OF THE

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE

1909

VOL. XLII
(NEW ISSUE)

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

ISSUED 1ST JUNE, 1910

WELLINGTON, N.Z.

JOHN MACKAY, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

W. WESLEY AND SONS, LONDON

ART.

CONTENTS.

TRANSACTIONS.

I. MISCELLANEOUS.

PAGES

I. Oceanic Comparatives. By Rev. C. E. Fox..

VII. On some Armour presented to Titore, a Nga Puhi Chief, by H.M.

William IV in 1835. By A. Hamilton ..

1-8

40-46

XI. Early History of Rangitikei, and Notes on the Ngati Apa Tribe.

By T. W. Downes

74-114

XII. The Waterloo of the Waikato, fought in 1830, and its Effects on

the After-enacted Land Laws of that Part of the North

Island. By W. Welch, F.R.G.S.

114-118

XLI. Some Theorems relating to Sub-Polar Triangles. By E. G. Hogg,

M.A.

327-332

412-433

LI. Captain Dumont D'Urville's Visit to Whangarei, Waitemata,

and the Thames in 1827. By S. Percy Smith, F.R.G.S.

LII. 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 III. By Elsdon Best

LIII. Classification of Verse. By Johannes C. Andersen

LXIII. Maori Numeration: Being a Reply to Mr. Elsdon Best's Paper

on "Maori Numeration in Trans. N.Z. Inst., Vol. xxxix.

433-481

481-533

625-640

II. List of Recent Shells found Fossil in New Zealand. By Henry

Suter

8-13

V. Some Additions to the Portida, Neuroptera-Planipennia, and

Trichoptera of New Zealand. By E. J. Hare

IX. Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera. By E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S.

X. Lepidoptera from the Kermadec Islands. By E. Meyrick, B.A.,

F.R.S.

XVI. On an Isopod inhabiting Ants' Nests in New Zealand.

Charles Chilton, M.A., D.Sc., F.L.S.

By

190-192

XXVI. Bionomic Observations on certain New Zealand Diptera. By

David Miller

XXVII. A New Species of Empis. By David Miller

XXXIII. Some New Zealand and Tasmanian Arachnida. By H. R. Hogg,

M.A., F.Z.S.

XXXV. Additions to the Terrestrial Isopoda of New Zealand. By Charles

Chilton, M.A., D.Sc., F.L.S.

XXXVI. On the Coleoptera of the Kermadec Islands.

XXXVII. Additions to the Coleopterous Fauna of the Chatham Islands.

By Major T. Broun, F.E.S.

..

286-291

By Major T.

..

291-306

ART. XLV. The Discovery of Moa-remains on Stewart Island. By Pro-
fessor W. B. Benham, D.Sc., F.R.S.

XLVII. A List of the Known Fishes of Kermadec and Norfolk Islands,
and a Comparison with those of Lord Howe Island. By
Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S.

PAGES
354-356

..

370-383

384-391

XLVIII. Notes on New Zealand Fishes. By Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S.
XLIX. The Pipiwharauroa, or Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcococcyx lucidus),
and an Account of its Habits. By Robert Fulton, M.D... 392-408

LV. Notes on a Collection of Sea-anemones. By F. G. A. Stuckey,
M.A., and C. L. Walton

LVI. Description of a New Species of Moth. By A. Philpott

..

541-543

544

III.-BOTANY.

III. Botanical Notes made on a Journey across the Tararuas. By

B. C. Aston, F.I.C., F.C.S.

IV. Unrecorded Habitats for New Zealand Plants. By B. C. Aston,

F.I.C., F.C.S.

XIII. The Vegetation of the Kermadec Islands.

XVIII. Description of a New Native Grass (Poa).

XIX. On Poa breviglumis, Hook. f. By D. Petrie, M.A.

XX. On the Naturalisation of Calluna vulgaris, Salisb., in the Taupo

District. By D. Petrie, M.A. ..

..

XXI. Contributions to a Fuller Knowledge of the Flora of New Zea-

land: No. 3. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S.

