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PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF 

 CANTERBURY. 



FiKST Meeting : 1st May, 1896. 



Professor Dendy, D.Sc, President, in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. "On a Rare Native Butterfly" {Dodonidia 

 helmsi), by P. Marshall, M.A. {Transactions, p. 312.) 



2. " On the True Instincts of Animals," by C. W. Purnell. 

 {Transactions, p. 27.) 



Second Meeting : 5th June, 1896. 



Professor Dendy, D.Sc, President, in the chair. 



New Members. — W. W. Smith, L. Cockayne. 



Paper.— "On the Gall -files of New Zealand," by P. 

 Marshall, M.A. {Transactions, p. 216.) 



Thikd Meeting : 3rd July, 1895. 



Professor Dendy, D.Sc, President, in the chair. 



Neiv Member. — J. A. Erskine, M.A. 



Papers. — 1. " On the Behaviour of Two Wells at the 

 Canterbury Museum," by Captain Hutton, P.R.S. {Transac- 

 tions, p. 654.) 



2. " Notes on New Zealand Land Planarians, Part II.," by 

 Dr. Dendy. {Transactions, p. 210.) 



3. "Notes on New Zealand Mosses," by R. Brown. 

 {Transactions, p. 531.) 



4. " On a New Zealand Land Nemertine," by Dr. Dendy. 

 {Transactions, p. 214.) 



Fourth Meeting : 7th Atujust, 1895. 



Pi'ofessor Dendy, D.Sc, President, in the chair. 



Neio Members. —Vroiessor R. J. Scott, Dr. Lomax-Smith. 



Papers. — 1. " On Magnetic Viscosity," by E. Rutherford, 

 M.A. {Transactions, p. 182.) 



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