Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute/Volume 36

TRANSACTIONS

OF THE

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE

TRANSACTIONS

AND

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE,

1903

VOL. XXXVI.

(Nineteenth of New Series)

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

By

A. HAMILTON

Issued August, 1904

WELLINGTON

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.	I.	Notes on Two Maori Calabashes, with Carved Wooden Necks, called Tuki or Ko-ano-ano. By Dr. Newman	1–4
	II.	On the Maori Method of preparing and using Kokowai. By Archdeacon Walsh	4–10
	III.	Moriori Carving on the Trunks of Karaka-trees. By A. Hamilton	11–13
	IV.	Maori Marriage Customs: being Notes on Ancient Maori Customs, Ritual and Sociological, connected with Courtship, Marriage, and Divorce; together with some Account of the Levirate, and of many Superstitious Beliefs and Ancient Animistic Myths connected with the same, as held and preserved bv the Maori Peoples of the Tuhoe Tribe. By Elsdon Best	14–67
	V.	The Sparrow Plague and its Remedy. By A. Bathgate	67–79
	VI.	Note on the Veracity of the Returns of Age in the Census of 1901. By Professor Segar	80–84
	VII.	On Certain Decimal and Metric Fallacies. By R. Coupland Harding	85–111
II.—Zoology.
	VIII.	The Kohoperoa or Koekoea, Long-tailed Cuckoo (Urodynamis taitensis): An Account of its Habits, Description of a Nest containing its (supposed) Egg, and a Suggestion as to how the Parasitic Habit in Birds has become established. By Robert Fulton, M.B., C.M., Edin.	113–148
	IX.	Description of a New Fish. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S.	148–149
	X.	On the Occurrence of Centrolophus in New Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S.	149–150
	XI.	Revision of the New Zealand Members of the Genus Phorocera. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S.	150–153
	XII.	Two New Flies. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S.	153–154
	XIII.	On a New Weta from the Chatham Islands. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S.	154
	XIV.	Description of a New Blow-fly from Campbell Island. By Captain F. VV. Hutton, F.R.S.	155
	XV.	On the Occurrence of the Curlew-Sandpiper (Ancylochilus sub-arquatus) in New Zealand. By Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S.	155–156
	XVI.	On the Anatomy of Paryphanta fumosa, Tenison Woods. By R. Murdoch	156–161
	XVII.	On the Occurrence of Vanessa atalanta and Plusia festucæ in Southland. By A. Philpott	161
	XVIII.	Notes on Southern Lepidoptera. By A. Philpott	161–170
	XIX.	Notes on an Insect found in some Hot Springs at Taupo. By J. W. Poynton	170–172
	XX.	The Sipunculids of New Zealand. By Professor W. B. Benham	172–184
	XXI.	On a New Species of Leech (Hirudo antipodum) recently discovered in New Zealand. By Professor W. B. Benham	185–192
	XXII.	A Note on the Oligochæta of the New Zealand Lakes. By Professor W. B. Benham	192–198
	XXIII.	An apparently New Species of Regalecus (R. parkeri). By Professor W. B. Benham	198–200
	XXIV.	A Species of Ixodes parasitic on the Grey Duck. By Professor C. Chilton	201–202
III.—Botany.
	XXV.	Plants naturalised in the County of Ashburton. By W. W. Smith	203–225
	XXVI.	A Botanical Excursion during Midwinter to the Southern Islands of New Zealand. By L. Cockayne, Ph.D.	225-333
	XXVII.	Abnormal Growth of a Plant of Phormium colensoi. By Right Rev. W. L. Williams	333–334
	XXVIII.	On Abnormal Developments in New Zealand Ferns: with a List of Papers by various Authors on the Ferns of New Zealand. By A. Hamilton	334–372
	XXIX.	List of Papers and Notices on Botanical Subjects in the "Transactions of the New Zealand Institute" and other Publications. By A. Hamilton	342–372
IV.—Geology.
	XXX.	On the Subdivision of the Lower Mesozoic Rocks of New Zealand. By Professor Park	373–404
	XXXI.	On the Age and Relations of the New Zealand Coalfields. By Professor Park	405–418
	XXXII.	On the Geology of North Head, Waikouaiti, and its relation to the Geological History of Dunedin. By Professor Park	418–430
	XXXIII.	On the Jurassic Age of the Maitai Series. By Professor Park	431–446
	XXXIV.	On the Discovery of Permo-carboniferous Rocks at Mount Mary, North Otago. By Professor Park	447–453
	XXXV.	The Northern Wairoa. By E. K. Mulgan, M.A.	453–464
	XXXVI.	Notes on a Small Collection of Fossils from Wharekuri, on the Waitaki River, North Otago. By A. Hamilton	465–467
	XXXVII.	Boulders in Triassic Conglomerate, Nelson. By Dr. P. Marshall	467–471
	XXXVIII.	Second Supplement to the "Materials for a Bibliography of the Dinornithidæ." By A. Hamilton	471–473
	XXXIX.	Note on the Remains of some Extinct Birds of New Zealand found near Ngapara. By A. Hamilton	474–477
	XL.	Note on a Dyke at Nugget Point. By R. Speight, M.A., B.Sc.	477–479
	XLI.	Some Caves and Water-passages in the Greymouth District. By H. N. McLeod	479–480
V.—Chemistry and Physics.
	XLII.	On the Regeneration of Cyanide Solutions. By Godfrey Doveton, M.A.I.M.E. Communicated by Professor J. Park	481–483
	XLIII.	Studies on the Chemistry of the New Zealand Flora. By Professor T. Easterfield and B. C. Aston	483–486
	XLIV.	Note on the Interaction of Citric and Sulphuric Acids. By James Bee	486–487
	XLV.	An Experiment bearing on the Wave Theory of Light. By J. S. S. Cooper	487–490
	XLVI.	The Physical Properties of Kauri-gum. By J. S. S. Cooper	490–492
	XLVII.	Note on a supposed Heat-effect. By J. S. S. Cooper.	492
I.—Miscellaneous—continued.
	XLVIII.	On certain Statistics respecting the Trend of English Trade. By Professor H. W. Segar	493–501
	XLIX.	A Note on Drawing for Competitions. By Professor H. W. Segar	501–504
	L.	A Comparison of the Age-distribution of the Populations of the Four Chief Provincial Districts of New Zealand. By Professor H. W. Segar	504–511
Annual Report of the New Zealand Institute			515
"New Zealand Institute Act, 1903"			xii.–xiv.
Regulations of the New Zealand Institute under the Act of 1903			xiv.–xvii.
Report on Colonial Time-ball Observatory			517
Proceedings—		Wellington Philosophical Society	523
{{{1}}}„		Auckland Institute	529
{{{1}}}„		Philosophical Institute of Canterbury	534
{{{1}}}„		Otago Institute	538
{{{1}}}„		Westland Institute	543
{{{1}}}„		Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute	545
{{{1}}}„		Nelson	546

