WESTLAND INSTITUTE. 





Annual Meeting. 



Dr. Teichelmann, President, in the chair. 

 Abstract of Annual Report. 



In presenting the thirty-sixth annual report the trustees are glad to 

 be able to report a considerable advance in the utility of the society, and 

 especially an increase in number of its members, amounting to nineteen, 

 during the past year. 



Seven ordinary meetings were held, and were generally well attended. 

 A new catalogue was printed and issued to members. A considerable 

 number of these were posted for inspection t > residents in the town and 

 district who were not members, and to this is largely attributable the 

 increase in membership. 



New editions of some of the standard authors have been procured to 

 replace worn copies. 



The expense of repairs and shelving was considerable, and half the 

 cost of this was borne by the Borough Council. 



One hundred and fifteen volumes have been added to the library. 



The Museum, under the care of the Honorary Curator, Dr. Mac- 

 andrew, has been improved by the addition of new specimens, and some 

 of the old ones have been relabelled with the assistance of Mr. Goodlet, 

 of the Otago University. 



A number of newspapers have, as usual, been forwarded gratis to 

 the Institute by their proprietors, for which the trustees beg to return 

 thanks. 



Notwithstanding the "considerable increase in membership this year, 

 there is still room for great improvement in this respect, and the trustees 

 feel that in a place of the size and importance of Hokitika an Institute 

 such as ours should be very much better supported, and it is to be hoped 

 that the coming year will show a great increase in membership. 



The Treasurer, Mr. McNaughton, submitted his annual statement of 

 the financial position of the Institute, which he set forth in full detail. 

 He explained that in the past year a very large amount of permanent 

 renovation had been done. Nevertheless, their funds were in a very satis- 

 factory state The usual subsidies from the Government, the Borough 

 Council, and the Harbour Board have been received. 



The report and balatce-sheet were unanimously adopted. 



Election of Officers for 1903. — President — Mr. J. B. 

 Lewis ; Vice-president — Mr. T. W. Beare ; Treasurer — Mr. 

 McNaughton; Committee — Messrs. Clarke, Heinz, D. Mac- 

 farlane, Michel, Morton, Park, G. Perry, Mahan, Dunne, 

 Solomon, and Drs. Macandrew and Teichelmann. 



Votes of thanks were passed to Dr. Teichelmann, the re- 

 tiring President, for the active interest he had taken in the 

 management of the institution, and also to the Vice-president, 

 Treasurer, and Auditors. 



Dr. Teichelmann and Messrs. Lewis and Morton were 

 appointed a book-selection committee by the Council. 





