476 Proceedings. 



5th September, 1887. 

 A. S. Atkinson, Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Paper. — " The Genesis of Genius," by H. L. Twisleton. 



Annual Meeting : Ath October, 1887. 

 The Bishop of Nelson, Vice-President, in the chair. 



New Members. — A. E. Atkinson and G. Bartel (late Associate). 



Exhibits. — The Curator exhibited a living specimen of lam- 

 prey [Geotria australis) which, as far as Mr. Kingsley was able 

 to ascertain, was the first recorded specimen captured in New 

 Zealand, and read a short account of the same. 



There is a description of it, and a drawing, in vol. v. of the " Trans- 

 actions," p. 272, and it is there stated as being found in Australia and 

 Stewart Island. 



Paper. — A short communication was read from Mr. T. H. 

 Pott, respecting " Some curious Carvings on a Rock at Chatham 

 Island." 



This paper was kindly communicated by request of the Society, an 

 account of same having appeared in a newspaper. The paper was accom- 

 panied by a water-colour sketch of same, executed by Mi6s Stodart, subse- 

 quently photographed by Mr. C. Y. Fell. 



Abstract ok Report. 



During the past year eleven ordinary and fourteen Council meetings 

 were held. The papers read numbered thirteen. The Curator reports that 

 the number of specimens added to the Museum by presentation and purchase 

 were valuable and numerous, and that the Museum is in a very satisfactory 

 state, both in regard to the arrangement and preservation of the objects it 

 contained. It had been well resorted to by visitors. 



Election of Officers fob 1887-88 : — President — Dr. Boor ; 

 Vice-presidents — The Bishop of Nelson and Mr. A. S. Atkinson ; 

 Treasurer — Dr. Hudson ; Secretary — Dr. Coleman ; Council — 

 J. Holloway, R. T. Kingsley, Dr. Cressey, G. Ashcroft, and Dr. 

 Mackie ; Curator — B. T. Kingsley. 



The President delivered his parting address. 



Abstract. 



After congratulating the Society on the interest of its proceedings, 

 although the number of original papers was not large, and the well-attended 

 meetings which had been held during the past year, he pointed out that it 

 was not only in preparing original papers that members could assist in 

 forwarding the interests of the Society, and went on to suggest several 

 methods of increasing its usefulness and largely extending its operations. 

 One step in that direction had already been taken in the matter of the pro- 

 posed Mining School, the classes for which would be successively inaugurated 

 next November. The following are the speaker's remarks on this subject : — 



