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Sixth Meeting: 4th October, 1888. 

 Professor F. W. Haslam, President, in the chair, 

 Neiv Member.— Dv. J. Townsend. 



Papers.— 1. "The Fall of the Leaf," by J. Eutland; 

 ■communicated by Professor F. W. Hutton. (Transactions, 

 p. 110.) 



2. " The Earthquake in the Amuri," by Professor F. W. 

 Hutton. (Transactions, p. 269.) 



Annual Meeting : 1st Noveriihcr, 1888. 

 Professor F. W. Haslam, President, in the chair. 

 Nero Member. — H. 0. Forbes. 



The annual report and balance-sheet were read and 



adopted. 



Abstract. 



During the session six ordinary meetings have been held, at which 

 two papers were read and two lectures delivered. 



In addition to the ordinary meetings, a course of popular lectures 

 has been delivered under the auspices of the Institute, but only with a 

 moderate amount of success. 



During the session 5 new members have joined the Institute, and 16 

 names have been struck off the list. 



The Institute has to deplore the removal by death of ^Ir. T. H. 

 Potts, who was one of its earliest members, and contributed largely by 

 his minute observation of nature to a knowledge of the natural history 

 of New Zealand. 



The Institute has obtained a valuable portrait of the late Sir Julius 

 von Haast, painted by Mr. A. Cambridge. This has been hung in the 

 library. 



The balance-sheet shows a total receipt of £129 8s. lid., and a total 

 expenditure of £118 4s. 9d., leaving a credit balance of £11 4s. 2d. The 

 reserve, consisting of the subscriptions of life-members, now amounts 

 to £67 6s. 



Election op Officers fob 1889. — President — H. K. Webb, 

 F.R.M.S. ; Vice-presidents — Professor F. W. Haslam, M.A. ; 

 S. Hurst-Seager, A.E.I.B.A. ; Secretary — Eobert M. Laing, 

 M.A. ; Treasurer— R. E. Webb, F.E.M.S. ; Council— G. Hog- 

 ben, M.A., J. T. Meeson, B.A., W. H. Symes, M.D., H. O. 

 Forbes, Professor F. W. Hutton ; Auditor — C. E. Blakiston. 



The retiring President read an address entitled " The 

 Eestoration of Philosophy." 



Paper. — " Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-lepidop- 

 tcra,'" by E. Meyrick, B.A., F.E.S. {Transactions, p. 154.) 



