Otago Institute. B45 



OTAGO INSTITUTE. 



First Meeting : 5th May, 1914. 

 Dr. J. Malcolm, Vice-President, in the chair. 

 New Member.— Mr. C. E. Clarke. 

 Address.—" The Geology of Tahiti," by Dr. P. Marshall, F.G.S. 



Special Public Meeting : 20th May, 1914. 



Mr. G. M. Thomson, M.P., in the chair. 



Professor W. M. Davis, of Harvard University, delivered an address, 

 illustrated with fine diagrams, on " The Origin of the Coral Eeefs of Fiji." 



Special Public Meeting : 23rd May, 1914. 



Mr. G. M. Thomson, M.P., in the chair. 



An address on " The Fisheries of Canada and New Zealand : a Contrast 

 was given by Professor E. E. Prince, Commissioner of Fisheries, Canada. 



Second Meeting : 2nd June, 1914. 



Mr. E. Gilkison, Vice-President, in the chair. 



New Members. — Messrs. L.D. Coombs, A.R.I. B.A.; W. J. Kerr; J. L. 

 Salmond ; S. Solomon, K.C. ; and Professor R. Jack, D.Sc. 



Address.—" The Agricultural Development of the West Indies," by 



Mr. D. Tannock. 



The paper dealt with the work that the Imperial Department of Agricultural 

 Development is doing in the islands by means of its botanic station, its agricultural 

 school, its travelling inspectors, and its experimental plots in the country districts. 

 The second part of the paper was concerned more particularly with the island of 

 Dominica and its industries. 



Third Meeting : 7th July, 1914. 



Dr. J. Malcolm, Vice-Pre?ident, in the chair. 



Exhibits. — Fine metal castings of biological and botanical specimens, 

 by Mr. C. E. Clarke. 



Papers. — 1. " Oligochaetae on the Kermadec Islands," by Dr. W. B. 

 Benham, F.R.S. 



