On some Naturalized Plants of Otago. By G. M. Thomson 446–447
Remarks on Hepaticæ collected by Captain Hutton and Mr. Kirk. By Dr. S. Berggren 447
Note on a Sea Trout caught in Otago Harbour. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. 447