Fourth Meeting: 5th August, 1889. Professor A. P. Thomas, Vice-president, in the chair.

Mr. J. A. Pond, Colonial Analyst, gave a lecture on “New Zealand Fibres.

Fifth Meeting: 19th August, 1889. Professor A. P. Thomas, Vice-president, in the chair.

New Member.—J. MacLachlan. Papers.—1. “Notes on a Collection of Pselaphidæ from the Neighbourhood of Clevedon, Southern Wairoa,” by Captain T. Broun. (Transactions, p. 230.) 2. “Notice of the Discovery of Asplenium japonicum in New Zealand,” by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 448.) 3. Mr. T. Humphries, Commissioner of Crown Lands, gave an account of the lately-discovered limestone caves at Waitomo, near Otorohanga, illustrated with lime-light transparencies prepared from photographs taken by himself and Mr. Hanna.

Sixth Meeting: 2nd September, 1889. Professor F. D. Brown in the chair.

Professor A. P. Thomas gave a lecture on “The Story of the Waikato River.” The physical features and geological history of the Waikato Valley were fully described. During the course of the lecture numerous limelight transparencies were exhibited.

Seventh Meeting: 20th September, 1889. Professor A. P. Thomas, Vice-president, in the chair.

New Members.—Dr. Girdler, J. Park, F.G.S., W. Wildman. Mr. E. A. Mackechnie gave a lecture on the life and times of Hartley Coleridge, illustrated with views of the English Lake District.

Eighth Meeting: 30th September, 1889. Professor A. P. Thomas, Vice-president, in the chair.

Mr. T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., delivered a lecture on “Weather Forecasts and Storm-warnings.”