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Fifth Meeting : 1st September, 1915. 



Piesent : Mr. A. D. Dobson, President, in the chair, and forty others. 



Papers. — 1. " A Note on the Estimation of the Increase of Iron Loss 

 with Load in a Direct-current Machine," by Mr. P. H. PowelL 



2. " On the Inheritance of Wool," by Mr. H. T. Ferrar. 



3. " On the Rate of Growth of certain English Trees," by Mr. E. F. 

 Stead. 



4. " The Orientation of the River-valleys of Canterbury," by Mr. R. 

 Speight. 



5. " On the Inscribed Parabola," by Mr. E. G. Hogg. 



Sixth Meeting : 6th October, 1915. 



Present: Mr. A. D. Dobson, President, in the chair, and sixty others. 



Address. — "Biology and Economics of Bread," by Dr. F. W. 

 Hilgendorf. 



Seventh Meeting : 3rd November, 1915. 



Present : Mr. A. D. Dobson, President, in the chair, and thirty others. 



New Member. — Miss Ferrar. 



Papers. — 1. " Notes on some Goccidae in the Canterbury Museum," 

 by Mr. G. Brittin. 



2. " New Goccidae,'' by Mr. G. Brittin. 



3. " Studies in the New Zealand Species of the Genus Lycopodium . 

 Part I," by Rev.' J. E. Holloway. 



4. " Observations on the Lianes of the Ancient Forest of the Canter- 

 bury Plains," by Mr. J. W. Bird. 



5. " Notes on the Marine Crayfish of New Zealand," by Mr. G. E. 

 Archey. 



6. "A New Species of Orchestia,'' by Dr. Charles Chilton. 



7. " Some Australian and New Zealand Gammaridae ," by Dr. 

 Charles Chilton. 



8. " Physiography- and Geological History of Banks Peninsula," by 

 Mr. R. Speight. 



Annual Meeting : 1st December, 1915. 

 Present: Mr. A. D. Dobson. President, in the chair, and forty othei's. 

 Annual Report. — The annual report and balance-sheet w^ere adopted. 



Abstract. 



The number of Council meetings held during the year was eleven. The Council 

 nominated Dr. Charles Chilton to be representative of this Institute on the Board 

 of Trustees of the Riccarton Bush. On the suggestion of the Council of the 

 Institute, the Mayor accorded a civic welcome to the scientific members of the 

 Magnetic Survey vessel " Carnegie." 



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