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Special Meeting : 9th September, 1914. 



Present : Dr. Evans, President, in the chair, and about 250 members and 



friends.. 



Address.--- Heredity and Eugenics," by Professor Davenport. 



Special Meeting : 10th September, 1914. 



Present : Mr. A; D. Dobson, in the chair, and about 200 members and 



Mends 



Address. — " Agricultural Education," by Professor Creelman. 



Special Meeting : 11th September, 1914. 



Present : Dr. Charles Chilton, Vice-President, in the chair, and about 200 



members and friends. 



Address.- — " Irrigation and Agricultural Practice in Egypt," by Mr. 

 H. T. Ferrar. 



Special Meeting: 23rd September, 1914. 



Present : Dr. Evans, President, in the chair, and about 400 members and 



friends. 



Address. — " Explosions," by Professor Dixon. 



Special Meeting : 15th October, 1914. 



Present : Dr. Evans, President, in the chair, and about 400 members and 



friends. 



Address. — " The Evolution of Elements," by Sir Ernest Eutherford. 



Fifth Meeting : 4th November, 1914. 



Present : Dr. Evans, President, in the chair, and about thirty members. 



Papers.— 1. " Kevised List of the Norfolk Island Flora," by Mr. R. M. 

 Laing. 



2. " Recent Changes in the Position of the Terminal Face of the Franz 

 Josef Glacier," by Mr. R. Speight. 



3. " A Fresh-water Crab, and its Distribution in Australia and New 

 Zealand," by Dr. Charles Chilton. 



4. " On Orthogonal Circles," by Mr. E. G. Hogg. 



5. " New Zealand Bird-song," by Mr. Johannes C. Andersen. 



6. " On Tuis singing in Harmony," by Mr. C. H. Tripp. 



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