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Fourth Meeting : 5th August, 1903. 



Dr. Chilton, President, in the chair. 



New Members. — The Eight Rev. Bishop Grimes and 

 Messrs. W. E. Burley, W. Colbatch, W. R. Haselden, and 

 W. H. Moyes. 



Address. — Mr. A. R. Craddock gave an address, illustrated 

 by experiments and lantern-slides, on " The Induction of 

 Electric Currents." 



Fifth Meeting : 2nd September, 1903. 



Dr. Chilton. President, in the chair. 



New Member. — Dr. Hugh Acland. 



The President congratulated Dr. L. Cockayne on the 

 honour which had been conferred upon him by the Ancient 

 University of Munich. 



Address. — Professor W. P. Evans delivered an address, 

 illustrated by experiments and lantern-slides, on " The Lique- 

 faction of Gases." 



Sixth Meeting : 7th October, 1903. 



Dr. Chilton, President, in the chair. 



New Members.— Messrs. P. Trolove and C. J. Williams. 



Address. — Mr. R. Speight gave an address, illustrated by 

 diagrams, on " A Chapter in Canterbury Geology." 



Seventh Meeting: 4th November, 1903. 

 Dr. Chilton, President, in the chair. 

 Papers. — 1. "A Botanical Excursion during Midwinter 

 to the Southern Islands of New Zealand," by Dr. L. 

 Cockayne. 



2. "Plants naturalised in the County of Ashburton," by 

 Mr. W. W. Smith. 



3. " Note on a Dyke at Nugget Point," by Mr. R. Speight. 



4. "A Species of Ixodes parasitic on the Grey Duck," by 

 Dr. C. Chilton. 



5. " Revision of the New Zealand Members of the 

 Phorocera," by Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S. 



6. " On the Occurrence of Gentrolophus in New Zealand," 

 by Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S. 



