NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 



T\\-ENTiETH Annual Eepokt, 1887-88. 



The Board held meetings on the 30th August and 30th Septem- 

 ber, 1887, and on the 13th February, 23rd March, and 9fch May, 

 1883. 



The following members retired from the Board in conformity 

 with clause 6 of the New Zealand Institute Act : namely, Mr. 

 W. T. L. Travers, Mr. Thomas Mason, and the Yen. Archdeacon 

 Stock. These gentlemen were all reappointed by His Excel- 

 lency the Governor. 



The members elected as Governors of the Board by the 

 incorporated societies are — Mr. J. McKerrow, F.E.A.S. ; Mr. 

 T. Kirk, F.L.S. ; and Dr. Hutchinson. 



There having occurred three vacancies in the list of 

 honorary members of the Institute, ,the following elections 

 took place : Professor McCoy, Baron C. von Ettingshausen, 

 and Professor van Beneden. 



The following are the members now belonging to the 

 Institute : — 



Honorary members ... ... ... 30 



Ordinary members — 



Auckland Institute ... ... ... 254 



Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute ... 121 

 "Wellington Philosophical Society ... 253 



Philosophical Institute of Canterbury ... 117 

 Nelson Philosophical Society... ... 36 



Westland Institute ... ... ... 78 



Otago Institute ... ... ... 137 



Southland Institute . . ... ... 72 



Making a total of ... 1,098 



The volumes of " Transactions " now in stock are — Vol. I. 

 (second edition), 280; Vol. V., 35; Vol. VI., 30; Vol. VII., 

 130; Vol. IX., 130; Vol. X., 165; Vol. XL, 50; Vol. XII., 

 55; Vol. XIII.,55; Vol. XIV., 80; Vol. XV., 190; Vol. XVI., 

 200; Vol. XVII., 230; Vol. XVIII., 170; Vol. XIX., 200; 

 Vol. XX., not yet fully distributed. 



