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Sixth Meeting : 1st November, 1899. 



Mr. L. Cockayne, President, in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. On the Tipulidce of New Zealand," by Captain 

 Hutton. {Transactions, p. 22.) 



2. " On the SeedHng Forms of New Zealand Phanero- 

 gams : Part III.," by Mr. L. Cockayne. {Transactions, p. 83.) 



Dr. Evans exhibited a new form of ether saturator. 



Professor Dendy exhibited some centipedes from the North 

 Island, and a specimen of Clematis apparently attacked by a 

 fungus. 



Annual Meeting : 4th April, 1900. 

 Mr. L. Cockayne, President, in the chair. 



Abstbact of Annual Report. 



Since the last annual meeting six ordinary meetings have been held, 

 at which thirteen technical papers have been read, classifiable as fol- 

 lows : Botany, 7 ; zoology, 6. 



At four of these meetings addresses of a more or less popular cha- 

 racter have also been delivered, as follows : " On the Life-history of 

 Words," by Professor Arnold Wall ; " On Wireless Telegraphy," by Mr. 

 J. S. S. Cooper ; " On the Damage caused to the Different Species of 

 Forest Trees by the Long Drought of 1897-98," by Mr. T. W. Adams ; " On 

 some Eecent Developments in Mechanical Engineering," by Mr. J. L. 

 Scott. 



The attendance at the ordinary meetings has averaged 23-3. 



The principal event of the year was the delivery of a popular lecture 

 by Professor Benham, D.Sc, of the Otago University, on " Light Pro- 

 duction in Animals." This lecture was delivered on the 21st July in the 

 hall of the Canterbury College, and was very well attended by members 

 and their friends, and very highly appreciated. It is hoped that the 

 practice of inviting distinguished lecturers from other parts of New Zea- 

 land to deliver popular lectures on behalf of the Institute may be con- 

 tinued with like success this session. 



The Council record with deep regret the death of one of the oldest 

 members, Mr. R. W. Fereday. 



The Council has met nine times since the last annual meeting. 



The Hon. C. C. Bowen has again been nominated to represent this 

 Institute on the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute. 



The number of members for the year 1899 was seventy, as compared 

 with seventy-five for the previous year. 



The balance-sheet shows that the total receipts for the year have 

 been £67 15s. 6d., including a life-subscription of £10 10s. ; and the total 

 expenditure has been £81 Os. 5d., reducing the balance in the bank to 

 £4 15s. The sum of £10 10s., however, has been added to the invested 

 funds. 



The sum of £35 12s. lOd. has been expended upon books and binding, 

 and the library is now in excellent order. 



