NELSON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Annual Meeting. 8th October, 1885. 



The Bishop of Nelson, President, in the chair. 

 New Member. — Mr. Alfred Jones. 



The Secretary's report showed that during the year 9 ordinary and 10 

 Council meetings had been held, and that 9 original papers had been read 

 before the Society. During the year 17 new members and two associates 

 had been elected, and the total number stood at 95 members and three 

 associates. 



The Treasurer's report showed that the receipts for the past year had 

 been £75 9s. 6d., and the expenditure £91 19s. 4d. 



Election of Officers for 1885-86. — President — A. S. 

 Atkinson ; Vice-presidents — The Bishop of Nelson and J. Meeson, 

 B.A. ; Secretary — Dr. Coleman; Treasurer — A. K. Somerville ; 

 Council — Dr. L. Boor, Dr. J. Hudson, J. Holloway, J. S. 

 Browning, and W. S. Littlejohn ; Curator — Dr. Hudson. 



2nd November, 1885. 

 A. S. Atkinson, President, in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. " Observations on the Recent Solar Eclipse," by 

 the Bishop of Nelson ; (2) by J. Meeson, B.A. ; (3) by Dr. Cole- 

 man ; (4) by the President ; (5) by Dr. Hudson. (Transactions, 

 p. 375.) 



6. " A Bain Chart for the Year," by the Bishop of Nelson. 



The Bishop of Nelson was nominated to vote at the election of a 

 Governor of the New Zealand Institute. 



1th December, 1885. 



A. S. Atkinson, President, in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. " On Telegraphy," by J. C. Lockley. 

 2. " A Description of tbe Stalactite Caves at Collingwood," 

 by J. S. Browning. 



