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Paper.— Professor Laby communicated a paper by Mr. Stewart and 

 Mr. Dall on " Earth-movements due to the Earthquake on the 8th Feb- 

 ruary." 



Dr. Thomson, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Adams, Mr. Humphries, Mr. Spencer, and the 

 President discussed the paper. 



Mr. Adams announced that a new bright comet had been discovered by 



Zlatinsky. 



He gave particulars of its orbit, and a search ephemeris supplied by the Central- 

 stelle, and forwarded from the Melbourne Observatory. 

 Mr. Gifford described the path of the comet. 



Special Meeting : 4th June, 1914. 



Dr. C. Monro Hector, President, in the chair, and an attendance of about 200. 



Professor W. M. Davis, of Harvard University, and an honorary member 



of the New Zealand Institute, delivered a very interesting and instructive 



address on the " Origin of the Coral Reefs of Fiji." 



Professor Davis was listened to with the closest attention, and on the conclusion 

 of his lecture a hearty vote of thanks was accorded him. 



Third Meeting : 24th June, 1914. 



Dr. C. Monro Hector, President, in the chair, and about sixty members 



and friends present. 



New Members.— Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S. ; Miss G. F. Gisbon, M.A. ; 

 Mr. H. F. Von Haast, M.A... LL.B. ; and Miss Grace Crawford. 



Lecture. — Miss B. Pullen-Burry, F.R.A.Inst., F.R.G.S., delivered a lecture 

 on New Britain (German New Guinea), illustrated by a number of lantern- 

 slides. 



Fourth Meeting : 22nd July, 1914. 



Dr. C. Monro Hector, President, in the chair, and about forty members 



and friends present. 



New Members.— Mr. W. Gibson, B.E. ; Mr. M. Ongley, M.A. ; Mr. F. K. 

 Broadgate, B.Sc. 



Papers. — 1. "Generalization of certain Elementary Propositions of 

 Geometry," by Professor D. K. Picken. 



2. " Notes on Personal Equation." 



3. " Longitude of New Zealand," by Mr. C. E. Adams. 



