426 Proceedin(js. 



was made to rectify this, and, mainly through the exertions of the Hon. E. Mitchel- 

 son and Mr. H. E. Vaile, no less than 162 have been elected. On the other hand, 

 eleven names have been withdrawn from the roll, six of them from death. The 

 total membership at the present time amounts to 386. Among the members removed 

 by death are several who have been associated with the Institute for long periods. 

 Notable among these is Sir John Logan Campbell, who for several years served 

 as one of its Council, and who during the whole of his membership was one of its 

 most liberal and consistent supporters. Members of the Institute are aware that 

 among his numerous bequests is one of i;'l,000 in favour of the Institute. Two 

 other names deserve special mention — those of Mr. John Webster and Major W. G. 

 Mair. The latter, assisted by his brother. Captain Gilbert Mair, formed the 

 valuable and extensive series which now form the basis of our Maori collection. 



Finance. — ^The balance-sheets show that the total revenue credited to the 

 Working Account, excluding the balance in hand at the commencement of the year, 

 was ^1,353 13s. 2d. Last year the receipts were €1,273 5s. lOd., so that there has 

 been a total increase of .480 7s. 4d. It will also be found that the invested funds 

 of the Costley Bequest have yielded 4350 2s. 8d., as against 4392 7s. 6d. for the 

 previous year. The Museum Endowment has contributed 45] 1 10s. 6d. The 

 large addition made to the members roll has resulted in the amount received from 

 m.embers" subscriptions being increased to 4358 Is. The total expenditure amounts 

 to 41,465 5s. lOd. The increase is principally due to three items — the cost of 

 certain repairs, &c., to the Museum buildings and the construction of some show- 

 cases required in the Museum ; an enlarged expenditure over the Museum itself, 

 both in the purchase of additions and the necessary expense of their installation : 

 and, finally, a more than usually large expenditure over the library. The balance 

 in hand at the present time amounts to 4108 Is. 



In last year's report particulars were given of the special subscription fund, 

 amounting to 4621, which had been contributed by the citizens of Auckland for 

 the purchase of ancient Maori carvings and other additions to the Museum, but 

 which had been only partially expended at the time of the last annual meeting. 

 Since then the balance of the fund has been applied to the purposes for which it 

 was raised. 



The capital funds of the Institute have been increased by 4132 10s. during the 

 year, the total amount now standing at 416,511 14s. 3d. 



Early in the year the Council applied to the Government with the object of 

 obtaining a parliamentary grant equivalent to the amount (4681) of the fund 

 raised by the citizens of Auckland for the benefit of the Museum. After consider- 

 able negotiation a vote of 4250 was promised, and has been duly approved by 

 Parliament. 



Meetings. — Eight meetings have been held during the year, at which the follow- 

 ing lectures and papers were read : — 



1. Presidential address. "The Dwindling Sovereign," by Professor H. VV. 

 Segar, M.A. 



2. "A Gentleman of Athens," by Professor H W. Dettmann, M.A.. B.C.L. 



3. "The Methods and Aims of Science," by E. V. Miller. 



4. "Coal : its Products and their Applications to the Needs of Modern Life, ' 

 bv H. H. Morgan, B.Sc, A.R.C.S. 



5. "The Child and the Race," by H. G. Cousins, M.A. 



6. "The Manuaute. or Maori Kite," by Archdeacon P. Walsh. 



7. "The Problem of Tuberculosis," by E. H. B. Milsom, M.R.C.S., M.D. 



8. " The Upper Congo : its Country and People," bv J. Steele. 



9. "On the Motion of Cirrus Clouds," by H. B. Devereux, F.R.Met.Soc. 



10. " Concerning certain Ancient Maori Stone Implements found at Taii- 

 ranga," by C. A. Semadeni. 



11. " The Avifauna of the Kermadec Islands," by T. Iredale. 



12. " Further Notes on the Birds of the Kermadec Islands," by W. R. B. 

 Oliver. 



13. "Descriptions of New Species and Varieties of Native Phanerogams," by 

 D. Petrie, Ph.D. 



14. " Note on the Pollination of Bhahdot/iamniis." by D. Petrie, Ph.D. 



15. " On some Additions to the Flora of Mangonui County." by H. Carse. 



16. "New Species of Plants," by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



17. " New Genera and Species of ('oleoptera," by Major T. Broun, F.E.S. 



18. Anatomy of some New Zealand Representatives of the Order Araliaceae," 

 by Miss C. L. Beaumont : communicated by Professor A. P. W. Thomas. 



Museum,. — The number of visitors to the Museum has largely increased during 

 the year. The progress made in the Museum during the past year has been satis- 

 factory. Several collecting trips have been made, and through the kindness of the 

 Marine Department Mr. Griffiths was twice carried free on the periodical trips of 



