Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. First Meeting: 1st May, 1895. Professor Dendy, D.Sc., President, in the chair. Papers.—1. “On a Rare Native Butterfly” (Dodonidia helmsi), by P. Marshall, M.A. (Transactions, p. 312.) 2. “On the True Instincts of Animals,” by C. W. Purnell. (Transactions, p. 27.) Second Meeting : 5th June, 1895. Professor Dendy, D.Sc;, President, in the chair. New Members.—W. W. Smith, L. Cockayne. Paper.—” On the Gall-flies of New Zealand,” by P. Marshall, M.A. (Transactions, p. 216.) Third Meeting : 3rd July, 1895. Professor Dendy, D.Sc., President, in the chair. New Member.—J. A. Erskine, M.A. Papers.—1. “On the Behaviour of Two Wells at the Canterbury Museum,” by Captain Hutton, F.R.S. (Transactions, p. 654.) 2. “Notes on New Zealand Land Planarians, Part II.,” by Dr. Dendy. (Transactions, p. 210.) 3. “Notes on New Zealand Mosses,” by R. Brown. (Transactions, p. 531.) 4. “On a New Zealand Land Nemertine,” by Dr. Dendy. (Transactions, p. 214.) Fourth Meeting : 7th August, 1895. Professor Dendy, D.Sc., President, in the chair. New Members.—Professor R. J. Scott, Dr. Lomax-Smith. Papers.—1. “On Magnetic Viscosity,” by E. Rutherford, M.A. (Transactions, p. 182.)
Special General Meeting : 2nd October, 1895. Professor Dendy, D.Sc., President, in the chair. It was decided to alter the date of the annual meeting to the first Wednesday in April; also the beginning of the financial year to 1st January. Fifth Meeting : 2nd October 1895. Professor Dendy, D.Sc., President, in the chair. New Member.—Dr. Murray-Aynsley. Papers.—1. “Notes on some New Zealand Fishes,” by Captain Hutton, F.R.S. (Transactions, p. 314.) 2. “On the Habits of New Zealand Ants,” by W. W. Smith. (Transactions, p. 468.) 3. “Notes on some Rocks from the Kermadec Islands,” by R. Speight, M.A. (Transactions, p. 625.) 4. “Notes on New Zealand Mollusca,” by H. Suter; communicated by Captain Hutton. (Transactions, p. 319.)
Sixth Meeting : 6th November, 1895. Professor Dendy, D.Sc., President, in the chair. New Members.—D. Bone, W. Binns, D. B. McLaren. Papers.—1. “On the Simulidæ of New Zealand,” by P. Marshall, M.A. (Transactions, p. 310.)
Annual Meeting: 18th April, 1896. Professor Arthur Dendy, D.Sc., in the chair.
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