NELSON PHILOSOPHICAL SOC^IETY. 



FiiiST Meeting: IGtIt September, 1895. 



The Bishop of Nelson, President, in the chair. 



Dr. J. Hudson read extracts from an article upon '-The 

 Anti-toxin Treatment of Diphtheria." 



Exhibits. — (1.) Specimens of Hyvicnophyllum vi07itanum 

 and Lindsaya viridis, from Blind Bay, by Mr. E. 1. Kingsley. 

 (2.) Specimen of bass (?), caught at Motueka, by Mr. Moffat. 

 (3.) Star-fish, by the Curator. (4.) Fruit-bat, from Mauri- 

 tius. (5.) Black New Zealand rat, caught in Nelson. 

 (6.) Australian roller (Eurystomiis pacificu.s), from Nelson. 

 (7.) Planchouia quercicola, scale-blight new to New Zealand, 

 discovered at Stoke by R. I. Kingsley. (8.) Portions of moa- 

 bones, found on papa rock at Sherry. (9.) Crystallized 

 quartz, from Mr. Hodges. 



Annual Meeting : IStJc January, 1896. 

 The Bishop of Nelson, President, in the chair. 



Abstract of Annual Report. 



The report stated that, although few meetings were held, interesting 

 facts and valuable information had been collected during the year. 



The balance-sheet showed a total receipt of £29 lis. lid., inclusive 

 of £11 15s. 2d. brought forward from the previous year; while the ex- 

 penditure was £15 4s. 3d., and the balance in hand £14 7s. 8d.' 



Election of Officers for 1896. — President — The Bishop 

 of Nelson; Vice-presidents — .\. S. Atkinson, F.L.S., and Dr. 

 W. J. Mackie ; Council — Dr. L. Boor, Messrs. E. Lukins, 

 W. F. Worley, J. G. Bartell, and J. HoUoway ; Hon. Secretary 

 — R. I. Kingsley ; Treasurer — Dr. J. Hudson ; Curator — R. I. 

 Kingsley ; Assistant Curator — E. Lukins. 



Papers. — 1. " Remarks on the Government of the New 

 Zealand Institute," bv A. S. Atkinson, F.L.S. 