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LIST OF PLATES AT THE END OF THE VOLUME.

Plate		To illustrate Article
I.	Calabash, with Carved Mouthpiece.—Newman	I.
II.	Mouthpiece of Calabash.—Newman	I.
III.	Moriori Carving, Chatham Islands.—Hamilton	III.
IV.	Veracity of Census Returns.—Segar	VI.
V.	Veracity of Census Returns.—Segar	VI.
VI.	Paryphanta fumosa.—Murdoch	XVI.
VII.	New Zealand Sipunculids.—Benham	XX.
VIII.	Hirudo antipodum.—Benham	XXI.
IX.	Regalecus parkeri.—Benham	XXIII.
X.	Ixodes anatis.—Chilton	XXIV.
XI.	Leaves of Panas simplex.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XII.	Sand Dunes, Enderby Island.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XIII.	Rata Forest, Auckland Islands.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XIV.	Olearia lyallii Forest, Ewing Island.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XV.	Olearia lyallii Forest, Ewing Island.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XVI.	Exterior View of Rata Forest, Enderby Island.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XVII.	North End of Auckland Island from Enderby Island.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XVIII.	Aristotelia fruticosa.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XIX.	Cliffs, Antipodes Island.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XX.	Flat Meadow, Antipodes Island.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XXI.	Aralia lyallii, Ruapuke Island.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XXII.	Effect of Moist Air and Light on Veronica lycopodioides.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XXIII.	Auckland, Bounty, and Antipodes Islands, Maps of.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XXIV.	Campbell Island, Map of.—Cockayne	XXVI.
XXV.	Abnormal Growth of Phormium.—Williams	XXVII.
XXVI.	Fern Variations.—Hamilton
XXVII.	Fern Variations.—Hamilton
XXVIII.	Geological Sketch-map, Nugget Point and Catlin's River.—Park	XXX.
XXIX.	Section, South Head, Shaw Bay, to Nugget Point.—Park	XXX.
XXX.	Section, Mount Cook Range to Pott's River.—Park	XXX.
XXXI.	Sections, Tank Gully.—Park	XXXI.
XXXII.	Geology of Waikouaiti, North Head.—Park	XXXII.
XXXIII.	Section across Well's Creek, Eighty-eight Valley.—Park	XXXIII.
XXXIV.	Section from Waimea Plains to Wairoa Gorge and Upper Roding River	XXXIII.
XXXV.	Section, Waitaki to Mount Mary.—Park	XXXIV.
XXXVI.	Plan of Part of Waitaki Valley.—Park	XXXIV.
XXXVII.	Aturia ziczac var. Australis.—Hamilton	XXXVI.
XXXVIII.	Section of Aturia ziczac var. Australis.—Hamilton	XXXVI.
XXXIX.	Rock Section.—Marshall	XXXVII.
XL.	Rock Sections.—Marshall	XXXVII.
XLI.	Rock Sections.—Marshall	XXXVII.
XLII.	Age-distribution in New Zealand.—Segar	L.
XLIII.	Age-distribution in New Zealand.—Segar	L.
XLIV.	Age-distribution in New Zealand.—Segar	L.

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