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Third Meeting : 5th August, 1886. 

 Dr. W. H. Symes, President, in the chair. 

 New Member. — Mr. W. Dinwiddie. 



Papers. — 1. " On the Opening Lines of the Antigone of 

 Sophocles," by Professor F. W. Haslam, M.A. (Transactions, 

 p. 504.) 



2. " Observations on the Development of Flower of Coriaria 

 ruscifoUa,'' by Mr. T. W. Eowe, M.A. Communicated by Pro- 

 fessor F. W. Hutton. {Transactions, p. 317.) 



PopuLAB Lecture, No. 3 : SOth August, 1886. 



Dr. W. H. Symes, President, in the chair. 



" The Volcanic Eruption in the North Island," by Professor 

 Hutton, F.G.S. 



Fourth Meeting : 3rd September, 1886. 



Dr. W. H. Symes, President, in the chair. 



New Members. — Messrs. G. J. Anderson, C. J. Frank, and 

 H. Wilson. 



Papers. — 1. " On the Age and Subdivisions of the Sedi- 

 mentary Eocks in the Canterbury Mountains," by Sir Julius 

 von Haast, K.C.M.G., F.E.S., D.Sc, Ph.D. {Transactions, 

 p. 449.) 



Professor Hutton criticised the paper, on the ground that the researches 

 of the Baron von Ettingshausen, which formed the basis of the paper, bore 

 out the views of Dr. Hector rather than those advocated by Sir J. von Haast. 



2. " Observations on the Glands in the Leaf and Stem of 

 the Ngaio,'' by Miss C. Alexander, B.A. Communicated by 

 Professor F. W. Hutton. {Transactions, p. 314.) 



The President announced that the Institute, having been 

 asked to take part in the formation of an Australasian Associa- 

 tion for the Advancement of Science, to be inaugurated in cele- 

 bration of the centenary of the founding of the Colony of New 

 South Wales, had appointed Mr. S. H. Cox, F.C.S., F.G.S., to 

 represent them at the prehminary meetings about to be held in 

 Sydney. 



Fifth Meeting : 1th October, 1886. 



Professor F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. , in the chair. 



New Members.— Dr. Hunt, Captain Garcia, Mr. W. T. 

 Charlewood. 



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