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2. The President read a paper on •' An Incident in the 

 Early History of Otago." {Transactions, p. 141.) 



Dr. Hocken, Mr. F. R. Chapmau, and Mr. A. Wilson took part iu the 

 discussion on the paper. Mr. Chapman expressed the opinion that the 

 burning of the village probably took place at some place south of Taiaroa 

 Head. 



Thikd Meeting : !HJi JiUy, 1S95. 

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



Professor Parker gave a lecture entitled " Natural-History 

 Notes of a Trip in the ' Hinenioa.' " The lecture was illustrated 

 by a large collection of specimens from the islands v^isited. 



There was a brief discussion. 



Fourth Meeting : 13th August, 1896. 

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



Netv Member. — Horatio A. Massey. 



Mr. J. Tennant brought before the notice of the Institute 

 a MS. catalogue, shortly to be printed, of the indigenous 

 flowering-plants found within a radius of twenty-five miles of 

 Dunedin. The catalogue had been prepared by the members 

 of the Naturalists' Field Club, and was founded upon a similar 

 list prepared and printed several years ago by the former 

 Field Club. 



In the ensuing discussion it was suggested that the area included in 

 the operations of the club should be carefully defined, and that a radius 

 of twenty-five miles was probably too wide. 



Papers. — 1. Dr. W. S. Roberts read a paper on " The Anti- 

 toxin Treatment of Diphtheria," prefaced by an exposition of 

 the general methods of practical bacteriology, and illustrated 

 by plate- and tube-cultures, and by microscopic slides. 



2. Professor Parker read a paper on " Professor Huxley, 

 from the Point of View of a Disciple." 



Fifth Meeting : 10th September, 1895. 



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



New Members. — George Fenwick and Thomas Hunter. 



Pa'per. — Dr. Hocken read a paper on "Tasman's Journal." 

 {Transations, p. 117.) 



