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Third Meeting: 12th July, 1892. 



C. W. Adams, Esq., President, in the chair. 



1. The Secretary read a note by Mr. F. Sandager, of 

 Moeraki, communicated by G. M. Thomson, F.L.S., "On 

 Sea-trout at Moeraki." (Transactions, p. 254.) 



In the discussion which followed, it was agreed that ifc was very 

 desirable that specimens should be caught, so as to thoroughly identify 

 the species. 



2. The Secretary then read a paper by Dr. Von Jhering, 

 communicated by G. M. Thomson, F.L.S., "On the Genus 

 Atax, and the Union-id a of New Zealand." (Transactions, 

 p. 252.) 



Professor Parker, in speaking on this paper, gave a short account of 

 Dr. Von Jhering's paper in the last volume of the Transactions, in which 

 a suggested reconstruction of land-areas in the Southern Hemisphere in 

 Tertiary times is argued, and the regions defined. The Professor also 

 pointed out the real importance of the subject of the note just read. 



3. Professor Parker then made a short addition to his note 

 read at the May meeting on the presence of a crest on the 

 skull of some species of moa, stating that he had found similar 

 pits or depressions in the skull of the green woodpecker, which 

 corresponded with the bases of the feathers forming the erectile 

 crest of that bird. 



4. Mr. D. Pelin, M.A., F.L.S., then read a botanical paper, 

 in which he described a genus of boraginaceous plants new to 

 this country. Mr. Pelin exhibited several mounted specimens 

 of this interesting plant, and of other species, either new or 

 rare. 



5. Mr. Hamilton then read a paper on some ancient Maori 

 bone combs. (Transactions, p. 483.) The specimens de- 

 scribed in the paper were exhibited by Mr. John White, of 

 Anderson's Bay. Mr. White also showed two cards of bone 

 relics. 



Neiu Members. — J. Armstrong, sen., F. Armstrong, Miss 

 Annette Wilson, F. Jones, W. D. Milne, W. Cunningham 

 Macgregor. 



Foueth Meeting : 11th August, 1892. 

 C. W. Adams, Esq.. President, in the chair. 



1. Mr. D. Wilkinson read a paper on the volatilisation of 

 silver, being the result of a series of experiments on the 

 mode of treatment of the Puhipuhi silver-ores conducted at 

 the Otago School of Mines. 



2. Mr. Hamilton read a paper on recent researches in 

 Easter Island, and summarised the information collected by 



