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Third Meeting: 8th July, 1902. 

 Professor Benham, President, in the chair. 



The Hon. Secretary brought up the following report re- 

 garding the marine fish-hatchery at Portobello : — 



On 12th June an advisory board consisting of Mr. David Barron, 

 Chief Surveyor of Otago ; Mr. C. W. S. Chamberlain, Collector of Cus- 

 toms, Dunedin ; Mr. Robert Chisholm, representing the Otago Acclimati- 

 sation Society ; Captain C. E. W. Fleming, Superintendent of Mercantile 

 Marine; and Mr. George M. Thomson, representing the Otago Institute, 

 was gazetted. The first meeting of the Board was held on the 24th June, 

 when Mr. George M. Thomson was elected Chairman. The members of 

 the Board, along with Mr. L. F. Ayson, Inspector of Fisheries, visited the 

 proposed site of the station on Saturday, 5th July, and were now getting 

 plans and specifications of the required work ready. 



Papers. — 1. " On a Manifestation of Aurora in Southern 

 Latitudes," by Mr. Henry Skey. (Transactions, p. 405.) 



2. "The Kingston Moraine," bj Dr. P. Marshall. (Trans- 

 actions, p. 387.) 



3. " Notes on the Occurrence of Native Lead at Parapara, 

 Collingwood," by Professor James Park. (Transactions, 

 p. 403.) 



Mr. A. Hamilton exhibited fossil cetacean teeth from the 

 phosphate-deposit at Millburn, and contrasted them with some 

 from the Oamaru district, now in the Otago Museum. 



Mr. Hamilton exhibited a stone relic (belonging to 

 Mr. Dunlop, of the Orepuki Shale- works), which he believed 

 to be unique, and which was perhaps a sacred relic brought 

 by early immigrants from the Society Islands. 



Foukth Meeting : 12th August, 1902. 



Professor Benham, President, in the chair. 



Neio Members. — Messrs. Thomas Brown and Robert 

 Chisholm. 



Paper. — Dr. Truby King gave a very interesting address 

 on " Protection and Reclamation of Sea-coasts by means of 

 planting." 



Dr. King illustrated his remarks by lime-light illustrations and by a 

 series of specimens of native and other plants used by him so successfully 

 at Karitane. 



The paper led to an interesting discussion, and the Chairman con- 

 gratulated Dr. King on his very useful and instructive address. 



