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Third Meeting : 5th July, 1905. 

 Dr. Farr, President, in the chair. 



New Members.— Mrs. Carey Hill, Mr. R. English, Mr. F. E. 

 Allen, Mr. C. K. Meredith- Kay e, Mr. J. Allen Mitchell, and 

 Mr. P. L. Hallenstein. 



Address. — Mr. E. G. Hogg, M.A., delivered an address on 

 " Planetary Atmospheres." 



Papers. — 1. " Notes on a Brief Botanical Visit to the Poor 

 Knights Islands," by Dr. Cockayne ; communicated by Dr. 

 Chilton. (Transactions, p. 351.) 



2. " The Leaf Anatomy of some Characteristic Plants of 

 the Southern Islands of New Zealand," by Miss Herriott. M.A. ; 

 communicated by Dr. Chilton. (Transactions, p. 377.) 



3. " Appendix to the List of Seaweeds of Norfolk Island," 

 by Pi. M. Laing, M.A., B.Sc. (Transactions, p. 424.) 



Special Meeting : 28th July, 1905. 

 Dr. Farr, President, in the chair. 

 Address. — Professor Rutherford, F.R.S., delivered an address 

 on " Radium and its Transformations," illustrated by numerous 

 experiments, before a crowded meeting of the Institute in Canter- 

 bury College Hall. 



A vote of thanks to Professor Rutherford was proposed by Professor 

 Easterfield, Victoria College, and seconded by Professor Evans, Canter- 

 bury College. 



Fourth Meeting : 2nd August, 1905. 

 Dr. Farr, President, in the chair. 



New Members.— Dr. Diamond, Mr. G. W. Hulme, Mr. E. 

 Phillips Turner. 



Address. — Professor Scott gave an address on " The Resist- 

 ance of Steel to Mechanical Shock, and the Determination of 

 Material suitable for Machinery." (Transactions, p. 515.) 



