680 



Neiv Zealand Institute. 



The volume of Transactions just published (XXIII.) was 

 issued in July, and contains sixty-four articles, also addresses 

 and abstracts of articles which appear in the Proceedings. 

 The volume contains 680 pages of letterpress and 49 plates. 

 The following is a comparison of the contents of the present 

 with that of last year's volume :• — 



1891. 1890. 

 Pages. 

 Miscellaiieous 

 Zoology . . . 

 Botany 

 Chemistry 

 Geology . . . 

 Proceedings 

 Appendix 



680 



607 



The cost of printing Vol. XXII. of the Transactions was 

 £284 6s. 9d. for 607 pages, and that for Vol. XXIII. 

 £296 12s. 6d. for 680 pages. 



The Honorary Treasurer's account for the year is ap- 

 pended, and shows a balance in hand of £51 10s. Id. 



The amount devoted to the printing of memoirs, in accord- 

 ance wdth resolution of May, 1885, is £525 ; and the sum of 

 £150 has been allotted for the printing of papers postponed 

 from previous years. 



A memorandum giving an account of the work done by the 

 Institute since its organization is appended hereto. 



James Hector, 

 x\pproved by the Board. Manager. 



W. B. D. Mantell, 



Chairman. 

 3rd August, 1891. 



W. T. L. Travers, 



Hon. Treasurer. 



