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the island, and of the collections made by Mr. E. Jennings, 

 taxidermist to the Museum, and himself. {Transactions, 

 p. 559.) The paper was illustrated by numerous photographs 

 taken by the author, a painting of a king-penguin rookery by 

 Miss Hamilton, and several specimens. 



Mr. G. M. Thomson read a paper " On some Crustacea 

 from Macquarie Island." (Transactions, p. 210.) 



Annual Meeting : 13th November, 1894. 

 Mr. Edward Melland, President, in the chair. 



Abstract of Annual Report. 



During the session seven ordinary meetings and ten Council meetings 

 have heen held. 



Eleven papers have been read: four on geological, one on botanical, 

 and six on general subjects. Five new members have joined ; and the 

 Council has to regret the loss of Mr. D. Petrie, M.A., who has removed to 

 Auckland, and of Mr. D. Wilkinson, A.R.S.M., who has left New Zealand. 



The Council has nominated Mr. J. McKerrow to vote in the election 

 of Governors of the New Zealand Institute, and Dr. Anton Dohrn, of the 

 Zoological Station, Naples, as honorary member of the New Zealand 

 Institute. 



Satisfaction is expressed at the appointment of a curator (Mr. R. 

 Henry) to the reserve for native birds at Resolution Island, and the regret 

 of the Council is once more recorded that no steps have yet been taken 

 towards the publication of a new Flora of New Zealand. 



The balance-sheet showed the total receipts for the year to be £76 6s., 

 which, together with the balance of £72 17s. 9d. brought forward from 

 last year, made a sum of £150 3s. 9d. The expenditure for the year was 

 £121 7s. 6d., leaving a credit balance of £25 16s. 3d. 



Election of Officers for 1895. — -President — Charles 

 Chilton, D.Sc. ; Vice-presidents — Edward Melland, Augustus 

 Hamilton ; Hon. Secretary — Professor T. Jeffery Parker, 

 D.Sc, F.E.S. ; Hon. Treasurer — Professor F. B. de M. 

 Gibbons, M.A. ; other Members of Council — T. M. Hocken, 

 M.E.C.S., P.L.S., Professor John H. Scott, M.D., F.E.S.E., 

 the Eev. Henry Belcher, M.A., LL.D., Frederick E. Chap- 

 man, C. W. Adams, C.E., J. S. Tennant, B.A., B.Sc, G. M. 

 Thomson, F.L.S. ; Auditor — Daniel Brent, M.A. 



