Xviii. New Zealand Institute. 



8. An Annual General Meeting of the members of the Society shall be 

 held in January in each year, at which meeting not less than ten members 

 must be present, otherwise the meeting shall be adjourned by the members 

 present from time to time, until the requisite number of members is present. 



(5.) The session of the Otago Institute shall be during the winter 

 months, from May to October, both inclusive. 



WESTLAND INSTITUTE. 



Office-beakers for 1886. — President — T. 0. W. Croft ; 

 Vice-president — J. P. Will ; Treasurer — C. F. A. Broad ; Com- 

 mittee — W. A. Spence, Wm. Kenny, Jno. Nicholson, H. L. 

 Robinson, A. H. King, C. Horgan, E. B. Sarnmons, J. W. 

 Souter, G. Clarkson, Captain Bignell, James Park, Rev. H. 

 Gould ; Secretary — Richard Hilldrup. 



Extracts from the Rules of the Westland Institute. 



3. The Institute shall consist : — (1) Of life-members, i.e., persons who 

 have at any one time made a donation to the Institute of ten pounds ten 

 shillings or upwards ; or persons who, in reward of special services rendered 

 to the Institute, have been unanimously elected as such by the Committee 

 or at the general half-yearly meeting. (2) Of members who pay two pounds 

 two shillings each year. (3) Of members paying smaller sums, not less 

 than ten shillings. 



5. The Institute shall hold a half-yearly meeting on the third Monday 

 in the months of December and June. 



HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. 



Office-bearers for 1886. — President — W. I. Spencer; 

 Vice-president— 3 . Goodall, M.I.C.E. ; Council— H. Hill, F. W. C. 

 Sturm, S. Locke, N. Heath, J. T. Carr, A. P. Sheath; Hon. 

 Secretary and Curator — A. Hamilton ; lion. Treasurer — J. N. 

 Bowerman ; Auditor — T. K. Newton. 



Extracts from the Rules of the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute. 



3. The annual subscription for each member shall be one guinea, 

 payable in advance on the first day of January in every year. 



4. Members may at any time become life-members by one payment of 

 ten pounds ten shillings in lieu of future annual subscriptions. 



(4.) The session of the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute shall be 

 during the winter months from May to October, both inclusive ; and general 

 meetings shall be held on the second Monday in each of those six months, 

 at 8 p.m. 



SOUTHLAND INSTITUTE. 



Office-bearers for 1886. — President — Dr. Galbraith ; Vice- 

 president — Ven. Archdeacon Stocker ; Council — Messrs. Bailey, 

 Scrutton, Mehafi'ey, Cuthbertson, and Dr. Closs ; Treasurer — 

 Mr. Robertson ; Secretary — Mr. E. Webber. M 



