H.—24.
1885. NEW ZEALAND.
NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE, 1884-85 (SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF).
Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.
Meetings of the Board were held on the following dates: 30th September, 1884, 3rd February, and 13th May, 1885. The members of the Board who retired in conformity with clause 6 of the Act were : The Hon. Mr. Waterhouse, Mr. Travers, and Mr. Mason, and these gentlemen were reappointed as Governors of the institute by His Excellency. The members elected to the Board for the current year by the incorporated societies are : Dr. Buller, Mr. James McKerrow, and Mr. W. M. Maskell. The following additions were made to the honorary members of the institute: Professor Asa Gray, Eichard Bowdler Sharp, M.A., F.L.S., and E. A. Wallace, F.L.S. The members now on the roll of the institute are : Honorary members, 30. Ordinary members: Auckland Institute, 304; Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, 121; Wellington Philosophical Society, 250; Westland Institute, 110; Philosophical Institute, Canterbury, 149; Otago Institute, 161; Southland Institute, 70; Nelson Philosophical Society, 100 : total, 1,295. The volumes of Transactions now in stock are: Vol. I. (second edition), 395; Vol. V., 44; Vol. VI., 43; Vol. VII., 140; Vol. IX., 145; Vol. X., 176; Vol. XL, 55; Vol. XII., 62; Vol. XIII., 63 ; Vol. XIV., 85; Vol. XV., 198 ; Vol. XVI., 230; Vol. XVII., not yet fully distributed. The printing of Vol. XVII. was commenced in February, and completed and issued early in May. It contains fifty-five articles, and also addresses and abstracts of articles which are included in the Proceedings and Appendix. There are 536 pages and twenty plates. The following is a oomparison of the contents of the volume with that for the previous year:— 1885. 1884. Pages. Pages. Miscellaneous... ... ... ... ... ... 80 ... 72 Zoology ... ... ... ... ... ... 212 ... 324 Botany ... ... ... ... ... ... 94 ... 118 Chemistry ... ... ... ... ~. ... — ... 4 Geology ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 ... 13 Proceedings ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 ... 46 Appendix ... ... ... ... ... ... 65 ... 62 536 639 The Honorary Treasurer's statement of accounts is appended. There is still a small amount due on account of the last volume, but, on the other hand, there is a balance to the credit of the institute in the hands of the London agent. Approved by the Board. Wm. F. Deummond Jebvois, Chairman. James Hectoe, 18th August, 1885. Manager. New Zealand Institute Account, 1884-85. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Parliamentary vote for 1884-85 .. .. 500 0 0 Balance due for printing Vol. XVI. .. 74 11 5 Contribution from Wellington Philosophical Printing Vol. XVII. (on account) .. ... 526 18 7 Society, one-sixth annual revenue .. 24 3 0 Miscellaneous items, including binding, &c... 8 4 0 Contribution from societies in aid of printing Vol. XVII. under clause d of Regulations of Institute .. .. .. .. 79 5 0 Sale of volumes .. .. .. .. 6 6 0 £609 14 0 £609 14 0 18th August, 1885. Aethue Stock, Honorary Treasurer.
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NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE, 1884-85 (SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF)., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1885 Session I, H-24
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