HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL 

 INSTITUTE. 



Fikst Meeting: 13th May, 1901. 



The President (Mr. W. Dinwiddie) delivered the inaugural 

 address, the subject being " Some Aspects of Technical 

 Education." 



Second Meeting: 10th June, 1901. 



Papers. — 1. " The Natural History of the Napier-Green- 

 meadows Eoad," by F. Hutchinson, jun. (Transactions, 

 p. 409.) 



2. " Comets, with Special Reference to the Recent Comet," 

 by T. Tanner. 



Third Meeting: 8th July, 1901. 



Lecture. — " Pond Life, or Dick's Dive in a Duck-pond," 

 by Dr. Kennedy, M.A. ; illustrated by a large number of 

 phot o- micrographs . 



Fourth Meeting: 18th August, 1901. 



Lecture. — " The Wonders of Creation as revealed by 

 the Telescope," by T. Tanner ; illustrated by numerous 

 lantern-slides. 



Fifth Meeting : 9th September, 1901. 



Lecture. — " Some Observations on the Fourth Dimension," 

 by the Rev. H. W. Williams ; illustrated by a number of 

 diagrams. {Transactions, p. 507.) 



Sixth Meeting: 21st September, 1901. 



Papers. — 1. " Food-adulteration," by Dr. Leahy. 



2. "The Vegetable Caterpillar," by H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S. 

 (Transactions, p. 396.) 



