612 Proceedmc/s. 



Fifth Meeting: 7th Septemher, 1886. 

 Professor Parker, President, in the chair. 



Netv Member. — G. A. Fenwick. 



1. A communication from the Koyal Society of Victoria, as 

 to a proposed antarctic expedition, was read. 



2. A letter was also read from Professor Liversidge, Sydney, 

 as to founding an Australasian Scientific Association. 



3. Dr. Hocken then gave a lecture, the fifth, " On the Early 

 History of New Zealand." 



Sixth Meeting : 28^7( September, 1886. 

 Professor Parker, President, in the chair. 



Dr. Hocken gave his sixth lecture on "The Early Histor 

 of New Zealand. 



Seventh Meeting : 12^/i October, 1886. 

 Professor Parker, President, in the chair. 



1. The Chairman showed some embryos of the Kiwi. 

 Paper. — 2. Dr. Belcher read a " Note on Latin Place-Names." 

 (Transactions, p. 507.) 



Eighth Meeting : 2nd November, 1886. 

 Professor Parker, President, in the chair. 



New Member. — A. T. Urquhart. 



Paper. — Dr. Belcher read a paper on " The Structure of 

 the Greek Theatre." 



Ninth Meeting : 11th November, 1886. 



Professor Parker, President, in the chair. 



New Member.— M. J. S. Mackenzie, M.H.E. 



Papers. — 1. "On New Species of Araneidea," by A. T. 

 Urqnhart. [Transactions, p. 72.) 



2. " Descriptions of New Native Plants," by D. Petrie, M.A. 

 [Transactions, p. 323.) 



8. "Description of New Spiders," by P. Goyeu. [Trans- 

 actions, p. 201.) 



