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have been regularly supplied to the Gazette. The monthly return for vital statistics has been supplied, and the daily weather exchange, by telegraph, is continued between this colony and Australia. Colonial Time-ball Obseevatoby. Mr. Thomas King, the officer in charge, reports that the instruments in the Observatory are in complete order, and details the services which have been rendered in supplying true mean time to the antarctic exploring-ship " Discovery " and H.M.S. " Penguin," the latter being engaged in surveying the N.E. coast of New Zealand. Full details of these exchanges of time will be published in due course. The balance-sheet, duly certified, is appended, and the Schedules and correspondence will be published with the report in the usual pamphlet form. Approved. Jambs Hbctoe, Manager. Thomas Mason, Chairman. Wellington, 15th August, 1902.

New Zealand Institute Accounts foe 1901-2. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance from last year .. ' .. .. 538 16 4 j Printing Vol. XXXIV. .. .. .. 452 2 6 Vote from Parliament .. .. .. 500 0 0 Expenses of library .. .. .. 20 0 0 Contribution from Wellington Philosophical Expenses, "Maori Art" .. .. .. 258 15 10 Society .. .. .. 13 2 6 Postage, foreign volumes .. .. .. 2 18 0 Sale of " Maori Art" .. .. .. 162 5 2 Miscellaneous items .. .. .. 72 4 9 Balanoe.. .. .. .. .. 408 2 11 £1,214 4 0 £1,214 4 0

Wμ. Thos. Locke Tbavees, Treasurer.

15th August, 1902.

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