618 Proceedings. 



FouKTH Meeting : 12th July, 1886. 

 The President in the chair. 



Paper's. — 1. " On the Geological Structiu'e of the Timaru 

 Downs," by J. Goodall, C.E. [Transactions, p. 455.) 



2. " On the Marine Mollmca of the East Coast of the North 

 Island of New Zealand," by A. Hamilton. (Introductory.) 



Exhibits. — The Hon. Secretary exhibited : (1.) specimens from the south 

 side of Mount Tarawera, collected by Mr. W. Munro ; (2.) cinders and mud 

 from Morea and Wairoa, sent by Mr. Bold, C.E. ; (3.) a number of fossils 

 from Scinde Island, shown by Mr. G. White ; (4.) a large box of foreign 

 Coleoptera. 



The Hon. Secretary announced that he had recently visited Wellington, 

 and had arranged with Dr. Hector for extensive additions to the Museum, 

 from the duplicates in the Colonial Museum. 



Fifth Meeting : 9th August, 1886. 

 The President in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. " Description of a Curiously Deformed Bill of 

 the Huia," by W. Colenso, F.E.S. {Transactions, p. 140.) 



2. " Further Observations and Notes on the Gestation, Birth, 

 and Young of a Lizard, a Species of Naultinus," by W. Colenso, 

 F.E.S. {Transactions, p. 147.) 



3. " A Description of a New Species of Orthopterous Insect 

 of the Genus Hemideina,'" by W. Colenso, F.R.S. {Transactions, 

 p. 145.) 



4. " A few Observations on the Tree-Ferns of New Zealand, 

 with particular reference to their peculiar epiphytes, their habits 

 and manner of growth," by W. Colenso, F.B.S. {Transactions, 

 p. 252.) 



5. " On Traces of Volcanic Dust-Showers at Napier, Petane, 

 etc.," by H. Hill, B.A. {Transactions, p. 385.) 



6. " On the Eemarkable Sagacity of Small Bu-ds," by Mr. 

 G. Kells, of Napier. Communicated by Mr. N. Heath. 



Exhibits : — Specimens were exhibited by Mr. Colenso, illustrating his 

 papers ; and also specimens of a small fly recognized by Mr. Maskell as the 

 hitherto unknown male of Icerya xmrchasi, the wattle blight. 



The President, at the commencement of the meeting, took occasion to 

 congratulate Mr. Colenso on his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society. 



The following resolution was moved and carried : — 



" That the members of the Hawke's Bay Philosoi^hical Institute have 

 received with much satisfaction the news that a Fellowship has been con- 

 ferred by the Itoyal Society of England upon the Rev. W. Colenso, one of its 

 members, and they authorize that the fact be entered upon the minutes of 

 the proceedings of the Society ; and, further, that a letter be sent to Mr. 

 Colenso in the name of the Society, and signed by the President and Secre- 

 tary, congratulating him upon the honour he has received from the Royal 

 Society in recognition of the services he has rendered to the cause and 

 advancement of science." 



