Auckland Institute. First Meeting: 8th June, 1896. xsMr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair. New Members.—A. T. Potter, A. T. Pycroft, R. H. Shake-spear, E. Yates, J. E. Yates. The President delivered the anniversary address, taking as his subject “A Modern Chapter in Vegetable Physiology.” (Transactions, p. 427.) Second Meeting: 22nd June, 1896. Mr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair.
Third Meeting: 6th July, 1896. Mr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair. New Members.—H. Boscawen, R. Briffault, P. Marshall, M. Keesing.
Fourth Meeting: 20th July, 1896. Professor A. P. Thomas, Vice-president, in the chair.
Fifth Meeting: 3rd August, 1896. Mr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair. New Member.—Rev. Mr. Major. Papers.—1. “Descriptions of New Native Plants,” by D. Petrie, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 425.) 2. “Supplement to the List of Flowering-plants indigenous to Otago,” by D. Petrie, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 421.) 3 “Notice of the Establishment of Vallisneria spiralis in Lake Takapuna, together with some Remarks on its Life-history,” by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 386.) 4. “On the Disappearance of the New Zealand Bush,” by the Rev. P. Walsh. (Transactions, p. 490.) Sixth Meeting: 17th August, 1896. Mr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair.
Seventh Meeting: 7th September, 1896. Professor A. P. Thomas, Vice-president, in the chair. New Member.—Mr. W. R. Walker.
Papers.—1. “Note on Gunnera ovata,” by D. Petrie, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 422.)
Eighth Meeting: 21st September, 1896. Mr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair.
Ninth Meeting: 5th October, 1896. Mr. D. Petrie, President, in the chair. New Member.—C. E. Parsons. Papers.—1. “Described Species of New Zealand Aranæ omitted from the Catalogue of 1891,” by A. T. Urquhart. (Transactions, p. 284.) 2. “Notes on the Occurrence of Kauri-gum in the Kahikatea Forest at Turua, Thames, by L. J. Bagnall. (Transactions, p. 412.) 3. “Some Recent Additions to the Flowering-plants of New Zealand,” by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 390.) 4. “On the Flora of the North Cape Peninsula,” by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 333.) Tenth Meeting:19th October, 1896. Mr. J. H. Upton, Vice-president, in the chair.
Annual Meeting: 22nd February, 1897. Mr. D. Petrie, F.L.S., President, in the chair.
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Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 29, 1896, Unnumbered Page
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