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had inspected the sanitary arrangements of that city, and he 

 beheved it to be the best-drained town in the world, and he 

 looked forw^ard to the time when Wellington would be in 

 a similar position, especially as we were fortmiate enough to 

 have the same engineer to carry out the works here as they 

 had in Adelaide — namely, Mr. Mestayer. 



The following is a list of the specimens shown : 1. The giant 

 crab, from Tasmania. 2. Lobsters similar to English lob- 

 sters : these. Sir James said, should be introduced into 

 New Zealand waters. 3. Siliceous sinter with gold, from 

 Mount Morgan, similar to the New Zealand "White Terrace 

 deposit. 4. A new mineral, eastite. 5. Tasmanian oysters : 

 these oysters are becoming extinct in Tasmania. 6. Skulls 

 of tiger, kangaroo, and wombat. 



Mr. Cohen exhibited a carpet-snake from Fiji. 



Mr. Lambert exhibited a meteorite found in Kaiapoi 

 sandhills. 



3. " Notes on Birds observed on a Voyage to England, and 

 on the Eeturn Voyage," by Sir W. Buller. (Transactions, 

 p. 182.) 



4. " On a New Species of Ophiuridcd," by H. Farquhar. 

 {Transactions, p. 109.) 



Annual Meeting : 21st Fehruarij, 1894. 

 Sir James Hector in the chair. 

 New Memhers. — Mr. Hawthorn and Mr. Barnes. 



Abstract of Annual Report. 



Ten meetings were held, and forty-three papers were read. More 

 interest had been taken in the proceedings, especially by ladies. Four- 

 teen new members had joined. 



The Society had nominated Major-General Schaw to represent them 

 on the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute for the current 

 year, and he had been duly elected. 



The balance-sheet showed that the receipts for the year, including 

 the balance brought forward, amounted to £169 15s. 6d., and the expendi- 

 ture to £112 lis. 3d., leaving a balance in hand of £57 4s. 3d. There was 

 also a sum of £23 Os. lOd. lodged in the bank at interest, which increase 

 brought the credit balance to £80 5s. Id. A sum of over £26 had been 

 spent on literature ; and the cost of insuring the library was £7 10s. 



Election op Officers for 1894. — President — Major- 

 General Schaw, C.B., E.E. ; Vice -presidents — Mr. S. Percy 

 Smith, F.E.G.S., and Mr. C. Hulke, F.L.S.; CozmciZ— Sir 

 James Hector, K.C.M.G., M.D., F.E.S., &c., Mr. E. Tregear, 

 F.E.G.S., Mr. G. Denton, Mr. E. C. Harding, Mr. W. T. L. 

 Travers, F.L.S., Mr. W. M. Maskell, Mr. G. V. Hudson, 



