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AUCKLAND INSTITUTE.
On a Puka (Meryta sinclairii) gnawed by Rats. By Professor F. D. Brown 667
On the Necessity for a good Maori Lexicon. By F. D. Fenton 667–668
On the Liquefaction of Gases. By Professor F. D. Brown 668
Notes on the Crater of White Island. By Captain Fairchild 668–669
On the Persistence of Savagery. By the Rev. J. Bates 669
On the British Empire in India. By the Right Rev. W. G. Cowie, D.D. 669
Note on the Nesting Habits of the Matuku or Bittern. By P. E. Cheal 670
Abstract of Annual Report 670–672
Election of Officers for 1894 672
Resolution as to securing Little Barrier Island as a Preserve for Native Birds 672
PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY.
Chlorine a Cure for Consumption. By Professor Bickerton 673
A Simple System of Graphic Formulæ as applied to Organic Chemistry. By Professor Bickerton 673
On Nova Aurigæ in connection with the Theory of Cosmic Impact. By Professor Bickerton 674
Our Immortal Cosmos. By Professor Bickerton 675
Stability of Cosmic Spheres. By Professor Bickerton 675
Theory of Hail. By Professor Bickerton 675
Abstract of Annual Report 675
Election of Officers for 1894 675
OTAGO INSTITUTE.
Exhibits described 676
On Dredgings from the Bounty Islands. By A. Hamilton 677
Presentations and Additions to the Library 677
Exhibits described 677
On the Modes of Burial of the Maoris. By A. Hamilton 677
Models of Specimens of Natural Objects described by Professor Parker 677, 678
Observations on local Avifauna. By A. Wilson, M.A. 678
On the Development of the Chicken. By Professor Parker 678
On the Early History of New Zealand. By Dr. T. M. Hocken 678
Exhibit of Local Orchids. By A. Hamilton 679
On the Cultivation of the Auckland Islands Antherium. By F. R. Chapman 679
Abstract of Annual Report 679–680
Election of Officers for 1894 680
WESTLAND INSTITUTE.
Abstract of Annual Report and Balance-sheet 681
Election of Officers for 1894 681
HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE.
Annual Address: On the New Mesmerism. By the President, Dr. Moore 682
A humble Precursor of Darwin: the Rev. Ezekiel Blomfield. By W. Dinwiddie 682
Forms of Burial: a Plea for Cremation. By P. S. McLean 683