OTAGO INSTITUTE. 



FiKST Meeting : Uth May, 1895. 

 Mr. A. Hamilton, President, in the chair. 



Neio Members. — Dr. E. Stuart Stephenson, Miss Browning, 

 W. A. Sim, J. McLeod. 



The President announced that, owing to the resignations 

 of Dr. Chilton and the Eev. Dr. Belcher, the following altera- 

 tions had been made in the personnel of the Council : Pre- 

 sident — A. Hamilton ; Vice-president — Professor Scott ; Ordi- 

 nary members — A. Wilson and J. R. Don. 



The President read a paper on " The Forests of New Zea- 

 land." {Transactions, p. 147.) 



A discussion eusued, in which Messrs. A. Bathgate, G. IM. Thomson, 

 T. M. Hocken, and E. Melland took part : the President rephed. 



Mr. F. R. Chapman exhibited a specimen of the New Zea- 

 land passion-flower in fruit. 



The President laid on the table, for the use of members, a 

 number of copies of the catalogue of the library. 



Second Meeting : 11th June, 1896. 



Mr. A. Hamilton, President, in the chair. 



Mr. A. Wilson exhibited and made remarks upon an egg 

 of Megapodius pritchardi, and upon a nest, probably of the 

 hedge-sparrow, in which had been built a nest, apparently of 

 a native wren, which in its turn had been used as a dwelling 

 by humble-bees. 



Professor Scott gave a demonstration of a method of 

 colour-mixing by means of a modification of Maxwell's discs. 



Papers. — 1. Dr. Hocken read a paper on " The Etymology 

 of the Word 'Penguin,' " producing historical evidence of the 

 derivation of the word from the Celtic pen (head) and gwen 

 (white). 



The President and ]Mr. A. Wilson brought forward an earlier instance 

 of the use of the word than that adduced by Dr. Hocken, and both they 

 and Mr. F. R. Chapman considered that the question could not be oon- 

 aidered as finally settled. 



