HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. 



Fikst Meeting. 8th June, 1885. 

 The President, W. Colenso, F.L.S., in the chair. 



The President gave an opening address. 



Papers. — 1. " On the Eev. J. Pearson's Method of Computing 

 Solar Eclipses and Ocoultatious," by J. Harding. 



2. " On some Structural Peculiarities in the Sun -Fish (0. 

 mola) recently captured at Napier," by A. Hamilton, of Petane. 

 (Transactions, p. 135.) 



A list of specimens received by the Curator for the Museum 

 since the last meeting was then read. Amongst them was the 

 baleen of Neobalama marginata ; the stuffed head of a Sea- 

 Leopard Seal (Stmorhynchus leptonyx), from Porangahau, pre- 

 sented by Rev. F. E. T. Simcox. 



The Hon. Secretary also showed a dried specimen of the 

 Hammer Shark (Z. malecolus), procured at Port Ahuriri, and a 

 collection of fossils from Takapau. 



Second Meeting. ISth July, 1885. 



The President, W. Colenso, F.L.S., in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. "On the Cryptogamic Flora of New Zealand," 

 by W. Colenso, F.L.S. {Transactions, p. 219.) 



2. " Notes on the recent Solar Eclipse," by J. Goodall, C.E. 

 {Transactions, p. 375.) 



3. Address by Thomas Tanner, (the Vice-President,) " On 

 the Solar Eclipse," as observed by him at Woodville. 



4. An Article by Mr. E. C. Harding, " On the Phenomena 

 observed at Dannevirke, connected with the recent Solar 

 Eclipse." 



The Vice-president illustrated bis remarks by a large diagram on tbe 

 black-board, and tbe otber notes were accompanied by diagrams. 



Mr. Graydon, a visitor, exhibited a beautiful diagram of the corona, as 

 observed by him. 



Mr. Goodall illustrated bis remarks on the spectroscopic peculiarities 

 of the corona by exhibiting a spectroscope. 



The specimens exhibited at this meeting were numerous, amongst 

 others : — (1) The eggs and young of a species of Phasma, by the President. 

 (2) The apex of the lower jaw of a Goosebeak Whale (Epiodon), showing the 

 small imbedded teeth. (3) A photograph of a young Pike Whale (Balcenoptera 

 rostrata), killed at Port Ahuriri. (4) Some parasitic barnacles (Coronula 

 balcenaris), having Conchoderma aurita growing on them. These were 

 exhibited by tbe Hon. Secretary, Mr. Hamilton. 



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