Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 34, 1901, Unnumbered Page

Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. First Meeting: 1 st May, 1901. Captain F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. New Member.—Miss N. A. Greensill.

Second Meeting: 5th June, 1901. Captain F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. New Members.—Rev. R. T. Mathews, Miss M. F. Olliver, M.A.

Third Meeting: 3rd July, 1901. Captain F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. New Members.—Rev. J. Campbell, Mr. A. T. Pycroft. Papers.—1. “On the Occurrence of Alepisaurus ferox on the Coast of New Zealand,” by Captain F. W. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 197.) 2. “On a Small Collection of Diptera from the Southern Islands of New Zealand,” by Captain F. W. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 169.)

Fourth Meeting: 7th August, 1901. Captain F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair.

Fifth Meeting: 5th September, 1901. Mr. J. B. Mayne, Vice-president, in the chair.

Sixth Meeting: 2nd October, 1901. Captain F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair.

Seventh Meeting: 6th November, 1901. Captain F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair.

Abstract. From some old notes I have recently come on I see I got a pair of tuataras on the 10th November, 1892. I kept them in a large cage, and noted that the female laid the following eggs: One on the 21st December, 1892, six on the 22nd, one on the 23rd, one on the 25th, and one on the 29th; total, ten. Not knowing anything of their habits, I took the eggs, which were about the size of pigeons' eggs, and with soft shells, and placed them in cotton wool in a window of my little workshop facing the sun. Some days afterwards I missed one, and later on another, so, thinking the children were taking them, I locked the place up, yet they went till I had none left. By this time, or at least whilst any were left, I noticed they had shrivelled up considerably. I then examined the nest and found unmistakable evidence of how they were going—viz., mice. I was sorry I could not hatch them, but probably I could not have done so in any case. 8. “Mites attacking Beetles and Moths,” by W. W. Smith. (Transactions, p. 199.) 9. “On a New Zealand Isotachis new to Science,” by E. S. Salmon; communicated by Robert Brown. (Transactions, p. 325.) Annual Meeting: 2nd April, 1902. Dr. W. P. Evans, Vice-president, in the chair. New Member.—Miss Low.