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Sixth Meeting : 7th November, 1900. 

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



Address. — Professor Dendy delivered an address on " Bac- 

 teria," illustrated by experiments, specimens, &c. 



Papers. — 1. " An Inquiry into the Seedling Forms of New- 

 Zealand Phanerogams and their Development : Part IV.," by 

 Mr. L. Cockayne. {Transactions, p. 265.) 



2. " Note on the Distribution of some Australasian Col- 

 lembola," by Professor Dendy. (Transactions, p. 97.) 



Mr. George Hogben exhibited a series of photographic 

 tracings of earthquake records made by the seismograph under 

 his charge at Wellington. 



Seventh Meeting : 27th February, 1901. 



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



On the motion of Professor Dendy, the following resolution 

 was passed: "That the Philosophical Institute of Canter- 

 bury desires to place on record its deep sense of the loss 

 sustained through the death of Mr. H. K. Webb, F.E.M.S., 

 who for many years took a leading part in the affairs of the 

 Institute and in every way encouraged its objects." 



The President, on behalf of the meeting, welcomed Dr. 

 Charles Chilton on his return from Europe. 



Papers. — 1. "Note on the Occurrence of the Genera 

 Gunnera and Myosotis in Chatham Islands," by Mr. L. 

 Cockayne. (Transactions, p. 298.) 



2. " On Ancient Maori Belies," by Mr. W. W. Smith. 

 (Transactions, p. 426.) 



3. " Notes on New Zealand Land Planarians : Part IV.," 

 by Dr. Dendy. (Transactions, p. 222.) 



4. " Notes on Some Artesian Waters," by Messrs. S. Page 

 and E. B. B. Prideaux. (Transactions, p. 335.) 



5. " Notes on New Zealand Musci," bv Mr. B. Brown. 

 (Transactions, p. 330.) 



Professor Dendy exhibited living specimens of a species of 

 Lygosoma from Pitt Island, and remarked that, though 

 abundant on Pitt Island, it was doubtful whether this lizard 

 occurs on Chatham Island proper. 



