Auckland Institute. 607 



Sixth Meeting : 12th September, 1904. 



Professor A. P. W. Thomas, President, in the chair. 



Neio Members. — C. Arnold, R. S. Florance. 



Papers. — 1. " Notice of the Occurrence of the New Zea- 

 land Hawk at the Cook Islands," by R. W. Gossett. 



The writer stated that in April last he had shot on Manuae Island, 

 one of the two Hervey atolls, comprised in the Cook Archipelago, a large 

 hawk which he had no hesitation in referring to the common New 

 Zealand Hawk (Circus gouldii). He had never seen a bird of prey on any 

 of the Cook Islands before, nor was such an occurrence known to any of 

 the residents, either native or European. 



Mr. Cheeseman said that the New Zealand Hawk regularly visited 

 the Kermadec Islands — presumably from New Zealand — every year at the 

 time of the breeding season of the numerous petrels which frequented 

 the Group. 



Mr. J. L. Young asked if it was quite certain that Mr. Gossett's 

 specimen had been correctly identified by him. He put the question 

 because some years ago a South American hawk was introduced into 

 Tahiti, and had become so numerous as to be a nuisance. It would be a 

 comparatively short flight for some of these to cross from Tahiti to the 

 Cook Islands. 



2. "A Rare Saurian," by Archdeacon P. Walsh. {Trans- 

 actions, p. 351.) 



3. "A Flash of Lightning," by Archdeacon P. Walsh. 

 {Transactions, p. 580.) 



4. "Federation through Free Trade," by S. Gray. 



5. " Notes on Ancient Polynesian Migrations to New Zea- 

 land," by Elsdon Best. [Transactions, p. 121.) 



Seventh Meeting : 26th September, 1904. 



Professor A. P. W. Thomas, President, in the chair. 



Professor F. D. Brown delivered a popular lecture, illus- 

 trated with numerous experiments, on " Mist." 



Eighth Meeting : 27th February, 1905. 

 Professor A. P. W. Thomas, President, in the chair. 



New Member. — F. K. Thomson. 



Papers. — 1. " Notes on Fruit-flies, with a Description of 

 a New Species," by Captain T. Brouu. {Transactions, p. 325.) 



2. " On some New Species of New Zealand Marine Shells," 

 by Rev. W. Webster. {Transactions, p. 276 ) 



Abstract of Annual Report. 



The number of members on the roll at the present time is 1G0, of 

 whom nine are life members and 151 annual subscribers. Six new 

 members have been elected during the year — a number much below the 

 average — and eleven names have been withdrawn (three from death, 

 four from resignation, and four from non-payment of subscription for 



