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3. "A Philological Study in Natural History," by Taylor 

 White. (Transactions, p. 135.) 



Annual Meeting : 7th February, 1902. 



Abstract of Annual Report. 

 During the past year seven meetings of the Institute were held, 

 including the annual business meeting. At the six ordinary meetings 

 seven papers were read and two popular lectures delivered, the attend- 

 ance of members and the general public being particularly good at the 

 lectures. The Council held seven meetings, at which a considerable 

 amount of general business was transacted. 



Early in the session the Borough Council wrote asking upon what 

 terms the Institute would convey the library to the Corporation for use as 

 a reference library. Your Council intimated their willingness to deposit 

 the Institute's books and Museum collections with the Corporation, the 

 books to form part of a reference library, under certain conditions safe- 

 guarding members' rights. Nothing further, however, has been done in 

 the matter. 



The Institute is again greatly indebted to Misses Spencer and 

 A. Large for a handsome donation— £10 — to be spent in the purchase 

 of -books for the library. Some of the books have arrived, and, including 

 these, eighteen volumes have been added to the library. It was also 

 decided to subscribe to the Popular Science Monthly for a year. A 

 number of parts are to hand, and are available for the use of members. 



Mr. C. E. Fox was appointed curator of the Museum, and, with the 

 help of several members of the High School Field Club, was able to over- 

 haul and rearrange a number of the deposits. The Council regret that, 

 owing to Mr. Fox's departure from Napier, his services will not be 

 available for the completion of the work. 



Six new members were elected during the year, and there were three 

 resignations, leaving the membership at sixty-four. 



The balance sheet showed the total receipts for the year (inclusive 

 of a balance of £24 lis. 4d. from the preceding year) to have been 

 £88 2s. 4d., while the expenditure was £51 9s. Id., leaving in hand 

 £36 13s. 3d. Of the Colenso Bequest a balance of £82 12s. remained in 

 hand. 



Election of Officers for 1902. — President — J. P. D. 

 Leahy, M.B., M.S., B.A., D.P.H. ; Vice-president — T. G. 

 Moore, M.D. ; Council— W. Dinwiddie, T. Hall, H. Hill, 

 B.A., F.G.S., F. Hutchinson, jun., J. S. Large, T. Tanner; 

 Hon. Secretary — James Hislop, District School ; Hon. 

 Treasurer — J. W. Craig; Hon. Auditor — G. White. 



