Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute/Volume 40

TRANSACTIONS

AND

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE

1907

VOL. XL

(Twenty-second of New Series)

EDITED AND PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE INSTITUTE

Issued June, 1908

WELLINGTON, N.Z.
JOHN MACKAY, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

KEGAN, PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER & CO., PATERNOSTER HOUSE,
CHARING CROSS ROAD, LONDON

CONTENTS.

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TRANSACTIONS.

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I.—Miscellaneous.
			PAGES.
Art.	XII.	Early Visits of the French to New Zealand. By Dr. Hocken, F.L.S.	137–153
	XIII.	The Passing of the Maori: An Inquiry into the Principal Causes of the Decay of the Race. By Archdeacon Walsh	154–175
	XV.	Maori Forest Lore: Being some Account of Native Forest Lore and Woodcraft, as also of many Myths, Rites, Customs, and Superstitions connected with the Flora and Fauna of the Tuhoe or Ure-wera District: Part I. By Elsdon Best	185–254
	XXXI.	On Isogonal Transformations: Part II. By Evelyn G. Hogg, M.A.	333–339
	XXXII.	Right-sidedness. By Joshua Rutland339–340
	XL.	Captain Dumont D'Urville's Exploration of Tasman Bay in 1827. Translated by S. Percy Smith, F.R.G.S.	416–447
	XLII.	Metre. By Johannes C. Andersen	466–485
	XLVI.	The Struggle for Foreign Trade. By H. W. Segar, M.A.	520–533
	XLIX.	A Preliminary Note of a Metaphysical Research. By Maurice W. Richmond, B.Sc, LL.B.	538–540
II.—Zoology.
	VII.	Recent Observations on New Zealand Macrolepidoptera, including Descriptions of New Species. By G. V. Hudson, F.E.S.	104–107
	VIII.	Description of a New Ophiuroid. By H. Farquhar	108
	IX.	A Heteropterous Hemipteron of New Zealand. By G. W. Kirkaldy	109
	XVI.	Additions to the New Zealand Molluscan Fauna. By W. H. Webster, B.A.	254–259
	XVII.	The Bipolar Theory. By H. Farquhar	259–261
	XVIII.	Notes on the Destruction of Kumaras from the Friendly Islands (Tonga), caused by an Imported Weevil, with Descriptions of the Larva, Pupa, and Perfect Insect, &c. By Major T. Broun, F.R.E.S.	262–265
	XIX.	Notice of the Occurrence of the Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) in the North Auckland District. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S.	265–266
	XX.	Notes on the Occurrence of certain Marine Reptilia in New Zealand Waters. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S.	267–269
	XXII.	Preliminary Note on some Stages in the Development of a Polychæte. By H. B. Kirk, M.A.	286–288
	XXXIII.	A New Placostylus from New Zealand. By Henry Suter	340–343
	XXXIV.	Result of Dredging for Mollusca near Cuvier Island, with Descriptions of New Species. By Henry Suter	344–359
	XXXV.	Descriptions of New Species of New Zealand Mollusca. By Henry Suter	360–373
	XXXVI.	Notes on some New Zealand Marine Mollusca. By Tom Iredale	373–387
	XXXVII.	A Preliminary List of the Marine Mollusca of Banks Peninsula. By Tom Iredale	387–403
	XXXVIII.	List of Marine Molluscs collected in Otago. By Tom Iredale	404–410
	XXXIX.	List of Marine Mollusca from Lyall Bay, near Wellington. By Tom Iredale	410–415
	XLIII.	The Disappearance of the New Zealand Birds. By Dr. R. Fulton	485–500
