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Nelson, and in this the undersurface was of a uniform yellow 

 colour ; in another, from Manawatu, the undersurface was 

 perfectly black ; and between these two extreme forms the 

 specimens now on the table exhibited almost every interme- 

 diate shade of colour. The size is not a criterion of specific 

 value, for it is very variable, and evidently dependent on age. 

 Some of those now exhibited were larger than the type figured 

 by Hochstetter, whilst others were much smaller. One of 

 those from Manawatu was quite as yellow on the undersurface 

 as the example from Nelson. He concluded, therefore, that 

 there was only one species of this form. 



Annual Meeting: 20th February, 1895. 



Major-General Schaw, President, in the chair. 



New Members. — Mr. T. H. Hustwick, Dr. Ewart, and 

 Mr. G. W. Wilson. 



The annual report for 1894-95 was read and passed ; also 

 the balance-sheet, showing the receipts to be £169 lis. 3d. 

 (including the balance carried forward, £57 Is. 3d.), the ex- 

 penditure £114 9s. 9d., and the balance in hand £54 lis. 6d. 

 There was also a sum of £24 Is. 6d. lodged in bank at interest, 

 which increased the available balance to £78 13s. Seven- 

 teen new members have been added to the roll during the 

 year, making a total now on the list of 150. 



Election of Officers for 1895. — President — Thomas 

 Kirk, F.L.S. ; Vice-presidents— W '. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., 

 E. C. Harding; Council— W. M. Maskell, G. V. Hudson, 

 F.E.S., Sir James Hector, F.K.S., Edward Tregear, F.E.G.S., 

 Major-General Schaw, C.B., E.E., Sir Walter L. Buller, 

 F.E.S., H. Farquhar; Secretary and Treasurer — E. B. Gore; 

 Auditor — T. King. 



Papers. — 1. " Note on the Vegetable Caterpillar (Cor- 

 diceps robertsii)," by Sir W. L. Buller. (Transactions, p. 155.) 



2. "On a New Shell (Anomia walteri)," by Sir J. Hector. 

 (Transactions, p. 292.) 



3. " On the Utilization of Mineral Springs in New Zealand 

 for the Production of Ornamental Objects in Stone," by C. 

 Smith. 



4. " Notes from the Chatham Islands," by Major Gas- 

 coyne ; communicated by Sir W. L. Buller. 



Abstract. 

 The author recorded the occurrence at Waitangi of two specimens, 

 which were cast up on the beach, of Rcgalecus — the skin of one being like 



