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Fourth Meeting: 23rd July, 1900. 



Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair. 



Mr. D. Petne gave a popular lecture on " The Sexual 

 Theory in Plants." 



Fifth Meeting: 13th August, 1900. 

 Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair. 



Neiv Members. — C. E. Fox, J. Hume, Eev. Mr. Webster. 



Papers. — 1. " On the Occurrence of Crystallized Native 

 Copper on Mine-timbers at Kawau," by W. H. Baker, B.Sc. 

 (Transactions, p. 336.) 



2. "On the Geology of the Auckland Domain," by P. 

 Marshall, D.Sc. 



Sixth Meeting: 27th August, 1900. 



Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair. 



Dr. A. Macarthur delivered a popular lecture on " De- 

 mocracy and Popular Government." 



Seventh Meeting : 10th September, 1900. 

 Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair. 



New Member. — S. A. E. Mair. 



Mr. E. V. Miller gave a lecture, illustrated by numerous 

 experiments, entitled " The Relation between Light and Elec- 

 tric Force." 



Eighth Meeting : 24th September, 1900. 



Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair. 



Professor A. P. W. Thomas gave a popular lecture, with 

 numerous limedight illustrations, on the Waitakarei Ranges. 



Ninth Meeting : 15th October, 1900. 



Professor H. W. Segar, President, in the chair. 



Neiv Member. — W. H. Tucker. 



Papers. — 1. " Descriptions of New Plants," by T. F. Cheese- 

 man, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 312.) 



