434 



New Zealand Institute. 



pages of letterpress and 28 plates. The following is a com- 

 parison of the contents with that of the volume for the previous 

 year: — 



Miscellaneous 



Zoology 



Botany 



Chemistry 



Geology 



Astronomy 



Proceedings 



Appendix 



680 



488 



The cost of printing Vol. XVIII. (new series) was £390 

 14s. 9ch, for 488 pages ; and the cost of the present year's 

 volume (XIX., new series) is £535 15s. 5d., for 680 pages. 



The Board are glad to find that the suggestion made in last 

 year's report, that the different affiliated societies should, im- 

 mediately after their meetings, publish a short report of their 

 proceedings in pamphlet form, containing abstracts of papers 

 and reports of discussions, has been adopted by the Wellington 

 Philosophical Society. It is understood that the effect has been 

 greatly to revive the interest in tbe work of the Society, and it 

 is hoped that the other affiliated societies will adopt the same 

 practice. 



It will be observed that, owing to the unusually large size 

 of the volume of " Transactions," there is only a small balance 

 to the credit of the Board this year, so that it has not been in a 

 position to commence the publication of the quarto memoirs, as 

 proposed in the same report. 



A statement of accounts by the Honorary Treasurer is ap- 

 pended, by which it will be seen that there is a credit balance 

 of £36 10s. 9d., besides about £45 in the hands of the London 

 Agent. 



•I ames Hector, 



Approved by the Board. Manager. 



Ci. M. W A.TERHOUSE. 



30th August, 1887. 



