Otago Institute, 759 



A resolution lias been adopted granting the privileges of life mem- 

 bership to all life members of societies affiliated to the New Zealand 

 Institute who \\\&y come to reside in Dunedin, such members to obtain 

 the annual volume of Transactions from the societies of which they 

 were originally life -members. The resolution was communicated to 

 the affiliated societies, with a request for reciprocal action, and several 

 favourable replies have been received. 



The Council has heard with great satisfaction that arrangements 

 have been made by the Government for the publication of a new '' Flora 

 of New Zealand," under the editorship of Mr. T. W. Kirk, P.L.S. 



The Council has nominated Mr. William Mitten, of Hurstpierpoint, 

 Sussex, as an honorary member of the New Zealand Institute, and has 

 again nominated Mr. James iMcKerrow to vote in the election of Go- 

 vernors. 



The Council has voted a sum of money towards the systematic ex- 

 amination of the Otago Harbour and the neighbouring b.ays, with the 

 view of furthering the establishment of a fish-hatching station. 



The balance-sheet shows the total receipts of the year to be 

 iiST 2s. 6d., making, with the balance from last year, £111 15s. 3d. The 

 expenditure for the j'ear is ±81 10s. 5d., leaving a credit balance of 

 £30 4s. lOd. 



Election of Officers fok 1896. — President — A. Hamil- 

 ton ; Vice-presidents — G. M. Thomson, F.L.S., J. S. Tennant, 

 B.Sc. ; Hon. Secretary — Professor Parker, F.R.S. ,^Hon. 

 Treasurer — J. E. Don, M.A. ; Other menihers of Council — 

 F. R. Chapman, T. M. Hocken, F.L.S., A. Bathgate, E. Mel- 

 land, Professor Scott, M.D., A. Wilson, M.A., J. McLeod ; 

 Eon. Auditor— J). Brent, M.A. 



The Pi'esident delivered an address on "The Eise and 

 Progress of our Knowledge of the Oceanic Areas and their 

 Zoology." {Transactions, p. 163.) 



The following^ resolution was carried unanimously : " That 

 this Institute desires to offer its sincere congratulations to 

 .Dr. John Murray on the completion of the ' Challenger ' 

 Eeports, an event of the first scientific importance with which 

 his name will always be honourably and gratefully associated." 



