WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



First Meeting : 29th June, 1898. 

 Mi\ E. Tregear, President, in the chair. 



It was announced that, in conformity with the rules, Mr 

 Martin Chapman and Mr. E. F. Hawthorne had been placed 

 on the Council in the room of the late Mr. T. Kirk and Mr. 

 VV. M. Maskell. 



A copy of Vol. XXX. of the " Transactions of the New 

 Zealand Institute" was laid on the table. 



The President delivered his address. {Transactions, p. 605.) 



Sir James Hector proposea a vote of thanks to tlie President (Mr. 

 Tregear) for his able address, which gave an instructive sketch of some 

 of the saHent advances in science during the past year. 



This was carried. 



Sir James Hector moved that the Society place on its 

 records an expression of the deep sorrow which members feel 

 for the loss of two of its most eminent and active members, 

 Mr. Kirk and Mr. Maskell. Both had on several occasions 

 been Presidents of the Society, and were the pre-eminent 

 leaders for the whole colony in the special branches of science 

 to which they devoted their talents and industry. (See 

 Eeport of New Zealand Institute above, p. 707.) 



Mr. Mestayer seconded the motion, which was adopted, the Council 

 i)eing requested to make formal entries on the records of the Society, and 

 to forwaid copies witli an expression of sympathy to the relatives. 



Sir James Hector exhibited the following recent additions 

 to the Museum, with notes : — 



1. Further instalment of the shore fishes of Fiji, mounted 

 in formaline, and presented by Sir W. L. BuUer, F.E.S. 



Unfortunately, it would be impossible to classify these fishes until a 

 copy of Dr. Giinther's memoir in the records of the Godeffroy ^Museum 

 was available. 



2. Chitons, both shell and animal, mounted in formaline, 



from Lyall Bay ; presented by Miss Mestayer. 



These had been submitted to Captain Hutiton, who had named them 

 according to the most recent classification. 



