Auckland Institute.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 16, 1883, Unnumbered Page

Auckland Institute. First Meeting. 4th June, 1883. The Rt. Rev. W. G. Cowie, D.D., President, in the chair. New Members.—Professor F. D. Brown, A. J. Hunter, Dr. Mackellar, J. K. Nicholls, Professor A. P. Thomas, Professor T. G. Tucker.

2. “Notice of the Discovery of the Australian genus Rhagodia in New Zealand,” by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 408.)

Second Meeting. 2nd July, 1883. The Rt. Rev. W. G. Cowie, D.D., President, in the chair. New-Members.—E. Champtaloup, G. H. Moore, Rev. G. H. S. Walpole. 1. “On the Effect of extreme Cold on Fishes,” by Neil Heath. (Transactions, p. 275.)

Third Meeting. 20th August, 1883. The Rt. Rev. W. G. Cowie, D.D., President, in the chair. New Members.—T. Maben, J. Mayo. 1. “Further Experiments with Sorghum,” by Mr. Justice Gillies. (Tranactions, p. 512.)

2. “The Pottery Clays of the Auckland Provincial District,” by J. A. Pond. (Transactions, p. 443.)

Fourth Meeting. 17th September, 1883. The Rt. Rev. W. G. Cowie, D.D., President, in the chair. 1. Mr. Moore and Mr. Justice Gillies, made some remarks on Professor Tucker's paper on Comparative Philology, read at the previous meeting. 2. “Supplementary Remarks on Sorghum Cultivation,” by Mr. Justice Gillies. (Transactions, p. 515.)

Fifth Meeting. 15th October, 1883. E. A. Mackechnie, Vice-president, in the chair. New Member.—J. Pickering.

Sixth Meeting. 12th November, 1883. The Rt. Rev. W. G. Cowie, D.D., President, in the chair. New Member.—N. G. Lennox. 1. “Direct Evidence of a Change in the Elevation of the Waikato District,” by A. J. Hunter, C.E. (Transactions, p. 459.)

Annual General Meeting. 25th February, 1884. The Rt. Rev. W. G. Cowie, D.D., President, in the chair.