Abstract of Annual Report.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 9, 1876, Unnumbered Page

Abstract of Annual Report. The Council can again congratulate the members on the continued progress of the Institute. During the past year ten general meetings have been held, which have been well attended. At these meetings 15 papers have been read by 12 different authors, all residents in the Province, four of whom are contributors for the first time. Of these papers, four relate to Zoology, two to Geology, two to Physics, and seven to Miscellaneous subjects. Since the last annual meeting 67 new members have joined us, while one has died, and five have resigned: thus bringing our number up to 226 members. One member has become a life-member. Several scientific periodicals are now taken, and are placed in the Library of the new Museum, where they are accessible to all members. The balance-sheet allowed the receipts for the year (including a balance of £6 13s. 7d. from last year) to be £177 16s. 7d. The expenditure amounted to £152 17s. 1d., leaving a balance in the Treasurer's hands of £24 19s 6d.