Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. 675 



6. " On the Genus Pottia," by E. Brown. (Transactions, 

 p. 288.) 



7. " On the Genus Gymnostommn," by R. Brown. {Trans- 

 actions, p. 296.) 



8. " Our Immortal Cosmos," by Professor Bickerton, F.C.S. 



9. " StabiHty of Cosmic Spheres," by Professor Bickerton, 

 F.C.S. 



10. " Theory of Hail," by Professor Bickerton, F.C.S. 



11. " Evidence of the Theory of Partial Impact supplied 

 by Nova Auriga," by Professor Bickerton, F.C.S. {Transac- 

 tions, p. 464.) 



12. "Supplementary Note to Paper on Little-known New 

 Zealand Mosses," by T. W. Naylor Beckett, F.L.S. {Transac- 

 tions, p. 277.) 



Absteact op Annual Report. 



During the year seven meetings have been held, at which twenty- 

 three papers were read, as follows : Zoology, 3 ; botany, 7 ; geology, 6 ; 

 physical science, 1 ; chemistry, 2 ; astronomy, 3; miscellaneous, 1. 



The number of members now on the roll is sixty-six, as against 

 seventy-five of last year, but there have been added twenty-one associates, 

 who by paying a smaller subscription are entitled to nearly all the pri- 

 vileges of members. These mostly belong to the photographic section, 

 which has been doing good work, with Mr. S. Page as secretary. The 

 library has been largely increased by the addition of new volumes, some 

 of which are valuable works on early science in New Zealand. 



The balance-sheet shows a total receipt of £47 Ss., and a total 

 expenditure of £90 4s. 2d., thus leaving a credit balance of £32 10s., 

 including the amount of £75 6s. 2d. carried forward from last year. 



Election op Officers for 1894. — President — R. M. Laing, 

 M.A., B.Sc. ; Vice-presidents — Professor Bickerton and Dr. W. 

 Thomas; Secretary — E. Speight, B.Sc. ; Treasurer, J. T. Mee- 

 son, B.A. ; Council— T. W. Naylor Beckett, F.L.S. , F. C. B. 

 Bishop, S. Page, W. G. Pye, M.A., W. H. Symes, M.D., H. E. 

 Webb, F.R.M.S. 



