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Sixth Meeting : 26th October, 1900. 



Papers. — 1. " Hybridism," by Taylor White. {Transac- 

 tions, p. 199.) 



2. "Breeding Black Sheep: a Study in Colour," by 

 Taylor White. (Transactions, p. 191.) 



3. "Fresh-water Shells of Bissington, Hawke's Bay," by 

 F. Hutchinson, jun. {Transactions, p. 207.) 



4. "Vivisection," by T. C. Moore, M.D. 

 Papers 3 and 4 were illustrated by diagrams. 



Annual Meeting : 4th February, 1901. 



Abstract op Annual Report. 



Your Council are pleased to report a quiet but successful year's 

 work. At the six ordinary meetings during the winter session one 

 lecture was delivered and six papers were read. The lecture and 

 many of the papers were illustrated by lantern-slides, the Institute's 

 new lantern proving a great acquisition. 



Early in July Mr. Wragge, the Queensland Government Meteorolo- 

 gist, paid a visit to Napier, and two lectures dealing with meteorologioal 

 subjects were delivered by him under the auspices of the society. Both 

 lectures were well attended, and proved most interesting and instructive. 



There were eight Council meetings during the year, all of whioh 

 were well attended. The vacancy caused on the Council by the re- 

 moval of Mr. Tregelles to Wellington was rilled by the election of 

 Mr. J. S. Large. 



The membership is one less than that of last year, there having 

 been four new members elected ; but five old members severed their 

 connection with the branch, one of these being Mr. J. Ringland, whose 

 death your Council regret to record. 



Owing to the laok of support during the previous year, the Council 

 did not consider it advisable to continue the science classes. Their 

 place was to a certain extent supplied by series of literary and musical 

 leotures, promoted by Misses Spence and A. Large. To encourage the 

 efforts of these ladies your Council granted the use of the hall free of 

 charge ; but the experiment proved so successful that the promoters 

 donated twelve pounds' worth of books (eighteen volumes) to the library 

 of the Institute. Including these, thirty-two books were added to the 

 library during the year. 



The balance-sheet showed the total receipts (including a balance of 

 £22 138. 7d. from the preceding year) were £76 19s. 7d., and the ex- 

 penditure £55 5s. 3d., leaving a balance of £24 lis. 4d. in hand. The 

 total assets are valued at £932 6s. 4d. Of the Colenso bequest, a balance 

 of £80 17s. remained in hand. 



Election of Officers for 1901. — President — W. Din- 

 widdle ; Vice-president — F. Hutchinson, jun.; Council — 

 J. E. H. Jarvis, M.B.C.S., T. Hall, H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S., 

 J. S. Large, T. Tanner, A. Bonald, M.B., Ch.B. ; Hon. Secre- 

 tary — James Hislop ; Hon. Treasurer — J. W. Craig ; Hon. 

 Auditor — G. White. 



