PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE.

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PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE.

I ( At last night's meeting of the Philoso- { I' phical Institute of Canterbury the following papers were read: Contributions to the Fresh Water Fauna of New Zealand, Nos. 2 to 6," 1 by Dr. V. Brehm (communicated by Mr E. W. Bennett); "Contributions to a Revision of the Crustacea Brachyura of New Zealand "■ by. Dr. C. Chilton and Mr E. W. Bennett; , "The Colouration of Molluscs in Relation to Light," by Mr E. W. Bennett; "Some Uses of the Tintometer," by Mr A. M. Wright; "The Geology of the Valleys of the Lower Hurunui and Blyth," by Mr S. Jobberns. AH the papers proved most interesting, and the lecturers were accorded a 'hearty vote of thanks at the conclusion of the meeting;