Hawkes Bay Philosophical Tnstitutc. 631 



Fourth Meeting : 8th September, 1890. 



Dr. Spencer, F.L.S., President, in the chair. 



Paper. — '■' On Useless or Injurious Instincts in Insects," by 

 Dr. Moore. 



The President gave a very interesting account of the geological 

 descent of the horse. 



Fifth Meeting : 13th October, 1800. 

 Dr. Spencer, F.L.S., President, in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. " On Eabbits, Weasels, and Sparrows," by 

 Taylor White. {Transactions, p. 201.) 



2. " On the Relation of the Kidnapper and Pohui Con- 

 glomerates to the Napier Limestones and Petane Marls," by 

 H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S. {Transactions, p. 340.) 



The President gave a very interesting account of the webs of spiders, 

 and some description of tlicsc animals and their method of constructing 

 their webs. 



Sixth Meeting. : 14th November, 1890. 



Dr. Spencer, F.L.S., President, in the chair. 



I^apers. — 1. " Bush Notes ; or, Short Objective Jottings," 

 bv the Eev. W. Coleuso, F.E.S., F.L.S., &c. {Transactioiis, 

 p". 477.) 



2. " An Enumeration of Fungi recently discovered in New 

 Zealand," by the Eev. W. Colenso, F.E.S., F.L.S., &c. 

 {Transactions, p. 391.) 



3. " On Eats and Mice," by Taylor White. {Transactions, 

 p. 194.) 



4. " A Description of some Newly-discovered Indigenous 

 Plants, being a Further Contribution towards the making 

 known the Botany of New Zealand," by W. Colenso, F.E.S., 

 F.L.S., &c. {Transactions, p. 381.) 



Annual General Meeting: 9th February, 1891. 

 H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S., in the chair. 



Abstract of Annual Eeport, 



Six ordinary meetings have been held, which were fairly well at- 

 tended. The number of papers read was twelve. The Council report the 

 sale of the property upon which the sum of £100 was lent, and which had 

 to he taken over. The nctt amount obtained was £5 14s. Gd. A groat im- 



