Auckland Institute. . •")4l 



Seventh Meeting : 8th November . 1915. 

 lion. E. Mitchelson. President, in the diair. 



Lecture. — " Maori Voyagers and their Vessels,'" by Mr. Elsdon Best. 

 In the absence of the author the lecture was read bv I\Ir. G. \. Hansard. 



Eighth Meeting: Sth Dtcemhcr. 1915. 



Hon. E. Mitchelson. President, in the chair. 



New Members. — Messrs. E. ('. Blonifiehl. ('. A. Whitney. 



Fajjera. — 1. "Further Additions to the Fhira of the Mongonui 

 County," by Mr. H. Carse. 



2. " Xew Species of Plants," by Mr. T. F. Cheeseman. 



3. " Descriptions of New Native Phanerogams," by Mr. D. Petrie. 



4. "New Genera and Species of Goleoptera,'' by .Majin- T. Broun. 



Annual AIeeting : 28th Fihruanj. 19lij. 



Hon. E. Mitchelson. President, in rlie cliair. 



Annual Bejiort. — The annual report and audited financial statement 

 was read to the meeting, and oi-dei-ed to be printed and distributed 

 among the members. 



Abstract 



Members.— The number of new members added to the roll during the year has 

 been fourteen. Against this, thirty-five names have been withdrawn — six from 

 death, twenty-two from resignation or removal from the district, and seven from 

 non-payment of subscription for more than two consecutive years. The net loss 

 has thus been twenty-one. reducing the number on the i-oll from 356 to 335. 



Among the members removed by death it is the painful duty of the Council 

 to mention the names of Mr. A. E. T. Devore, for many years a (Consistent sup- 

 porter of the society; of Mr. W. C. C. Spencer, of Mr. A. Wiseman, and of Mr. W. 

 Coleman. One member. Mr. S. B. Bowyer, has been killed in action in the Dar- 

 danelles while serving his King and country: and another. Dr. T. C. Savage, died 

 from sickness in Egypt while engaged in a similar capacity in the medical service 

 of the Army. At the present time no less than seventeen members of the Institute 

 ai'e serving in the Expeditionary Forces equipped and maintained by the Dominion. 



Finance. — Balance-sheets showing the financial position of the Institute are 

 appended to this report, but it may be convenient to present a brief synopsis hei'e. 

 The total revenue credited to the Working Account, excluding the balance in hand 

 at the beginning of the year, and also omitting for the present the particulars 

 of a temporary advance made from the Investment Account to cover the cost of 

 fitting up the new Foreign Ethnographical Hall, has been £1,483 17s. 5d. The 

 amount for the previous year was £1.530 17s. 7d.. so that there is a deficiency of 

 £47 Os. 2d. Examining the sepaiate items, it will be found that the members' sub- 

 scriptions have reached £308 14s.. against £322 7s. obtained last year. The slight 

 decrease in the membership already alluded to is sufficient explanation for this. 

 The receipts from the Museum endowment have been £550 16s. lOd., last year's 

 amount being £537 14s. 5d. The invested funds of the Costley Bequest have 

 realized £441 15s., against £480 15s. credited last year. The difference is partly- 

 due to a temporary delay in the payment of two items of interest, and partly to 

 the fact that one of the securities has been discharged, thus causing a loss of interest 

 for a brief period. The total expenditure has been £1,420 7s., Ijut this does not 