199

200-213

XXII. Notice of the Occurrence of Leucopogon Richei, R. Br., on the

Mainland of New Zealand. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S.,

F.Z.S.

214-215

XXIII. Some Recent Additions to the Flora of New Zealand. By T. F.

Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S.

216-218

XXXVIII. Some Hitherto-unrecorded Plant-habitats (V). By L. Cockayne,

Ph.D.

311-319

XXXIX. List of Lichenes and Bryophytes collected in Stewart Island

during the Botanical Survey of 1908. By L. Cockayne,

Ph.D.

XL. On a Non-flowering New Zealand Species of Rubus. By L.

Cockayne, Ph.D.

325-326

XLIV. Botanical Evidence against the Recent Glaciation of New Zea-

land. By G. M. Thomson, F.L.S.

348-353

XLVI. A Comparative Study of the Anatomy of Six New Zealand

Species of Lycopodium. By J. E. Holloway, M.Sc.

VI. Notes on some Rocks from Parapara, Bluff Hill, and Waikawa.
By J. Allan Thomson, B.A., B.Sc., F.G.S.
VIII. The Present Position of New Zealand Palæontology; with a
List of Papers on the Paleontology of New Zealand, in-
cluding the Titles of those Stratigraphical Papers contain-
ing Important Lists of Fossils. By A. Hamilton ..

33-39

46-63

XXIX. Petrological Notes on Rocks from the Kermadec Islands; with

some Geological Evidence for the Existence of a Subtropical

Pacific Continent. By R. Speight, M.A., B.Sc., F.G.S.

241-254

ART. XXX. Notes on the Geology of the West Coast Sounds. By R. Speight,

M.A., B.Sc., F.G.S.

XXXIV. On the Aeration of the Auckland Lava-beds. By James Stewart,

M. Inst.C.E.

PAGES

255-267

284-285

XLII. Note on the Geology of Mangaia. By P. Marshall, D.Sc.

XLIII. The Glaciation of New Zealand. By P. Marshall, D.Sc.

LIV. The Physiography of Wellington Harbour. By J. M. Bell

LVIII. On the Glacial Till in Hautapu Valley, Rangitikei, Wellington.

By Professor James Park, F.G.S.

333

334-348

534-540

575-580

LIX. Further Notes on the Glaciation of the North Island of New

Zealand. By Professor James Park, F.G.S.

580-584

LX. Some Evidences of Glaciation on the Shores of Cook Strait and

Golden Bay. By Professor James Park, F.G.S.

585-588

LXI. The Great Ice Age of New Zealand. By Professor James Park,

F.G.S.

589-612

613-624

LXII. A Geological Reconnaisance of Northernmost New Zealand. By

J. M. Bell and E. de C. Clarke

V.-CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS.

XIV. The Mokoia Aerolite; with a few Introductory Remarks on New

Zealand Meteoric Phenomena. By G. R. Marriner, F.R.M.S.

XV. On the Radio-activity of the Artesian-water System of Christ-

church, New Zealand, and the Evidence of its Effect on

Fish-life. By C. Coleridge Farr, D.Sc., and D. C. H.

Florance, M.A., M.Sc.

XVII. The Cam-lever Balance. By J. Clement Cuff

176-185

185-190

192-196

218-224

XXV. The Formaldehyde Method for the Estimation of Nitrogen in

Organic Substances. By A. M. Wright, F.C.S.

XXIV. The Absorption of Moisture from the Atmosphere by Wools.

By A. M. Wright, F.C.S..

XXVIII. On the Influence of Ripples on the Gas Content of the Artesian

Waters of Christchurch. By C. Coleridge Farr, D.Sc., and

D. C. H. Florance, M.A., M.Sc.

XXXI. An Apparent Relation between some of the Physical Properties

of Solids. By S. Page, B.Sc. ..

237-240

267-269

XXXII. A Possible Relation between Atmospheric Carbon-dioxide and

Leaf-development. By S. Page, B.Sc. ..

..

270-273

L. The Remarkable Rainfall and Meteorology of Waihi. By H. B.
Devereux, F.R.Met. Soc.

408-411