AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. 



First Meeting: 3rd June, 1901. 

 Mr. James Stewart, C.E., President, in the chair. 



Neio Members. — J. Burns, M. Casey, Dr. H. H. Cheese- 

 man, M. A. Clark, Dr. W. H. Goldie, J. Howden, H. W. 

 Hudson, Mrs. E. A. Mackechnie, E. K. Mulgan, 0. K. 

 Nicholson, C. Macculloch, D. B. McDonald, W. J. Parker, 

 W. J. Speigt, H. C. Tewsley, A. A. Wrigg. 



The President delivered the anniversary address. (Trans- 

 actions, p. 1.) 



Second Meeting: 24th June, 1901. 



Mr. James Stewart, C.E., President, in the chair. 



Mr. F. G. Ewington delivered a popular lecture entitled 

 " Brain versus Muscle in the Production of Wealth." 



Third Meeting : 22nd July, 1901. 



Mr. James Stewart, C.E., President, in the chair. 



Professor F. D. Brown gave a popular lecture, illustrated 

 by numerous experiments, on " The Measurement of Time." 



Fourth Meeting : 5th August, 1901. 

 Mr. James Stewart, C.E., President, in the chair. 



New Members. — J. J. Craig, W. Crosher, F. Mander, 

 M. McLean. 



The President said he had pleasure in announcing that 

 the Institute had purchased for the Auckland Museum the 

 celebrated Maori carved house formerly standing at Taheke, 

 on the north side of Lake Eotoiti. 



After Rome general remarks, he said that the history of the house, as 

 far as particulars had been obtained, was as follows : In 1867, at which 

 time several notable bouses were bfing erected in the East Coast 

 districts, it was suggested by Captain G. Mair and Mr. H. T. Clarke that 

 one should be built at Taheke, near which a considerable number of 



