OTAGO INSTITUTE. 



First Meeting: 14th May, 1901. 



Mr. G. M. Thomson, F.L.S., President, in the chair. 



Amended rules consistent with the practice of the In- 

 stitute were submitted to the meeting and adopted without 

 discussion, and, on the motion of Mr. F. R. Chapman, it was 

 resolved, " That the Institute proceed to incorporate under 

 the Unclassified Societies Act." 



New Members. — Professor Park, Dr. Marshall, and Messrs. 

 D. B. Waters, D. E. Theomm, E. R. Smith, and W. H. 

 Smith. 



The Chairman reported the progress that had been made 

 in the direction of the establishment of a fish-batchery. 



The Government department had, he said, met them very fairly in 

 the way of facilitating progress. A site had been selected opposite Porto- 

 bello, and steps had been taken towards acquiring the necessary land. 

 When this was done he presumed the Government would take steps to 

 incorporate a small working body to carry on the station. 



Mr. F. R. Chapman exhibited a very valuable collection of 

 stone implements from different parts of the world, including, 

 for the sake of comparison, some New Zealand examples. 



The most notable of the exhibits were three from Sweden belonging 

 to the Neolithic age. There were also some recent ones from New 

 Guinea, one of which was remarkably symmetrical and was finished with 

 the greatest care. Amongst other things, comparison was made between 

 a jade implement from New Guinea and some polished stone implements 

 of different size but similar make from Italy. The explanatory remarks 

 proved most interesting, and were applauded. One of the specimens 

 from Italy, Mr. Chapman remarked, was most probably fully ten thousand 

 years old, and yet it was as well preserved as if it had been made within 

 the last twenty year?. 



Dr. Colquhoun delivered an address, giving an account of 

 recent researches in " The Relations of Mosquitoes to Malarial 

 Fever." 



Abstract. 



The subject was a technical one, but it was dealt with in a manner 

 which made it clear and interesting to all, the history and results of 

 the researches made by men of science in Italy, France, India, and 

 England being mentioned. The subject of malaria, the speaker said, 

 was, fortunately for the people of New Zealand, merely of academical 

 interest, though throughout the British Empire malarial fever was 

 second only to tuberculosis in its ravages. It was very prevalent and 

 largely fatal in India, and it was quite impossible to state the number 

 who were attacked by and died of this fever in Africa. In Italy whole 



