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LIST OF INCOKPORATED SOCIETIES. 



NAME OF SOCIETY. DATE OF INCORPORATION. 



Wellington Philosophical Society - 10th June, 1868. 



Auckland Institute - - - 10th June, 18G8. 



Philosophical Institute of Canterbuky 22nd October, 18G8. 



Otago Institute - - 18th October, 1869. 



Westland Institute - - - 21st December, 1874. 



Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute - 31st March, 1875. 



Southland Institute - 21st July, 1880. 



Nelson Philosophical Society - - 20th December, 1888. 



OFFICERS OF INCORPORATED SOCIETIES, AND 

 EXTRACTS FROM THE RULES. 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Office-bearers for 1888 : — President — W. M. Maskell, 

 F.R.M.S. ; Vice- presidents- lion. G. R. Johnson, M.L.C., A. de 

 B.Brandon; Council — Charles Hulke, F.C.S., A. Iv. Newman, 

 M.B., M.R.C.P., R. H. Govett, Sir James Hector, K.C.M.G., 

 M.D., F.R.S., W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., A. McKay, F.G.S., 

 E. Tregear, F.R.G.S. ; Secretary mid Treasurer — R. B. Gore ; 

 Auditor — W. E. Vaux. 



Extracts from the Rules of the Wellington Philosophical Society. 



5. Every member shall contribute annually to the funds of the Society 

 the sum of one guinea. 



6. The annual contribution shall be due on the first day of January in 

 each year. 



7. The sum of ten pounds may be paid at any time as a composition 

 for life of the ordinary annual payment. • 



14. The time and place of the General Meetings of members of the 

 Society shall be fixed by the Council and duly announced by the Secretary. 



AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. 

 Office-bearers for 1888 : — I'nsident — S. Percy Smith, 

 F.R.G.S. ; Vice-presidents — Professor F. D. Brown, B.Sc, Pro- 

 fessor A. P. Thomas, F.L.S. ; ( 'ouncil — C. Cooper, Rev. E. H. 

 Gulliver, M.A., Hon. Colonel Haultain, E. A. Mackechnie, J. 

 Martin, F.G.S., T. Peacock, M.H.R., Rev. A. G. Purchas, 

 M.R.C.S.E., Rev. W. Tebbs, -I. I'.. Russell, J. A. Pond, Mr. 

 Justice (lillies; Secretary and Treasurer — T. F. Cheeseinan. 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S. ; Auditor—}. Stewart. 



