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3. " The Kainfall and Meteorology of Waihi," by H. B. Devereux. 



i. " Translatiou of Duinont D'Urville's Account of his Visit to Wha- 

 ngarei, Waitemata, and Thames in 1827," by S. Percy Smith, F.R.CI.S. 



5. " A Geolos;ical Reconnaissance of Northernmost New Zealand," by 

 Dr. J. M. Bell and E. DeC. Clarke. 



6. " Description of a New Native Grass," by D. Petrie, M.A. 



7. " On Poa hreviglumis,'''' by D. Petrie. 



8. " The Naturalisation of Calluna vulgaris in the Taupo District," by 

 D. Petrie. 



9. " Notice of the Occurrence of Leucopogon Richei on the Mainland of 

 New Zealand," by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. 



10. " Contributions to a Knowledge of the New Zealand Flora, Part 

 III," by T. F. Cheeseman. 



11. " Recent Additions to 'the Flora of New Zealand," by T. F. Cheese- 

 man. 



12. " Additions to the Coleopterous Fauna of the Chatham Islands," by 

 Major T. Broun, F.E.S. 



13. " On the Coleoptera of the Kermadec Islands," by Major T. Broun. 



14. " Revision^of the New Zealand Byrrhidce" by Major T. Broun. 



15. " Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Coleoptem," by Major 

 T. Broun. 



16. " The]Aeration of the Auckland Lava-beds," by J. Stewart, C.E. 



Annual General Meeting : 2Sth February, 1910. 

 Professor C. W. Egerton, President, in the chair. 



Report ob the Council. 



In accordance with the rales, the Council have now to submit to the members their 

 forty-second annual report on the financial and general condition of the Institute, and 

 its progress during the past year. 



Members. — The number of members on tlie roll at the present time is 18(5, of whom 

 eleven are life members and 175 annual subscribers. Fourteen new members have been 

 elected during the year ; but, on the other hand, ten names have been removed from 

 the roll — three from death, five from resignation, and two from jxon-pajnnent of sub- 

 scription for more than two consecutive years. Those removed by death are Mr. D. M. 

 Beere, i\lr. R. A. Carr, and Mr. J. M. McLachlan, all of whom have been in association 

 with the Institute for many years. 



Finance. — The balance-sheets appended to the report give full particulars respecting 

 the financial position of the Society. The total i-evenue of the Working Account, after 

 deducting the balance in hand at tlie commencement of the year, has been £1,195 Os. 9d. 

 This is nearly £100 in excess of the income f<u' the previous year, which was £1,095 7s. Id. 

 Exarainiiig the separate items, it will be seen that the receipts from the Costlev Bequest 

 have been £386 los., as against £370 lis. 3d. for 1908-9. The Museum Endowment 

 has contributed in rents and interest the sum of £502 8s., last year's amount being £426 

 15s. 6d. £103 8s. 8d. has been transferred from the Mackelvie Library Bequest for the 

 purchase of books, and £173 5s. has been derived from the members' subscriptions. 

 The total expenditure has been £1,209 lis. 8d., leaving a credit balance of £256 19s. lid. 

 in the Bank of New Zealand. The mode of investment of the capital funds of the 

 Institute, which now amoiant to £16,368 14s. 3d., has received considerable attention 

 during the year. Certain portions invested in Government or nnmicipal debentures 

 have been called in and reinvested in mortgages on specially selected freehold securities, 

 with the result of considerably increasing the income of the Society. 



