Otago Institute.

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

Otago Institute. Annual General. Meeting. 7th February, 1876. J. S. Webb, President, in the chair. New Member.—Dr. R. Martin.

R. Gillies, President, in the chair. “Further Remarks on some New Zealand Birds,” by Dr. Otto Finsch, Ph.D., of Bremen, Hon. Mem. N.Z.I. (Transactions, Vol. VIII., p. 200.) Second Meeting. 9th May, 1876. R. Gillies, President, in the chair. New Members.— M. Joel, W. C. Smith, J. A. Miller, Dr. Batchelor.

Third Meeting. 6th June, 1876. R. Gillies, President, in the chair. New Member.—J. Wood.

Fourth Meeting. 4th July, 1876. H. Skey, Vice-president, in the chair. New Members.—H. L. Squires, A. Christophers, T. Mackenzie.

Fifth Meeting. 1st August, 1876. R. Gillies, President, in the chair. New Members.—J. Cook, J. Reid, G. I. Brown. 1. “Fish and their Seasons,” by P. Thomson. (Transactions, p. 484.) 2. “On the supposed Influence of Climate over the Geographical Distribution of the Marine Mollusca,” by C. W. Purnell. Sixth Meeting. 22nd August, 1876. R. Gillies, President, in the chair. New Members.—T. C. Dennison, C.E., A. H. Maude, H. J. Webb, J. C. Harris, Rev. Dr. Roseby.

Seventh Meeting. 5th September, 1876. R. Gillies, President, in the chair. New Members.—Capt. P. Logan, G. O'Brien, T. Brown. 1. “Contributions to the Ichthyology of New Zealand,” by Captain F. W. Hutton, Director of the Otago Museum. (Transactions, p. 353.) 2. “Descriptions of some new Tertiary Mollusca from Canterbury,” by Captain Hutton. (Transactions, p. 593.) 3. “Corrections and Additions to the List of Polyzoa in the Catalogue of the Marine Mollusca of New Zealand (1873),” by Captain Hutton. (Transactions, p. 358.) 4. “The Building Materials of Otago. Part II.—Limes, Cements, and Aggregates,” by W. N. Blair, C.E. (Transactions, p. 108.) Eighth Meeting. 19th September, 1876. R. Gillies, President, in the chair. New Member.—W. Christie.

Ninth Meeting. 3rd October, 1876. R. Gillies, President, in the chair. “On Skew Arches,” by W. Arthur, C.E. (Transactions, p. 265.) Tenth Meeting. 17th October, 1876. R. Gillies, President, in the chair. New Members.—R. Dick, J. Reith, N. L. Buchanan, C. R. Chapman.

Eleventh Meeting. 24th October, 1876. R. Gillies, President, in the chair. New Members.—Dr. Murphy, A. Hyslop. Mr. J. T. Thomson was chosen to vote in the election of the Board of Governors for the ensuing year, in accordance with Clause 7 of the New Zealand Institute Act. The nomination for the election of honorary members of the New Zealand Institute was made in accordance with Statute IV. 1. “Contributions to the Entomology of New Zealand,” by Captain F. W. Hutton, Director of the Otago Museum. (Transactions, p. 355.) 2. “Notes on some Otago Plants,” by G. M. Thomson. (Transactions, p. 538.) 3. “On a Second Discovery of Moa-bones at Hamilton,” by B. S. Booth. (Transactions, p. 365.) 4. “Remarks on Dr. von Haast's Classification of the Moas,” by Captain Hutton. (Transactions, p. 363.) 5. “Note on the Maori Rat,” by Capt. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 348.) 6. “On the Relation between the Ahuriri and Pareora Formations,” by Captain Hutton. (Transactions, p. 590.) Twelfth Meeting. 31st October, 1876. H. Skey, Vice-president, in the chair. New Member.—J. L. Shaw. 1. “Corrections and Additions to the Catalogue of New Zealand Echinodermata (1872),” by Captain F. W. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 362.) 2. “The Building Materials of Otago. Part III.—Timbers,” by W. N. Blair, C.E. (Transactions, p. 134.)

Thirteenth Meeting. 21st December, 1876. R. Gillies, President, in the chair. New Members.—G. Grant, T. W. Whitson, J. R. Sinclair, J. O'Meagher. “State Forestry: its Aim and Object,” by Captain Campbell Walker. (Transactions, p. 187.) Annual General Meeting. 16th February, 1877. R. Gillies, President, in the chair. New Members.—G. Stevenson, G. Joachim, Dr. D. Blair.