438 Proceedings. 



Third Meeting: 11th July, 1899. 



Mr. F. E. Chapman, President, in the chair. 



In his opening remarks the President referred to the death 

 of Mr. A. E. Purdie, one of the original members of the 

 Institute. 



The President then gave an account of the discovery and 

 acquirement of a complete moa's egg, recently secured by the 

 Museum through the good offices of Mr. Alexander Black. 



The egg was exhibited at the meeting. 



Professor Benham then gave a brief account of the zoo- 

 logical results of the trial trawling expeditions recently 

 undertaken in the s.s. "Plucky" off the coast of Otago. 

 {'D-ansactions, p. 1.) 



He exhibited and made some remarks upon several of the more 

 interesting new animals obtained. 



Mr. Hamilton exhibited Part III. of the Edge-Partington 

 album of sketches of Polynesian ethnology, and drew attention 

 to the large number of New Zealand objects therem figured. 



Mr. Crosby Smith exhibited, on behalf of Mr. A. Black, an 

 example of hypertrophied incisor teeth in a rabbit. 



Professor Benham laid on the table a paper on the^ 

 anatomy and egg of a stick insect. 



Fourth Meeting : 16th August, 1899. 



Mr. F. R. Chapman, President, in the chair. 



The President drew attention to the splendid work on 

 New Zealand moths and butterflies by Mr. G. V. Hudson. 

 Miss Marchant read a paper on " Jane Austen." 



Fifth Meeting : 12th September, 1899. 

 Mr. F. E. Chapman, President, in the chair. 



The Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. Hamilton, laid on the table 

 that portion of the late Mr. T. Kirk's " New Zealand Flora " 

 just issued by the Government. 



Mr. Carew gave an account of witchcraft as practised in 

 Fiji. 



