PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF 

 CANTEEBUEY. 



First Meeting : 1st May, 1901. 



Captain F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. 



Neiv Member. — Miss N. A. Greensill. 



Address. — Professor Dendy delivered an address on " Some 

 Conditions of Progress." 



Second Meeting: 5th June, 1901. 

 Captain F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. 



New Members.— Eev. E. T. Mathews, Miss M. F. Olliver, 

 M.A. 



Address. — Mr. L. Cockayne delivered an address on " The 



Chatham Islands." 



The address was illustrated by a large series of lantern-slides from 

 photographs taken by the lecturer to illustrate the characteristics of the 

 vegetation of the islands, and by specimens of Moriori carving and other 

 exhibits. 



Third Meeting: 3rd July, 1901. 

 Captain F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. 



New Members. — Eev. J. Campbell, Mr. A. T. Pycroft. 



Papers. — 1. "On the Occurrence of Alepisaurus ferox 

 on the Coast of New Zealand," by Captain F. W. Hutton. 

 {Transactions, p. 197.) 



2. "On a Small Collection of Diptera from the Southern 

 Islands of New Zealand," by Captain F. W. Hutton. {Trans- 

 actions, p. 169.) 



Dr. Chilton explained the action taken by the Council to 

 promote the publication of an " Index Faunae Novae-Zea- 

 landias " — i.e., a list of all species of animals recorded from 

 New Zealand, with at least one reference for each species. 



A petition prepared, asking the Governors of the New Zealand Insti- 

 tute to undertake the publication of the index, was laid on the table for 

 signature. 



