Haivke's Bay Philosophical Institute. 443" 



Sixth Meeting : 27id October, 1899. 



The President delivered a lecture ou " Development by 

 Creation as opposed to the Theory of Development by Evolu- 

 tion." 



The lecture was illustrated by a number of lantern-slides. 



Seventh Meeting: 16th October, 1899. 



Papers. — 1. " Flowers in Eelation to Insects," by T. C. 

 Moore, M.D. 



2. "Inherited Instincts and Anecdotes of Domestic Ani- 

 mals," by Taylor White. (Transactions, p. 272.) 



Eighth Meeting : 15th December, 1899. 



Dr. Milne-Thomson delivered a lecture ou " Bound the 

 South Sea Islands." 



The lecture was illustrated by a number of slides from photographs 

 taken by the lecturer. 



Annual Meeting : 9th February, 1900. 



Abstract of Annual Report. 



During the session six ordinary and three extraordinary meetings 

 were held, and at these meetings seven papers were read and five 

 lectures delivered. The lectures in particular were well attended. 



The Council held sixteen meetings during the year, and transacted a 

 large amount of general business. 



The Council regret to report that by death the Institute lost two 

 of its oldest members — Rev. William Colenso, P.R.S., P.L.S., and Mr. 

 John Harding. Several others have withdrawn from membership, but a 

 number of new members have been elected, and the roll shows an increase 

 of two, making a total of sixty-two. By his will the late Mr. Colenso 

 left to the Institute, for the benefit of the Museum and library, the sum 

 of £200, as well as all his dried plants, and zoological and other wet 

 natural-history specimens, and several of his pictures. The Council 

 placed the sum of £75 on fixed deposit, and decided to spend the re- 

 mainder on books and a lantern. Ninety-four volumes (including two 

 fine volumes of " Archasological Essays," presented by Mr. J. W. Craig) 

 have been added to the library, and a first-class lantern has been ordered, 

 and is expected in time for the work of the coming session. A portion of 

 the money was also spent in the purchase of a microscope, which is now 

 available for the use of members. In connection with Mr. Colenso'g- 

 death the following resolution had been passed by the Institute : " That 

 this branch of the New Zealand Institute places upon record the great. 



