Auckland Institute

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 17, 1884, Unnumbered Page

Auckland Institute First Meeting. 9th June, 1884. H. G. Seth Smith, President, in the chair New Members.—Professor Aldis, Dr. Bond, A. Kidd, W. C. W. McDowell, D. Nolan, and C. King.

Second Meeting. 14th July, 1884. H. G. Seth Smith, President, in the chair New Members.—F. H. Edgecumbe, A. G. Gover, J. B. Hobart.

Third Meeting. 11th August, 1884. H. G. Seth Smith, President, in the chair New Member.—T. Steel. 1. “Description of Mayor Island, Bay of Plenty,” by E. C. Gold-Smith. (Transactions, p. 417.)

Fourth Meeting. 7th September, 1884. H. G. Seth Smith, President, in the chair

Fifth Meeting. 29th September, 1884. Dr. Purchas in the Chair New Member.—J. Douglas 1. “On the Botany of Te Aroha Mountain,” by J. Adams, B.A. (Transactions, p. 275.) Mr. Cheeseman considered that Mr. Adams' paper was an interesting contribution to our knowledge of the distribution of New Zealand plants. The discovery of such plants as Libocedrus bidwillii, Phyllocladus alpinus, Fagus menziesii, Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum and H. malingii on the summit of the mountain was quite unexpected, and proved that much remains to be done towards fixing the northern limit of the southern and montane part of our flora. 2. Professor A. P. Thomas made some verbal remarks on the principal points of interest connected with Mr. Caldwell's recent discoveries in the development of the lower mammals of Australia. 3. “A Successful Litigant,” by E. A. Mackechnie. Sixth Meeting. 27th October, 1884 New Members.—T. W. Kitt, H. D. M. Haszard, D. J. McLeod, J. Ross. 1. “On the Spiders of New Zealand,” by A. T. Urquhart. (Transactions, p. 31.)

Annual Meeting. 16th February, 1885. T. Peacock, M.H.R., in the chair New Members.—C. N. Cobbett, M.D., L. M. Grace, D. Kempt, H. J. Le Bailly, H. Shaw, A. Smith, Rev. W. Tebbs, E. Withy.