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1899. NEW ZEALAND.
NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT, 1898-99.
Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.
The Board held meetings on the 26th January and 7th September, 1899. Messrs Tregear and Mason retired from the Board in compliance with the Act, and there was a third vacancy caused by the death of the late Mr. Maskell. His Excellency the Governorreinstated the two retiring members, and appointed Mr. J. W. Joynt to fill the third vacancy. The following gentlemen were elected by the incorporated societies to be Governors of the Board for the year —viz., Mr. James McKerrow, Mr. S. Percy Smith, and the Hon. C. C. Bowen. There are now five vacancies on the roll of honorary members, the vacancies during last year having been caused by the deaths of Sir George Grey, Sir George Bowen, and Sir Frederick McCoy. The members now on the roll are : Honorary members, 25 ; Auckland Institute, 163 ; Hawke's Bay Philosophical Society, 61 ; Wellington Philosophical Society. 141; Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, 75 ; Otago Institute, 105 ; Nelson Philosophical Society, 16 ; Westland Institute, 59 : making a total of 645. The volumes of Transactions now on hand are: Vol. I. (second edition), 233; Vol. V., 8; Vol. VI., 15; Vol. VII., 98; Vol. IX., 98; Vol. X., 129; Vol. XL, 27 ; Vol. XII, 29; Vol. XIII., 30; Vol. XIV., 53; Vol. XV., 164; Vol. XVI., 164; Vol. XVIL, 163; Vol. XVIIL, 135; Vol. XIX., 154 ; Vol. XX., 155 ; Vol. XXI., 87 ; Vol. XXII., 89; Vol. XXIII., 163 : Vol. XXIV., 167; Vol. XXV., 167; Vol. XXVI., 173; Vol. XXVII., 176; Vol. XXVIIL, 180; Vol. XXIX., 450; Vol. XXX., 400; Vol. XXXI., not yet fully distributed. The volume just published (XXXI.) contains seventy-two articles, and also addresses and abstracts which appear in the Proceedings. The volume consists of 802 pages and 62 plates. The following gives a comparison of the contents of the present volume and that for last year : — 1899. 1898. Pages. Pages. Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 138 Zoology ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 262 245 Botany ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 220 66 Geology ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 72 31 Chemistry... ... ... ... ... ... ■•• Isn j2B Physics ... ... ... ... ... ... ... )ov 128 Proceedings ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 54 Appendix ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 48 802 638 The cost of printing Vol. XXX. was £416 15s. 9d. for 638 pages, and that for the present volume (XXXI.) £539 6s. 3d. for 802 pages. This amount includes the preparation and printing of the plates. The treasurer's statement of accounts hereto appended shows that the credits for the year were £1,261 2s. 9d., and the expenditure £768 13s. 3d., leaving a balance of £492 9s. 6d. This balance is already appropriated for the completion of the " Maori Art " (Parts IV. and V.) and other works, the accounts for which are not yet presented. A consignment of Part IV. of " Maori Art" has just been received from the publisher, and Part V., which completes the work, is already in the press. Approved. James Hectoe, Manager. Thomas Mason, Chairman. Wellington, 7th September, 1899.
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New Zealand Institute Accounts foe 1898-99. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Vote for 1898-99 .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Printing Vol. XXXI. .. .. .. 539 6 3 Contribution from Wellington Philosophical Expense of publishing " Maori Art " for year 199 3 9 Sooiety .. .. .. 20 0 10 Expense of library—altering and fitting up Sale of Transactions of Institute .. .. 3 0 6 after removal of Patent books .. .. 13 15 0 Sale of " Maori Art" .. .. .. 102 3 2 Interest charged by bank for overdraft on deBalance of Deposit Account transferred to posit .. .. .. .. .. 215 3 General Account .. .. .. 635 18 3 Miscellaneous items .. .. .. 13 13 0 Balance in hand * .. ....■■ .. 492 9 6 £1,261 2 9 ;' £1,261 2 9 * This balance is already appropriated for the completion ot the " Maori Art " and other works. Wm. Thos. Locke Teavees, 7th September, 1899. Honorary Treasurer. Apiiroximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation not given; printing (1,375 copies), Ml 6d.
By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington. —1899, Price 3d.
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