580 Proceedings. 



3. " On a New Fossil Pecten from the Chatham Islands," 

 by Captain F. W. Hutton. {Transactions, p. 196.) 



4. " Eevised List of New Zealand Seaweeds, Part II.," by 

 R. M. Laing, M.A. (Transactions, p. 327.) 



5. "A Short Account of the Plant-covering of Chatham 

 Island," by L. Cockayne. (Transactions, p. 243.) 



6. " Notes on the New Zealand Lamprey," by Professor 

 Dendy and Miss M. F. Olliver, M.A. (Transactions, p. 147.) 



7. "Notes on the Breeding Habits of the Tuatara," by 

 James Ashley ; communicated by Professor Dendy. 



Abstbact. 



From some old notes I have recently come on I see I got a pair 

 of tuataras on the 10th November, 1892. I kept them in a large 

 cage, and noted that the female laid the following eggs : One on the 

 21st December, 1892, six on the 22nd, one on the 23rd, one on the 

 25tb, and one on the 29th ; total, ten. Not knowing anything of their 

 habits, I took the eggs, which were about the size of pigeons' eggs, and 

 with soft shells, and placed them in cotton wool in a window of my little 

 workshop facing the sun. Some days afterwards I missed one, and later 

 on another, so, thinking the children were taking them, I locked the 

 place up, yet they went till I had none left. By this time, or at least 

 whilst any were left, I noticed they had shrivelled up considerably. I 

 then examined the nest and found unmistakable evidence of how they 

 were going — viz., mice. I was sorry I could not hatch them, but pro- 

 bably I could not have done so in any case. 



8. " Mites attacking Beetles and Moths," by W. W. 

 Smith. (Transactions, p. 199.) 



9. " On a New Zealand Isotachis new to Science," by 

 E. S. Salmon ; communicated by Robert Brown. (Trans- 

 actions, p. 325.) 



Annual Meeting : 2nd April, 1902. 

 Dr. W. P. Evans, Vice-president, in the chair. 

 New Member. — Miss Low. 



Abstract op Annual Repokt. 



Since the last annual meeting seven ordinary meetings have been 

 held, at which twelve papers have been read. These papers may be 

 classified as follows : Zoology, 7 ; botany, 3 ; geology, 1 ; anthropology, 1. 



At several of the meetings addresses of more popular interest were 

 delivered — viz., "Some Conditions of Progress," by Professor Arthur 

 Dendy; "The Chatham Islands," by Mr. L. Cockayne; "The Sense of 

 Sight," by Professor Dendy; "Evolution in Literary Types," by Pro- 

 fessor Arnold Wall; "Learned Societies of Europe," by Dr. Charles 

 Chilton. 



The attendance at the ordinary meetings has averaged 26. 



The Council of the Institute has met eight times since the last 

 annual meeting. During the year the Council drew up a petition urging 

 upon the Governors of the New Zealand Institute the desirability of 



