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Exhibit. — Professor Laby exhibited and gave a description of " Tables 

 annuelles de Constnntes et Donnees numeriques de Chimie, de Physique, 

 et de Technologie." 



Kineviato graph F?e?/'s.---Kinematograph views of rapids, mountains, 

 and glaciers of New Zealand, bv Mr. J. Macdonald. 



Fourth Meeting : Hl>it Jnhi. 1912. 



Present : Mr. G. V. Hudson, President, in the chair, and about thirty 

 members and their friends. 



New Members. — Professor J. Adamson, W. H. Field, H. A. Goudie. 



Exhibit. — Mr. A. Hamilton, Director of the Dominion Museum, 

 gave an interesting account of and exhibited a number of valuable 

 Hawaiian and Tahitian specimens presented to the Museum by Lord 

 St. Oswald. 



Papers. — 1. " Notes on Flightless Females in certain Species of 

 Moths, with an Attempted Explanation," by G. V. Hudson, F.E.S. 



2. " On Tipula heterogama, a New Species of Crane-fly in New Zea- 

 land," by G. V. Hudson, F.E.S. 



Fifth Mketing : 28th August, 1912 



Present : Mr. G. V. Hudson, President, in the chair, and about sixty 

 members and their friends. 



New Members.— T>Y. C. M. Begg, Mr. F. W. Furkert, Mr. J. C. 

 Morrison. 



Paper. — " Notes on Synthetic Kubbei," with experiments, by Pro- 

 fessoi- Easterfield and Mi-. J. McDowall. 



f.eclure. — " Radiant Heat," with experiments, by Professor Laby. 



Exhibit. — The printing chronograph, Gautier model, as made by the 

 Societe Genevoise; exhibited by Mr. C. E. Adams, Government As- 

 tronomer. 



Sixth Meeting : 25th September, 1912. 



Present : Mr. (t. V. Hudson, President, in the chair, and about fifty 

 members and their friends. 



Papers. — 1. " Wild Flowers of New Zealand," by Mr. J. Crosby 

 Smith. 



Mr. Smith exhibited and described a fine series of hand-painted lantern-slides 

 of New Zealand wild flowers. 



2. " The Physical State and Role of Watei- in Rock-magmas," by 

 P. G. Morijan, M.A. 



