542 Proceedings. 



Fourth Meeting: 6th AiKjmt, ISSO. 

 Professor A. P. Thomas, Vice-president, in the chair. 



Mr. J. A. Pond, Colonial Analyst, gave a lecture on " New 

 Zealand Fibres." 



Fifth Meeting : 10th Aiujuai, ISS'.). 



Professor A. P. Thomas, Vice-president, in the chair. 



New Member. — J. MacLachlan. 



Papers. — 1. "Notes on a Collection of Psclaphidce, from 

 the Neighbom-hood of Clevedon, Southern Wairoa," by Captain 

 T. Broun. {Transactions, p. 230.) 



2. " Notice of the Discovery of Aspleniuvi japonicum in 

 New Zealand," by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. [Transactions, 

 p. 448.) 



3. Mr. T. Humphries, Commissioner of Crown Lands, gave 

 an account of the lately-discovered limestone caves at Wai- 

 tomo, near Otorohanga, illustrated with lime-light transparen- 

 cies prepared from photographs taken by himself and Mr. 

 Hanna. 



Sixth Meeting : 2nd September, ISSO. 

 Professor F. D. Brown in the chair. 

 Professor A. P. Thomas gave a lecture on " The Story of 

 the Waikato Eiver." 



The physical featni-es and geological history of the Waikato Valley 

 were fully described. During the course of the lecture numerous lime- 

 light transparencies were exhibited. 



Seventh Meeting : IGtJi September, 1SS9. 



Professor \. P. Thomas, Vice-president, in the chair. 



New Members.— Dr. Girdler, J. Park, F.G.S., W. Wild- 

 man . 



Mr. E. A. Mackechnie gave a lecture on the hfe and times 

 of Hartley Coleridge, illusti'ated with views of the English 

 Lake District. 



Eighth Meeting : SOtJi September, 18S9. 

 Professor A. P. Thomas, Vice-president, in the chair. 

 Mr. T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. , delivered a lecture on 

 " Weather Forecasts and Storm-warnings." 



