540 Proceedings. 



2. " On the Presence of another Australian Frog in New 

 Zealand," by Mr. G. R/Marriner. 



3. " Further Notes on the Defoliation of Gaya lyallii,'' by 

 Dr. L. Cockayne. 



4. " New Plant Habitats : Part II," by Dr. L. Cockayne. 



5. " On the Efiect of Change of Environment on a Chatham 

 Island Form of Cofrosma propinqua,^^ by Dr. L. Cockayne. 



6. " Note on the Cook Stro.it H^.bitat of Veronica macroura,'' 

 by Dr. L. Cockayne. 



7. " On the Harmonic Conic of Two Given Conies," by Mr. 

 B. G. Hogg, M.A. 



Eighth Meeting : 29th Novemher. 1906. 



Mr. R. Speight, President, in the chair. 



Address. — Mr. C. 0. G. Larcombe delivered an address on 

 The Mineral Resources of New South Wales." 



Annual Meeting : 5th December, 1906. 

 Mr. .R. Speight, President, in the chair. 

 New Members. — Mr. H. F. Skey and Mr. P. Revell. 



Annual Report. 



The Council has met eleven times since the last annual meeting of the 

 Institute, and the average attendance of the members of the Council at 

 such meetings has been seven. During the year Mr. H. G. Denham resigned 

 his seat on the Council ; the vacancy was filled by the appointment of 

 Mr. Edgar R. AVaite. 



During the year the management of the Hutton Memorial Fund has 

 been handed over to the New Zealand Institute. The sum of £330 has 

 been raised by private subscription, and it is to be hoped that this will 

 be materially increased. The sub - committee appointed by the New 

 Zealand Institute to continue the work of raising subscri})tions inter- 

 viewed the Hon. the Premier, and he expressed himself in thorough sym- 

 pathy with the objects of the fund. A sum of £300 has been placed on 

 the supplementary estimates as a subsidy, and if this is available the 

 fund will not only form a fitting memorial of our late distinguished member, 

 but also be a valuable means of aiding scientific research in the colony. t\.j^ 



The Council has been in communication during the past year with 

 the Government and with the other branches of the New Zealand Institute 

 with regard to the pressing need of a complete botanical survey of New- 

 Zealand at an early date on the modern ecological lines adopted in similar 

 surveys now being conducted in Europe and North America ; the Council 

 strongly urged the appointment of a Government Botanist to carry on 

 this important work. The Comicil regrets to report that the Government 

 does not propose to take any steps in the matter at present. 



