New Zealand Institute. Eighth Annual Report, 1875–76. The Board of Governors met during the past year, on the 11th October, 1875; 5th January, 14th February, 9th March, 22nd March, 17th June, and 12th July, 1876. The three members of the Board who retired in conformity with the sixth clause of the Act have been re-appointed by His Excellency the Governor—viz., the Hon. G. M. Waterhouse, James Hector, M.D., C.M.G., F.R.S., and W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S.; and the Ven. Archdeacon Stock has been appointed in the room of Alfred Ludlam, Esq., resigned. The elected Governors are—J. C. Crawford, F.G.S., His Honour J. A. Bonar, and Thomas Kirk, F.L.S. The honorary members elected in conformity with Statute IV. of the Rules of the Institute are—Philip Sutley Sclater, Ph.D., F.R.S., Professor George Rolleston, D.M., F.R.S., and Dr. Filhol. The number of members now on the roll of the Institute is as follows:— Honorary members 22 Ordinary Members. Auckland Institute 219 Wellington Philosophical Society 180 Hawke Bay Philosophical Institute 59 Westland Institute 48 Nelson Association 54 Canterbury Philosophical Institute 93 Otago Institute 200 Total 875 From the above, it will be seen that two new societies have been incorporated since last report—viz., the Hawke Bay Philosophical Institute, and the Westland Institute, making in all seven societies now affiliated with the New Zealand Institute. Copies of the last volume of Transactions (VIII.) have been distributed to all the members, and also 112 copies to the persons and societies whose names are on the free list. The publication of the volume for 1875 was commenced in January, and finished at the latter end of May, occupying a period of five months; the