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The Council entertained a number of the visitors at dinner, and in co-operatic n 

 with the Mayor accorded a civic reception to Sir Ernest Rutherford. 



Membership. — During the year seven new members have been elected, and twenty- 

 three have either resigned or have been struck off the roll, so that the number now stands 

 at 164. The Council regrets to record the loss by death of Mr. F. L. Mouldey, who had 

 for a number of years been associated with this Institute. 



Riccarton Bush. — The Council expresses its appreciation of the action of the Dean^ 

 family in handing over this bush to the public, and the recognition of this Institute 

 in relation to the control of the gift, which is of great historical and scientific interest 

 to the community. 



Arthur's Pass Tunnel Investigation. — The usual temperature observations have 

 been continued, and specimens of the rocks were received for examination, thus keeping 

 the series complete. 



Library. — During the past year the library has been maintained in an efficient 

 condition. A large sum has been expended on binding, and it is expected that all arrears 

 of binding will be made up by the close of the current year. 



Many valuable additions have been made to the library by gift or purchase. To 

 Dr. Cockayne, F.R.S., the library is indebted for a number of scientific works, including 

 the " Journal " and " Proceedings and Transactions of the Linnean Society " (30 volumes 

 and parts), " Bibliotheque de l'ecole des Hautes Etudes" (15 volumes), " Amoenitates 

 Academicae " (10 volumes), and " Verhandlungen d. K.K. Zool. Bot. Gesellschaft in 

 Wien," 1855-73 (19 volumes). 



With a view to providing magazines of a less technical character and more general 

 interest, the Council have decided to subscribe to " Knowledge," " Science Progress," 

 and " Bed-rock." The back numbers of the two latter publications since their inception 

 have been presented to the library by Mr. R. Speight and Dr. Chilton respectively. 



Balance-sheet. — The Institute commenced the financial year with a credit balance 

 in the Bank of New Zealand of £69 2s. 9d. ; and the receipts for the year amount to 

 £160 lis. 4d. ; the expenditure to £207 2s. 8d., of which £112 lis 6d. has been spent 

 in connection with the library, principally on periodicals and binding, and a sum of 

 £50 has also been placed on fixed deposit with the Permanent Investment and Loan 

 Association as an instalment towards liquidating the amount borrowed from the Tunnel 

 Account ; the balance in the Bank of New Zealand stands at £22 lis. 5d. 



Papers. — 1. " New Coccidae," by Mr. G. Brittin. 



2. " The Increase in Size of certain Crustacea in High Latitudes," by 

 Dr. Charles Chilton. 



3. " Some Southern Amphipoda belonging to the Genus Ampelisca," 

 by Dr. Charles Chilton. 



4. " The New Zealand Species of the Amphipodan Genus Elasmopus," 

 by Dr. Charles Chilton. 



5. " Some Amphipoda from Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands," by Dr. 

 Charles Chilton. 



6. " The Fresh-water Crayfish of New Zealand," by Mr. G. E. Archey. 



7. The Occurrence in New Zealand of Myriapoda of the Genus Scidi- 

 gerella, Order Symphyla" by Mr. G. E. Archey. 



8. " A Note on the Occurrence of Petroleum in New Zealand," by Mr. 

 R. Speight. 



9. " The Chemistry of Flesh Foods, Part II," by Mr. A. M. Wright. 



10. '' Notes from the Canterbury College Mountain Biological Station, 

 Cass. — No. 1 : Introduction and General Description of Station," by Dr 

 Charles Chilton. 



11. " The Species and Varieties of Phwmium," by Miss B. D. Cross. 



12. " Pedunculate Cirripedia of New Zealand," by Mr. L. S. Jennings. 



13. " Preliminary Note on the Protocorm of Lycopodium laterale^ by 

 Rev. J. E. Holloway. 



