Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.

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

Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. First Meeting. 1st March, 1883. Professor F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. New Member.—L. Cohen.

Second Meeting. 5th April, 1883. Professor F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. New Members.—J. A. Newell, W. Ives.

Third Meeting. 3rd May, 1883. Professor F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. New Members.—Dr. R. H. Bakewell, R. M. Laing, W. P. Evans.

Fourth Meeting. 7th June, 1883. Professor F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. New Member.—A. Loughrey.

Fifth Meeting. 5th July, 1883. Professor F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. 1. The Chairman announced that Mr. George Gray had resigned his position as Secretary, and that the Council had appointed Mr. C. Chilton in his stead, and that Mr. Gray had been elected to fill the vacancy thus caused in the Council. On the motion of Mr. W. M. Maskell, it was agreed “That a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to Mr. Gray for the very able way in which he had discharged his duties as Secretary.”

Sixth Meeting. 2nd August, 1883. Professor F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. New Members.—T. P. Arnold, R. F. Irvine, A. W. Beaven, Dr. Stewart.

Seventh Meeting. 6th September, 1883. Professor F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. 1. “Revision of the recent Rhachiglossate Mollusca of New Zealand,” by the President. (Transactions, p. 216.) 2. “Notes on Botrychium lunaria,” by T. Kirk, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 366.) Eighth Meeting. 4th October, 1883. Professor F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. New Members.—Dr. R. von Lendenfeld, F. Wilding.

Annual Meeting. 1st November, 1883. Professor F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair.

Ordinary Meeting. 15th November, 1883. R. W. Fereday, President, in the chair. New Member.—J. R. Wilkin, junr. 1. “On the Lower Gorge of the Waimakariri,” by Professor F. W. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 449.) 2. “Additions to the Sessile-eyed Crustacea of New Zealand,” by C. Chilton. (Transactions, p. 249.) 3. “On the Occurrence of Phalaropus fulicarius, Pennant (Red Phalarope), in New Zealand,” by Professor J. von Haast. (Transactions, p. 279.)