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List of Public Institutions and Individuals to whom the Transactions are Presented by the Governors of the New Zealand Institute. No. of Copies. No. of Copies. 1 His Excellency the Governor, President of the 1 Public Library, Melbourne Institute 1 University Library, Melbourne 11 Governors of the Institute 1 Geological Survey of Victoria, Melbourne 30 Honorary members 1 Legislative Library, Adelaide 1 The Prime Minister 1 South Australian Institute, Adelaide 1 The Colonial Treasurer 1 University Library, Adelaide 1 The Native Minister 1 Public Library of Tasmania, Hobart Town 1 The Under-Secretary for the Colony 1 Eoyal Society of Tasmania, Hobart Town 1 The Legislative Council 1 Free Public Library, Capetown 1 The House of Representatives 1 Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. 1 The Colonial Oilice, London 1 Geological Survey of United States Territory, Wash--1 The Agent-General, London ington, D.C. 1 Messrs. Trubner and Co. (agents), 57, Ludgate Hill, 1 American Geographical Society, New York London 1 American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia 1 British Museum, London 1 American Institute of Mining Engineers, Phila--1 Linnean Society, London delpkia 1 Eoyal Society, London 1 Franklin Institute, Philadelphia 1 Eoyal Geographical Society, London 1 Academy of Natural Sciences Library, Philadelphia 1 Eoyal Asiatic Society, London 1 Academy of Natural Sciences, Buffalo 1 Eoyal Society of Literature of the United 1 Academy of Natural Sciences, San Francisco Kingdom 1 Academy of Natural Sciences, Davenport, lowa 1 Eoyal Colonial Institute, London 1 Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. 1 Geological Society, London I Eoyal Society of Literature and Arts of Belgium, 1 Zoological Society, London Brussels 1 Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and 1 Eoyal Imperial Institute for Meteorology and Earth Ireland, London Magnetism, Hohe-Warte, Vienna 1 Geological Survey of the United Kingdom, London 1 Jahrbuch der Kaiserlich-konigliohen Geologischen 1 " Geological Magazine," London Eeichsanstalt, Vienna 1 " Geological Record," London 1 Imperial German Academy of Naturalists, Dresden 1 " Zoological Eecord," London 1 Physico-Economic Society of Konigsberg, East 1 Philosophical Society of Leeds, England Prussia 1 Literary and Philosophical Society, Liverpool, 1 Abhandlungen, Bremen England 1 R. Accademia dei Lineei, Borne 1 Literary Institute, Norwich, England 1 Imperial Museum of Florence 1 University Library, Oxford, England 1 Eoyal Geographical Society of Italy, Florence 1 University Library, Cambridge, England 1 Tuscan Natural Science Society, Pisa 1 School Library Committee, Eton, England 1 Editor of Cosmos, Turin 1 School Library Committee, Harrow, England 1 Royal Academy of Science, Stockholm 1 School Library Committee, Rugby, England 1 Botanic Society, Province of Brandenburg, Berlin. 1 Natural History Society, Marlborough College, England Libraries and Societies in New Zealand. t -d i-dj. • r± j Ia -rrr t , , 1 Library, Auckland Institute 1 itoyai .Botanic Garden Library, Edinburgh , T -u xi i> n t>i -i i• i t i-i. . i o.,i„»; .r q» -.i w u i """"8 1 Library, Hawke s Bay Philosophical Institute 1 Geological oociety, Edinburgh -, t-i, w it- r. i-n.l i ■ ro ■*. i tt • -i t-i tttj- ii 1 Library, Wellington Philosophical Society 1 University Library, Edinburgh i t-i, at i 4 ■ a- "" j i -dt. -i i■i o • 1 j- n i 1 Library, 3N elson Association 1 Philosophical Society of Glasgow , Westland Institute 1 Eoyal Irish Academy, Dublin -, T•, x>i -i i• i t jT± . _i l r. 1 Royal Society, Dublin } library, Philosophical Institute, Canterbury _ a -li-. a• . cr> i ni n 1 Library, Otago Institute 1 Asiatic society ot Bengal, Calcutta -, r, y . ",, Tx _ i_. i • i a if I in u • 1 General Assembly Library 1 Geological Survey of India, Calcutta -, T-, AT rr ij t _■_ j i rr i • i o t n i tit _ i 1 Library, New Zealand Institute. 1 Geological Survey oi Canada, Montreal 1 Canadian Institute, Toronto PJl'J' V i 1 Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, Canada " East 1 Editor 1 Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney 1 Assistant Editor 1 Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney 3 Draftsmen 1 Public Library, Sydney 1 Lithographer 1 Library of Australian Museum, Sydney 1 Government Printer 1 University Library, Sydney 1 Photo-lithographer. 1 Royal Society of Victoria, Melbourne tf. MUSEUM. The number of names entered in the " Visitors' Book " since the 30th June, 1879, does not represent more than one-third of the total number who visited the institution during the year, which from other data is estimated to be not less than 40,000 persons. The average Sunday attendance still keeps up, showing that the public thoroughly appreciates the action of the Government in throwing open the collections on that day. Seven thousand articles have been added to the collections, the greater portion of which were procured by officers of the department. NATUEAL HISTOET COLLECTIONS. Large additions have been made to this section; but the want of space mentioned in each report for several years past prevents the possibility of exhibiting numerous and valuable objects belonging to this class in a satisfactory manner. Mammalia. —The recent acquisitions, though not numerous, are exceedingly valuable and interesting, the most noticeable being- —the skeleton of ah adult specimen of Neobaleena mwrginata (Gray) from Stewart Island, and a calf of the same species from Ohario; an adult and calf of Kogia breviceps (Gray) from Lyell Bay; and skins and skeletons of the sea-lion (Otaria hooJeeri) from the Auckland Islands.