Otacjo Institute. 2$ 



2. " Report on the Annelida collected during the cruise of the ' Nora 

 Niven,' " by Professor Benham. 



3. " The Gold-veins of Otago," by A. M. Finlayson, M.Sc. 



4. " The Gold-veins of Reefton," by A. M. Finlayson, M.Sc. 



Fourth Meeting : Wth August, 1908. 



The President, Dr. Hocken, in the chair. 



Exhibit. — Dr. Fulton made remarks on the yellowhead, whitehead, and 

 brown-creeper. 



He pointed out the very close similarity of habit of the two former, and commented 

 on the absurdity of placing them in distinct genera, as was done by some ornithologists, 

 owing to very slight anatomical differences, which he regarded as of specific value only. 



Papers. — 1. " On a Method of carrying out the Decimal Currency," by 

 Mr. H. Skey. 



2. Dr. Marshall gave an account, illustrated with lantern-slides, of the 

 meteorology, geology, and natural history of the Campbell Island as ob- 

 served by him during the recent expedition. 



Fifth Meeting : 8/^ September, 1908. 



The President, Dr. Hocken, in the chair. 



The President referred to the efforts which were being made by the Can- 

 terbury Philosophical Institute to obtain the establishment in Central Otago 

 of an astronomical observatory by the Carnegie Institute. 



Exhibits. — 1. By Dr. Fulton : A piece of stone, locally termed " china- 

 man," which in this instance bore a curious resemblance to a human face, 

 as a result of the action of water, &c. 



2. Specimens of the gastropod Potamopyrgus antipodum which were found 

 in the water supplied to houses in Caversham. 



3. By Dr. Marshall : A meteorite which fell some years ago in Wairarapa, 

 of which he described the composition. 



Address. — " Literary Amenities," by Mr. W. H. Trimble. 



Sixth Meeting : Uth October, 1908. 



The President, Dr. Hocken, in the chair. 



Lecture. — " Exploration in the Fiord-land of Western Otago," by M. W.. 

 G. Grave. 



An account of efforts by the author and his party in successive years to discover a. 

 suitable alternative track between Lake Te Anau and Milford Sound. 

 The lecture was illustrated by a series of line photographs. 



Seventh Meeting : 10th November, 1908. 



Dr. Fulton, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Exhibit. — By Professor Benham : Living tuataras, with remarks of a 

 popular character as to the interest, and the reasons therefor, which this 

 animal has for biologists. 