	XLIV.	The Little Barrier Bird-sanctuary. By James Drummond, F.L.S., F.Z.S.	500–506
	XLVII.	Further Notes on Lepidoptera. By George Howes, F.E.S.	533–534
	XLVIII.	Additional Notes on the Kea. By George R. Marriner, F.R.M.S.	534–537
III.—Botany.
	I.	Young Stages of Dicksonia and Cyathea. By Author:G. B. Stephenson, M.Sc.	1–16
	III.	The Development of some New Zealand Conifer Leaves with regard to Transfusion Tissue and to Adaptation to Environment. By Miss E. M. Griffin, M.A.	43–72
	XXI.	Contributions to a Fuller Knowledge of the Flora of New Zealand: No. 2. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S.	270–285
	XXIII.	Description of a New Species of Veronica (Linn.). By D. Petrie, M.A.. F.L.S.	288–289
	XXIV.	Account of a Visit to Mount Hector, a High Peak of the Tararuas, with List of Flowering-plants. By D. Petrie, M.A., F.L.S.	289–304
	XXV.	Some Hitherto-unrecorded Plant-habitats (III). By L. Cockayne, Ph.D.	304–315
	XXVI.	Notes on the Spread of Phytophthora infestans, with Special Reference to Hybernating Mycelium. By A. H. Cockayne	316–320
	XLI.	Notes on Botanical Nomenclature; with Remarks on the Rules adopted by the International Botanical Congress of Vienna. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S.	447–465
	XLV.	The Grasses of Tutira. By H. Guthrie-Smith	506–519
IV.—Geology and Chemistry.
	II.	Some Aspects of the Terrace-development in the Valleys of the Canterbury Rivers. By R. Speight, M.A., B.Sc.	16–43
	IV.	Some Observations on the Schists of Central Otago. By A. M. Finlayson, M.Sc.	72–79
	V.	Geology of Centre and North of North Island. By P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc.	79–98
	VI.	Fossils from Kakanui. By J. Allan Thomson, B.A. (Oxon.), B.Sc.	98–103
	X.	The Scheelite of Otago. By A. M. Finlayson, M.Sc.	110–122
	XI.	Some Alkaline and Nepheline Rocks from Westland. By Author:J. P. Smith	122–137
	XIV.	On a Soda Amphibole Trachyte from Cass's Peak, Banks Peninsula. By R. Speight, M.A., B.Sc.	176–184
	XXVII.	Note on the Gabbro of the Dun Mountain. By P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc.	320–322
	XXVIII.	The Analyses of certain New Zealand Meat Products. By A. M. Wright, F.C.S. (Berlin), M.Am.C.S.	322–324
	XXIX.	The Fixation of Atmospheric Nitrogen by Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria in certain Solutions. By A. M. Wright, F.C.S. (Berlin), M.Am.C.S.	324–326
	XXX.	The Transformation of Barley into Malt. By Percy B. Phipson, F.C.S.	326–332

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LIST OF PLATES AT THE END OF THE VOLUME.

Plate		To illustrate Article
I–V.	Young Stages of Tree-ferns.—Stephenson	I
VI–VIIa.	Terrace-development.—Speight	II
VIII–X.	Leaves of Conifers.—Griffin	III
XI–XII.	Central Otago Schists.—Finlayson	IV
XIII.	Geological Map.—Marshall	V
XIV.	Kakanui Fossils.—Thomson	VI
XV.	Macro-lepidoptera.—Hudson	VII
XVI.	Scheelite.—Finlayson	X
XVII–XIX.	Rocks from Westland.—Smith	XI
XX–XXI.	Mollusca.—Webster	XVI
XXII.	Imported Weevil.—Broun	XVIII
XXIII.	Development of Polychæte.—Kirk	XXII
XXIV.	Right-sidedness.—Rutland	XXXII
XXV.	New Placostylus.—Suter	XXXIII
XXVI, XXVII, XXX.	New Mollusca.—Suter	XXXIV
XXVIII–XXX.	New Mollusca.—Suter	XXXV
XXXI.	New Mollusca.—Iredale	XXXVI
XXXII–XXXIV.	Keas.—Marriner	XLVIII