674 Proceedings. 



Fifth Meeting : 6th September, 1893. 



Professor Bickerton in the chair. 



Paper. — " On a Tridymite-Trachyte of Port Lyttelton," by 

 P. Marshall, M.A. (Transactions, p. 368.) 



Sixth Meeting : 4th October, 1893. 



Professor Bickerton in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. " On Four New Species of New Zealand 

 Musci," by T. W. Naylor Beckett, F.L.S. {Transactions, 

 p. 274.) 



2. " On some little-known New Zealand Mosses," by T. 

 W. Naylor Beckett, F.L.S. {Transactions, p. 277.) 



3. " On a supposed Fire-drill found in the Cave, Moa- 

 bone Point, Sumner," by Captain F. W. Hutton, F.E.S. 

 {Transactions, p. 516.) 



4. " On a Doleritic Dyke at Dyer's Pass," by E. Speight, 

 B.Sc. {Transactions, p. 408.) 



Professor Bickerton gave a short address on Nova Auriga 

 in connection with his theory of cosmic impact, showing how 

 all the phenomena in the new star had been predicted by him 

 as likely to happen if two bodies collided. 



Seventh Meeting : 1st November, 1893. 



Professor Bickerton in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. " On Lessonia variegata," by E. M. Laing, 

 M.A., B.Sc. {Transactions, p. 304.) 



2. " On a New Plesiosaur from the Waipara Eiver," by 

 Captain F. W. Hutton, F.E.S. {Transactions, p. 354.) 



3. " Further Contributions to the Knowledge of the Terres- 

 trial and Fresh-water Fauna of New Zealand," by H. Suter, 

 {Transactions, p. 121.) 



4. " Check-list of the Terrestrial and Fresh-water Mol- 

 luscan Fauna of New Zealand," by H. Suter; communicated 

 by Captain Hutton. {Transactions, p. 139.) 



5. " On an Improved Seismograph," By W. A. Carew. 

 {Transactions, p. 461.) 



