Otago Institute.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 10, 1877, Unnumbered Page

Otago Institute. First Meeting. 5th June, 1877. The Right Rev. Bishop Neville, President, in the chair. New Members.—A. Hill Jack, Rev. C. S. Ross, G. S. Duncan. 1. “Notes on the New Zealand Myriopoda in the Otago Museum,” by Professor F. W. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 288.) 2. “On the Habits of the New Zealand Grayling (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus),” by J. Rutland; communicated by Prof. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 250.) Second Meeting. 19th June, 1877. The Right Rev. Bishop Neville, President, in the chair. New Members.—R. Paulin, G. E. Eliott, A. Montgomery, B. Throp, P. S. Hay, T. Forrester, Dr. Wilkins.

Third Meeting. 3th July, 1877. R. Gillies, Vice-president, in the chair.

Fourth Meeting. 17th July, 1877. W. N. Blair, Vice-president, in the chair.

Fifth Meeting. 7th August, 1877. The Right Rev. Bishop Neville, President, in the chair. New Members.—Professor Scott, J. Marshall. 1. “The Dunedin Fish Supply,” by P. Thomson. (Trans., p. 324.) 2. “Second Note on the Maori Rat,” by Professor F. W. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 288.)

Sixth Meeting. 28th August, 1877. R. Gillies, Vice-president, in the chair.

Seventh Meeting. 11th September, 1877. The Right Rev. Bishop Neville, President, in the chair. New Member.—J. C. Hoyte. “Notes on some Changes in the Fauna of Otago,” by R. Gillies. (Transactions, p. 306.) Eighth Meeting. 25th September, 1877. The Right Rev. Bishop Neville, President, in the chair. New Member.—H. S. Fish, junr.

Ninth Meeting. 9th October, 1877. W. N. Blair, Vice-president, in the chair.

Tenth Meeting. 23th October, 1877. W. N. Blair, Vice-president, in the chair. New Member.—A. Grant. 1. “Notes on some of the New Zealand Minerals belonging to the Otago Museum,” by A. Liversidge, Professor in the University of Sydney. Communicated by Professor Hutton. (Transactions, p. 490.)

Eleventh Meeting. 8th November, 1877. W. N. Blair, Vice-president, in the chair. Mr. J. McKerrow 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. Annual General Meeting. 17th January, 1878. The Right Rev. Bishop Neville, President, in the chair. 1. “Contributions to the Botany of Otago,” by T. Kirk, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 406.) 2. “On the Botany of the Bluff Hill,” by T. Kirk, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 400.) 3. “Notice of the Occurrence of Juncus glaucus, L., in New Zealand,” by T. Kirk, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 393.) 4. “On Lindsaya viridis, Colenso,” by T. Kirk, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 396.)