NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE, 1887-88. (TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1888 Session I, H-22

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1888. NEW ZEALAND.

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE, 1887-88. (TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

The Board held meetings on the 30th August, 30th September, 1877, and on the 13th February, 23rd March, and 9th May, 1888. The following members retired from the Board in conformity with clause 6 of the New Zealand Institute Act, namely: Mr. W. T. L. Travers, Mr. Thomas Mason, and the Yen. Archdeacon Stock. These gentlemen were all reappointed by His Excellency the Governor. The members elected as Governors of the Board by the incorporated societies are : Mr. J. McKerrow, F.8.A.5.; Mr. T. Kirk, F.L.S.; and Dr. Hutchinson. There having occurred three vacancies in the list of, honorary members of the institute, he following elections took place : Professor McCoy, Baron G. yon Ettinghausen, and Professor van Boneden. The following are the members now belonging to the institute : Honorary members, 30; ordinary members—Auckland Institute, 254 ; Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, 121; Wellington Philosophical Society, 253 ; Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, 117 ; Nelson Philosophical Society, 36; Westland Institute, 78; Otago Institute, 137; Southland Institute, 72 : making a total of 1,098. The volumes of Transactions now in stock are —Vol. I. (second edition), 280; Vol. V., 35 ; Vol. VI., 30 ; Vol. VII., 130 ; Vol. IX., 130; Vol. X., 165 ; Vol. XI., 50; Vol. XII., 55; Vol. XIII., 55 ; Vol. XIV., 80; Vol. XV., 190; Vol. XVI., 200; Vol. XVII., 230; Vol. XVIII., 170; Vol. XIX., 200; Vol. XX., not yet fully distributed. The Volume XX. was published in June last, and contains fifty-two articles; also addresses and abstracts of articles which appear in the proceedings. The volume contains 528 pages of letterpress and 22 plates. The following is a comparison of the contents with that of the previous year's volume : — 1888. 1887. Pages. Pages. Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... 80 120 Zoology ... ... ... ... ... 140 212 Botany ... ... ... ... ... 116 114 Geology ... ... ... ... ... 96 134 Proceedings ... ... ... ... ... 47 48 Appendix ... ... ... ... ... 49 52 528 680 The cost of printing Vol. XIX. (new series) was £535 15s. sd. for 680 pages, and the cost of the present volume —XX. —is £415 10s. for 528 pages. The Honorary Treasurer's statement of accounts is appended, from which it will be observed that there is a credit balance of £130 4s. 9d., besides the sum of about £50 in the hands of the London Agent. Approved by the Board. W. B. D. Mantell, Acting Manager. G. M. Wateehouse, Chairman. 23rd July, 1888.

New Zealand Institute Accounts, 1887-88. Receeipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance in hand on 29th August, 1887 .. 36 10 9 For Printing Vol. XX. of Transactions .. 415 10 0 Vote for 1887-88 500 0 0 Miscellaneous items, purchase of books, &c... 16 17 6 Contribution from Wellington Philosophical Balance in hand 130 4 9 Society, one-sixth annual revenuo .. 26 1 6 £562 12 3 £562 12 3 23rd July, 1888. G. M. Wateehouse, Honorary Treasurer. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,375 copies), 17s.]

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