Auckland Institute.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 13, 1880, Unnumbered Page

Auckland Institute. First Meeting. 18th March, 1880. Rev. Dr. Purchas, M.R.C.S.E., President, in the chair.

Second Meeting. 22nd April, 1880. Rev. Dr. Purchas, President, in the chair.

Third Meeting. 20th May, 1880. Rev. Dr. Purchas, President, in the chair.

Fourth Meeting. 21st June, 1880. Rev. Dr. Purchas, President, in the chair.

Fifth Meeting. 1st July, 1880. Rev. Dr. Purchas, President, in the chair.

Sixth Meeting. 19th July, 1880. Rev. Dr. Purchas, President, in the chair. New Members.—Mrs. Chamberlin, W. Leys, M. Rawlings. 1. “On the Larva of Ceratognathus,” by Captain T. Broun. (Transactions, p. 230). 2. “On some new species of Nudibranchiate mollusca,” by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 222) Coloured drawings of the species described were exhibited.

Seventh Meeting. 5th August, 1880. Rev. Dr. Purchas, President, in the Chair.

Eighth Meeting. 16th August, 1880. Rev. Dr. Purchas, President, in the chair. New Members.—Miss Dobson, J. Ellingham, C. S. George.

Ninth Meeting. 2nd September, 1880. Rev. Dr. Purchas, President, in the chair.

Tenth Meeting. 7th October, 1880. Rev. Dr. Purchas, President, in the Chair.

Eleventh Meeting. 25th October, 1880. Rev. Dr. Purchas, President, in the Chair. New Members.—Rev. S. Baker, Pierce Lanigan, W. McCulloch. 1. “On a new species of Loranthus,” by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 296.) 2. “On the growth of Sugar Beet in New Zealand,” by Dr. Curl. (Transactions, p. 142.) 3. “On the Neglected Forest Products of New Zealand,” by T. Kirk, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 130.) Twelfth Meeting. 15th November, 1880. Rev. Dr. Purchas, President, in the Chair. New Member.—Mrs. Stoddard.

Annual General Meeting. 21st February, 1881. Rev. Dr.Purchas, President, in the chair. New Members.—F. H. Combes, W. F. Hammond, Jas. Stodart. The minutes of the last annual general meeting, held 16th February, 1880, were read and confirmed.