88 ProccediffffS. 



declaring as scenic reserves the two beautiful haibours on the east coast of the 

 island — viz., Norman Inlet and Cascade Inlet; and also Ewing Island.' at tlir 

 north end of the group, with its remarkable forest of Olcaria Li/alli, whicli, with 

 the exception of a similar patch at the Snares, is the only one in existence. Xor- 

 man Inlet is further remarkable as possessing the most southei'ly Icnown tree-forn 

 in the world. 



" Subanf arctic Islands of X-cw Zealand." — At the end of the year 190!) the- 

 report of the expedition to the southern islands of New Zealand, organized by this 

 Institute, was issued to the public. The result has been specially gratifying "to all 

 concerned, the general appearance of the volumes reflects great credit on the printer, 

 and it is confidently hoped that they will be welcomed by the scientific world as 

 a substantial contribution to knowledge of the Antarctic, and especially of the part 

 immediately to the south of Xew Zealand. The work has been well received 

 throughout New Zealand and the Australian States, and the .sales from this part 

 of the world are very satisfactoiy. It is too early to speak of its leception in 

 Europe and America, but judging from the few reviews that have l)een leceived. 

 and from the cordial congratulations and appreciative references from such well- 

 known men as Sir Joseph Hooker, Dr. W. S. Bruce, Professor L. Joubin, Dr. C. 

 Skottsberg, Dr. L. Diels, an equally good reception may be expected linm those- 

 parts of the world as well. 



During the year the Institute communicated with the Xew Zealand ( lo'.ernmeut 

 urging the establishment of a high-power wireless telegraph-station at the Bluff, so 

 that communication could be made with expeditions to the Antarctic equipped with 

 a similar outfit. The Premier stated, in reply, that the station proposed by the 

 New Zealand Government would l)e of sufficient power to communicate under 

 favourable conditions with the Antarctic nuiinland. Tlir Institute hopes that this 

 may lead in the near future to the establishment of a pciiiutncnt or semi-pernument 

 meteorological station in the neighbourhood of Cape Adare. since such a station 

 would prove of the very greatest value in making accuiate weather-forecasts fm- 

 Australia and New Zealand. 



Library. — The amount spent on the library was far in excess of the proportion 

 fixed by the constitution, and as many donations were alsc received, the additimis 

 are more than usually ntmierous. 



As Port Lyttelton has been chosen as the point nF departuie foi' yet another 

 British Antarctic Expedition, it is felt that th(> formation of a section dealing 

 with works devoted to Antarctica was more than justified, and the Council was 

 pleased to be able to place the library at the disposal of Captain Scott and his 

 fellow-explorers of the " Terra Nova," to whom it has already proved of service. 

 ' The following are among the woiks added to the section durijig the year : 

 "The Antarctic Regions": Fricker ; 1904. "The Heart of the Antarctic": 

 Shackleton ; 1909. "The Birds of Terra del Fuego " : Crawshay ; 1907. Schwe- 

 dische Siid-polar Exp. IV: Nordenskiold ; 1901-3. National Antarctic Exp., 

 1901-3 : Magnetic Observations. British Antarctic Exp., 1907-9 : Pep. Scientific 

 Observations — I, Biology ; 1910. Exp. Antarcti^iue Fran(jaise, 1903-5 (in part) ; 

 1909 {ed. Charcot), (presented bv the French fiovernment). " Mission Scientifique 

 du Cap Horn"; 1S8'2-S3. 1888-91. " Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand •" : 

 1909. 



Meetings of the Institute. — Ten meetings of the Institute have been held during 

 the year, at which the average attendance has been sixty-four. At these, twenty- 

 seven papers embodying the results of original research have been read. These 

 may be classified as follows : Botany, 4 ; zoology, 7 : geology, 5 ; chemistry, <> : 

 physics, 2 ; mathen^atics, 1 : miscellaneous, 2. The number for the year is well 

 up to the usual average, and it is pleasing to note that a fair proportion of thi-se 

 are by young members of the Institute. Besides these original papers the following- 

 addresses of a more general and popular character have been delivered : " The- 

 Nesting Habits of Fishes" (ex-presidential address), by Edgar P. Waite ; "The 

 Permanent Pastures of New Zealand,"" liy .\. H. Cockayne: "The Ceology of 

 the Cook and Society Islands." by Dr. P. .Marshall : ' Modern Views of the Con- 

 stitution of Matter," by Dr. H. C. Denham. 



Membership. — During the year thirty-one new inemliers have been elected and 

 twenty-six have resigned or been struck off, so that the number now stands at 173. 



Balance-sheet. — The balance-sheet shows a credit on the Institute's ordinarv ac- 

 count of £60 9s., and on the Tunnel Account of €142 10s. lid. A sum of £101 

 15s. 8d. has been spent on the library, and £7 9s. has been collected and forwarded 

 to the Hector Memorial Committee as a further contribution to that fund, in 

 response to an appeal made by the conmiittee to raise the total sum subseribcd to- 

 £rA)0. in order to secure the full Government subsidv. 



