AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. 



First Meeting: 29th May, 1893. 

 Professor C. A. M. Pond, President, in the chair. 



NeiD Member. — J. D. Harris. 



The President delivered the anniversary address, the title 

 of which was given as "Tennyson and Browning: A Retrospect 

 of Victorian Poetry." (Transactions, p. 548.) 



On the motion of Mr. Upton, seconded by Dr. Purchas, a vote of 

 thanks was accorded to the President for his address. 



Second Meeting : 19th June, 1893. 

 Professor C. A. M. Pond, President, in the chair. 



Neio Members. — Dr. Mackellar, G. W. S. Patterson. 



Mr. Cheeseman exhibited, for Professor F. D. Brown, 

 some branches from a puka-tree (Meryta sinclairii) growing 

 in his garden, and which had been almost killed by rats 

 gnawing away the bark. The branches exhibited had almost 

 the whole of their bark removed by the attacks of the rats. 



Mr. F. D. Fenton urged that the Institute should repre- 

 sent to the Government the desirability of making terms with 

 Mr. Colenso for the completion and publication of his Maori 

 dictionary. No living person was better acquainted with the 

 Maori language than Mr. Colenso. It was knowm that for 

 many years he had been collecting material for such a work ; 

 and, although a previous Ministry had decided to discontinue 

 the small yearly expenditure required for its preparation, he 

 was sure that all those acquainted with Mr. Colenso, and with 

 the immense amount of time and labour given by him, would 

 agree that such a course was unworthy of the colony. Mr. 

 Fenton spoke at some length as to the necessity for the pre- 

 paration of a really good and complete Maori lexicon, and 

 the desirability that the work should be done by an accom- 

 plished Maori scholar like Mr. Colenso. 



A long discussion ensued. It was at length resolved that 



