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The revenue for the year has amounted to £962 5s. Id., of which £184 

 16s. consisted of members' subscriptions, and £625 lis. Id. interest on 

 investments. The total expenditure has been £958 2s. 10d., leaving a small 

 credit balance in the Bank of New Zealand. 



Ten meetings were held during the session, at which 25 papers and 

 lectures on various scientific and literary subjects were read. 



The total estimated yearly attendance of visitors at the Museum was 

 32,367, being an increase of over 6,000. Brief mention was made of the 

 chief additions to the Museum, the valuable bequest of Maori articles made 

 by the late Mr. C. 0. Davis being specially referred to. 



Election of Officers for 1888 : — President — S. Percy Smith, 

 F.R.G.S. ; Vice-Presidents — Professor A. P. Thomas, F.L.S., 

 Professor F. D. Brown ; Council— Q. Cooper, Mr. Justice Gillies, 

 Rev. E. H. Gulliver, Hou. Col. Haultain, E. A. Mackechnie, 

 J. Martin, F.G.S., T. Peacock, M.H.R., J. A. Pond, Eev. Dr. 

 Purchas, J. B. Russell, Rev. W. Tebbs; Secretary and Treasurer — 

 T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S. ; Auditor— J. Stewart. 



