NELSON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



3rd September, 1888. 



Dr. Boor, President, in the chair. 



The Curator, Mr. Kingsley, exhibited some specimens of 

 marble from Motueka, also some photographs of the grand 

 waterfall in Milford Sound. 



Paper. — "The Eoyston Cave (Hertfordshire, England), its 

 History, Origin, and Use," by B. T. Kingsley. 



Annual Meeting; 16th October, 1888. 

 Dr. Boor, President, in the chair. 



The Treasurer's report showed a balance in favour of the 

 Society of £7 3s. 2d. 



The Secretary's report, which included a retrospect of the 

 various ordinary and Council meetings held during the past 

 year, gave also a full report of the working of the School of 

 Mines in connection with the Society. 



The Curator's report showed that a very considerable 

 number of specimens (chiefly mineralogical) had been added 

 to the Museum during the past year, and chiefly at the hands 

 of Mr. H. P. Washbourne. 



Election of Officers for 1888-89. — President — The 

 Bishop of Nelson ; Vice-presidents — Dr. Boor and A. S. 

 Atkinson ; Treasurer — Dr. Hudson ; Secretary — Dr. Coleman ; 

 Council — J. Holloway, E. T. Kingsley, Dr. Cressey, Dr. Mackie, 

 and the Eev. H. Watson ; Curator — E. T. Kingsley. 



The President read a paper on " Germs, theu^ Baneful and 

 Beneficent Influence on the Human Organism." 



November, 1888. 



A. S. Atkinson, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Mr. Washbourne presented a fine specimen of arragonite, 

 and Mr. Leversay and the Curator a number of moa-boues 



