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Sixth Meeting : 8th September, 1914. 

 (British Association Lecture.) 

 Professor H. W. Segar, Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Lecture. — " English Universities and Public Schools," by Dr. H. B. Grayj 



Seventh Meeting : 9th September, 1914. 



Professor H. W. Segar, Vice-President, in the chair. 



New Members.— -S. B. Bowyer, W. Todd Smith, Dr. A. G. Talbot. 



Lecture.—" Some of the Properties of an Electric Current," by Mr. 

 A. Wyllie, Electrical Engineer to the City of Auckland. 



The lecture dealt chiefly with the fundamental phenomena of electro-magnetic 

 induction, and was illustrated by copious experiments. 



Eighth Meeting : 10th September, 1914. 



(British Association Lecture.) 



Professor H. W. Segar, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Lecture. — " Explosions," by Professor H. P. Dixon, F.B.S., Professor 

 of Chemistry at the University of Manchester. 



Ninth Meeting : 22nd ^September, 1914. 



(British Association Lecture.) 



Professor H. W. Segar, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Lecture.- — " Anaesthetics in Militaiy Surgery," by Professor A. Waller, 

 F.R.S., London University. 



Tenth Meeting : 16th December, 1914. 



C. J.gParr, C.M.G., President, in the chair. 



New Members.— J. M. Blair, E. Wake, G. W. Wilton. 



Papers.— I. " The Prothallia of Three New Zealand Lycopods," bv Miss 

 K. V. Edgerley, M.A. 



2. " Descriptions of New Species of Flowering-plants," bv T. F. Cheese- 

 man, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



3. " Notes on Aciphylla, with Descriptions of New Species," by T. F. 

 Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



4. " The Ferns of Mangonui County," by H. Carse ; communicated by 

 T. F. Cheeseman. 



