560 Proceedings. 



Fifth Meeting : 1st September, 1902. 



Dr. E. Eoberton, President, in the chair. 



The Eev. W. Gray Dixon, M.A., gave a popular lecture 

 on " Japanese Mediaevalism." 



Sixth Meeting : 15th September, 1902. 



Dr. E. Eoberton, President, in the chair. 



Professor C. W. Egerton gave a popular lecture on 

 " Tennyson." 



Seventh Meeting : 6th October, 1902. 

 Dr. E. Eoberton, President, in the chair. 

 New Members.— C. Bagley, M. F. Carey, T. Gilbert, E. H. 

 Makgill, M.D. 



Papers. — 1. "The Food - products of Tuhoe-land," by 

 Elsdon Best. (Transactions, p. 45.) 



2. "More Foot-tracks of Captain Cook," by H. D. M. 

 Haszard. (Transactions, p. 24.) 



3. " Universal Equal Suffrage," by E. E. Vaile. 



Eighth Meeting : 20th October, 1902. 



Dr. E. Eoberton, President, in the chair. 



Dr. E. H. Makgill gave a popular lecture on " Nature's- 

 Efforts at Sanitation." (Transactions, p. 139.) 



Annual Meeting : 23rd February, 1903. 



Dr. E. Eoberton, President, in the chair. 

 Abstract of Annual Report. 



The Council submits the thirty-fifth annual report, dealing with the 

 financial and g> neral condition of the Institute and the progress it has 

 made during the past year. 



Ten new members have been elected during the year. The names 

 withdrawn from the roll have been eight — three from death and five 

 from resignation. The total number on the roll at the present tim- 

 is 163. 



The Council have received under the will of the late Mrs. Mackechnie 

 a bequest of £2,500. Of this the sum of £2,000 is to be invested by the 

 trustees, and the annual income regularly devoted to the purchase of 

 scientific books for the library. The remaining amount of £500 is to be 

 expended by the executor under the will in such additions to the Museum 

 as he in his sole discretion shall consider advisable. 



