620 Proceedings. 



The total revenue for the year lias been £861 14s. 3d. The members' 

 subscriptions have yielded £164 17s., and the invested funds of the Cost- 

 ley bequest £573 2s. Id. The expenditure has been unusually heavy, 

 and has absorbed most of the large balance in hand at the commence- 

 ment of the j'oar, the total amount being £987 8s. 9d., leaving a balance 

 in hand of £79. Tlic invested funds of the Institute amount to £10,735 

 Is. lOd. 



Twelve meetings have been held during the j'ear, at which twenty- 

 two papers on various scientific and literary subjects were read. 



ilany interesting additions have been made to the jMuseum. A col- 

 lection of Bornean animals purcliased from JMr. C. F. Adams has at- 

 tracted much attention. Some valuable Maori ethnological specimens 

 have been purchased from Mr. Alma Baker, including some greenstone 

 meres, canoe-carvings, &c. Captain Gilbert Mair has deposited in the 

 Museum the whole of his Maori collection, admitted to be one of the 

 most complete in New Zealand ; and show-cases to be specially devoted 

 to it are to be constructed. The Mackelvie collection of paintings and 

 other art-treasures, for so many years lodged in the Museum, has been 

 removed by the Trustees and placed in the Auckland Art Gallery. 



Election of Officers for 1891. — President — Profes- 

 sor F. D. Browu ; Vice-j] residents — James Stewart, C.E., 

 J. Martin, F.G.S. ; Council — Eev. J. Bates, W. Berry, Eev. 

 J. Campbell, C. Cooper, T. Hmnphries, E. A. Mackeclmie, 

 T. Peacock, J. A. Pond, Eev. A. G. Purchas, Professor 

 A. P. W.Thomas, F.L.S., E. Withy; Secrctarij and Treasurer 

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



