564 Proceedings. 



3. " On the Occurrence of Ceratitis capitata [the Mediter- 

 ranean fruit-fly] in New Zealand," by A. H. Cockayne. 



Until this year there has been no record of the presence of larvae of 

 Ceratitis capitata in New-Zealand-grown fruit. During the past summer, 

 however, this destructive dipteron has been found breeding in two widely 

 separated localities in New Zealand — namely, in the vicinities of Napier 

 and Blenheim. This fact has been widely circulated in the Press of the 

 Dominion, but it seems desirable that it should be recorded in the Pro- 

 ceedings of a scientific society, for the benefit of entomologists in other 

 lands. Ceratitis capitata appears to be on the increase in many parts 

 of the world, and is gradually extending its geographical range in tem- 

 perate climates. Entomologists are agreed that this Trypetidon has its 

 native home in Brazil, and for this reason several well-known entomolo- 

 gists have visited that country in search of natural parasites, but up to the 

 present but little in this line has been accomplished. Professor Hempel, 

 of Sao Paulo, in Brazil, who has given this matter some considerable atten- 

 tion, has said that in his district the action of natural enemies has had 

 no effect whatever on the control of Ceratitis. 



Exhibits. — 1. Mr. C. E. Adams exhibited three recent forms 

 of calculating-machine, and gave illustrations of the modes in 

 which various numerical operations were performed by each. 



2. Mr. A. Hamilton, Director of the Colonial Museum, ex- 

 hibited a collection of Maori implements recentlv received by 

 the Museum from Southland. 



Annual Meeting : 2nd October, 1907. 

 Professor H. B. Kirk, President, in the chair. 



New Member. — Professor Maurice W. Richmond. 



The Chairman announced that Mr. Martin Chapman, K.C., 

 and Professor T. H. Easterfteld had been re-elected by the Council 

 to represent the Society for two years on the Board of Governors 

 of the New Zealand Institute. 



The Council's annual report and annual statement of receipts 

 and expenditure were read and adopted. 



The report stated {inter alia) that at the five ordinary meetings held 

 during the 1907 session sixteen papers in all had been read. 



Exhibits had been shown by Dr. A. K. Newman, and by Messrs. 

 U. V. Hudson, A. Hamilton, C. W. Adams, and C. E. Adams. 



It had been found impracticable to have any popular lectures during 

 the session, but the Council expected to arrange for one or two good 

 lectures to bo delivered next year. 



Regret was expressed at the death of two members of the Society 

 — Mr. Thomas Tuinbull, of Wellington, and the Rev. J. McWilliam, of 

 Epsom, Auckland. 



Six members had resigned, and five new members had been elected. 

 The total number of members on the roll was now 103. 



The Council recorded its satisfaction that the Government had de- 

 cided to institute botanical surveys in certain parts of the colony, and to 

 afford facilities for a scientific expedition to the outlying islands in the 

 south. 



