PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CAN- 

 TERBURY. 



First Meeting : 2nd May, 1900. 

 Captain F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. 



New Members. — Messrs. E. B. R. Prideaux, A. Sims, and 

 W. L. Scott. 



Address. — Mr. R. M. Laing delivered an address on " The 

 Geological Structure of Lyttelton Harbour," illustrated by 

 lantern-slides. 



Second Meeting : 6th June, 1900. 



Captain F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. 



Neiv Member. — Mr. A. Gray. 



Address. — Mr. J. L. Scott delivered an address on " Some 

 Modern Applications of Electricity." 



Third Meeting : 4th July, 1900. 

 Captain F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. 



New Members. — Miss C. V. Longton, Messrs. T. T. 

 Thomas, and F. W. Hilgendorf. 



Papers. — 1. " On the Seaweeds or Norfolk Island," by Mr. 

 R. M. Laing. (Transactions, p. 299.) 



2. " On a New Zealand Leech," by Professor A Dendy 

 and Miss M. Olliver. (Transactions, p. 99.) 



3. " On a Collection of Hymenoptera from Wellington," 

 by Mr. P. Cameron ; communicated by Captain Hutton. 

 (Transactions, p. 104 ) 



4. "On Lysiphragma ho^vesii, , ' by Mr. A. Quail; commu- 

 nicated by Captain Hutton. (Transactions, p. 154.) 



5. " Note on Chrysophanus feredayi," by Captain Hutton. 

 (Transactions, p. 96.) 



Professor Dendy exhibited a newly imported auxanometer 

 and growth lever, and a clinostat, used for investigations in 

 vegetable physiology, and explained their use. 



