Abstract of Annual Report.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 13, 1880, Page 453

Abstract of Annual Report. Nine general meetings of the members have been held, at which the average attendance has been very good. At four of these eleven original papers were read, five of which related to Botany, five to Zoology, and one to astronomy. At the other meetings lectures were delivered as follows:— 1. “John Stuart Mill on ‘Mind and Matter,”’ by Mr. A. Montgomery. 2 and 3. “On the Early History of New Zealand” (two lectures), by Dr. Hocken. 4. “On Modern Histological Methods,” by Professor Parker. 5. “On the Study of Landscape Art in New Zealand,” by Mr. W. M. Hodgkins. The amount of interest manifested in these lectures justifies the Council in recommending a continuance of this part of the Institute's work. Thirty-five additional members have joined the Institute during the year, making the nominal number now on the roll amount to 260; but in accordance with the rule that members' names shall be struck off when their subscriptions are two years in arrears, a considerable deduction on this number will have to be made at the commencement of another year. An order for several valuable works of reference was forwarded to London by mail of 3rd December, accompanied by a draft for £50. The balance-sheet shows on current account that the receipts for the year (including balance of £12 17s. 10d. from last year) amount to £204 19s. 4d., and the expenditure to £192 18s. 8d., leaving a balance in hand of £12 0s. 8d. Against this, however, is an overdraft from the Union Bank of Australia of £68 6s. 6d. The Reserve Fund in the Post Office Savings' Bank now amounts to £121 19s. 1d.