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Thied ILeetixg: Sth July, 1890. 

 Dr. Hocken, Vice-president, in the chair. 

 Neic Jlcmbcrs. — ^\'incent Pyke and A. Hamilton. 



Paper. — " On the Geological Demonstration of the Glacial 

 Extinction of the Moa," bj- the Eev. J. Christie. 



The views held bv the writer were severely criticized by some of the 

 raembers who took part in the discussion on this paper. 



Professor Parker exhibited a number of remains of the moa found 

 in various parts of Otago, which seemed to point to its comparatively 

 recent disappearance. 



FouETH ]*Ieetdcg : 12th August, 1890. 



Dr. Belcher, President, in the chau\ 



yfeiv Member. — Dr. Eobert Fulton. 



Paper. — '' On the Philosophy of David Hmne," by Dr. 



Salmond. 



Fifth Meeting : 9th September, 1890. 

 Dr. Belcher, President, in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. •• On the Moa, and the Probable Cause of its 

 Extinction," by Vincent Pyke, M.H.E. 



2. " On the Anatomy of the Eed Cod {Lotella bacchus)," 

 by J. M. Beattie, M.A. ; communicated by Professor T. J. 

 Parker. F.E.S. {Transactions, p. 71.) 



Sixth Meeting : Uth October, 1890. 



Dr. Belcher, President, in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. •■ Xotes on the New Zealand SquiUida," by 

 Charles Chilton, M.A., B.Sc. {Transactions, p. 68.) 



2. "On the Changes in Form of a Parasitic Isopod 

 {Xcrocila)," bv Charles Cliiltou, M.A.. B.Sc. {Transactions. 

 p. 68.) 



3. " On a New Parasitic Copepod," by G. M. Thomson, 

 F.L.S. {Transactions, p. 227.) 



4:. " On Two Species of Cumacca," bv G. M. Thomson, 

 F.L.S. 



0. '* On the Origin of the Sternum," bv Professor T. J. 

 Pai-ker, F.E.S. {Transactions, p. 119.) 



