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Mr. Hamilton exhibited a very large kiwi-egg, sent to the 

 Museum by Mr. Brill, of Tarawera ; and also a number of 

 <iarved perches and snares for native birds from the Taupo 

 district. 



3. " On the Diatoviaccce," by W. I. Spencer. 



Dr. Spencer gave an interesting address on diatoms found 

 in the vicinity of Napier ; and in the course of his remarks 

 proposed a new theory to account for the curious motions of 

 some of tlie diatoms. 



Fifth Meeting : OtJi September, 1889. 



Papers. — 1. "On Sponges, their Life-history,'" by A. Hamil- 

 ton. 



2. " On some of the peculiar and little-know^n Arts of the 

 Old New-Zealanders," by W. Colenso, F.E.S., F.L.S. 



This paper was not completed, and will be finished by iMr. Colenso at 

 a future meeting. 



Sixth Meeting : ith October, 1889. 



Papers. — 1. "The Artesian-well Svstem of Haw^ke's Bav," 

 by H. Hill, F.G.S. {Transactions, p. 429.) 



2. "A Description of some Newly-discovered Indigenous 

 Phaenogamic Plants, being a Further Contribution towards the 

 making-known the Botanv of New Zealand," bv W. Colenso, 

 F.K.S., F.L.S. {Transactions, p. 459.) 



3. " A Description of some Newly-discovered Indigenous 

 Cryptogamic Plants," by W. Colenso, *F.E.S., F.L.S. {Trans- 

 actions, p. 452.) 



Specimens of these plants were at the same time exhibited by the 

 describer. 



4. " Descriptive Geology of the District between Napier 

 and Euapehu Mountain via Kuripapanga and Erehwon," by 

 H. Hill, B.A. {Transactions, p. 422.) 



5. " On the Deposit of Moa-bones at Te Ante," by A. 

 Hamilton. Part III. 



6. " Contributions to the List of New Zealand Fishes, being 

 a List of the Fishes recorded on the East Coast of New Zea- 

 land," by A. Hamilton. 



