536 Proceedings. 



Fifth Meeting : 1st October, 1906. 



Professor F. D. Brown, President, in the chair. 



Professor A. Jarm?,n delivered a popular lecture, illustrated 

 with lantern slides and diagrams, entitled " The Evolution of 

 the Railwav Locomotive." 



Sixth Meeting : 15th October, 1906. 



Professor F. D. Brown, President, in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. " Notes on the Recent Discovery of Maori Burial- 

 chests at Waimamaku," by T. F. Cheeseman. 



2. " Maori Numeration," by Elsdon Best. 



3. " Comparison of the Oceanic Languages," by the Rev. 

 C. E. Fox. 



4. " Notice of the Discovery of Hydatella,'^ by T. F. Cheese- 

 man. 



5. " Notes on Pittosporum ohcordatmn,^' by T. F. Cheeseman. 



6. " Contributior.s to a Fuller Knowledge of the Nev*^ Zea- 

 land Flora: Part 1," by T. F. Cheeseman. 



7. " On the Development cf the Different Stages of Leaves 

 in the New Zealand Conifers," by Miss E. M. Griffin, M.A. 



Seventh Meeting : 29th October, 1906. 

 Professor F. D. B."own, President, in the chair. 



Neiv Members. — E. R. Benjamin, T. Coates, F. Heaton, J. 

 Hodgsony, G. Hutchinson. 



Mr. H. A. E. Milncs, B.Sc, delivered a popular lecture on 

 " School Humour." 



Annual General Meeting : 25iA February, 1907. 



Professor A. P. W. Thomas, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Abstract of Annual Report. 



The report stated, inter alia, that during the twelve months thirty-one 

 new members had been elected, but fourteen names had been withdrawn 

 from the roll, the net gain being seventeen, and the total membership at 

 present 170. Among the removals by death reference was made to the. 

 late Rev. Dr. Purchas, who was one of the founders of the Institute, as 

 well as being associated with its affairs for many years. Other deaths 

 were those of Messrs. James Adams, H. Campbell, and T. W. Kitt. 



