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Sixth Meeting : '2nd October, 1912. 

 Pi-esent : Dr. F. W. Hilgendoif, in the chair, and sixty others. 



New Members. — Miss Tabart, Rev. J. Holloway, Messrs. H. M. Budd 

 and E. V. Barrett. 



Addrexx. — " The Cost of Living, with Special J»eference to its Con- 

 nection with the Gold-supply and the General Level of Prices," by Dr. J. 

 Hiirht. 



Seventh Meeting : 6th November, 1912. 



Present : Mr. A. M. Wright, Vice-President, in the chair, and twenty- 

 five others. 



Paper.*. — 1. " The Phvsiographv of Norfolk Island," bv R. M. Laing. 



2. "On a Collection of Rocks from Noi-folk Island," by R. Speight. 



3. "On Dicranoloma ,'' by Mr. H. X. Dixon; communicated by Dr. 

 L. Cockayne. 



4. " Report on the Examination of some Tertary Mollusra in the 

 Collection of the Xew Zealand Geological Survey," l)y H. Suter. 



5. " On some Folk Stories from Epi, New Hebrides," by Rev. T. E. 

 Riddle; conmiunicated by R. M. Laing. 



This paper is pinnted in the " .Joiu-nal of the Polynesian Society." 



6. " Further Observations on the Artesian Wells in the Christchurch 

 District," by Di-. F. W. Hiloendorf. 



Annual Meeting : J^th December, 1912. 



Present ; Dr. L- Cockayne, F.R.S., President, in the chair, and twenty- 

 five others. 



Neir Member. — Mr. Orton Bradley. 



Aninird Report. — The annual report and balance-sheet for the year 

 were adopted. 



Abstract. 



The membership of the institute has further increased during the year, and 

 the finances are in a satisfactory state. 



■luhilec. — On the 30th August the Institute celebrated the fiftieth anniversary 

 of its foundation, and on this date a special meeting was held, to which all members 

 were invited, as well as representatives of various scientific, educational, and 

 political bodies throughout the Dominion. 



Meetinij of the Board of Governors of the New Zciiland Institute. — The annual 

 m.eeting of the Board of Governors of the Xew Zealand Institute was held this 

 year in Christchurch, and the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury had much 

 pleasure in welcoming for the first time the members of the governing body of the 

 parent Institute. After the formal business of the meeting had been concluded 

 an enjoyable excursion was made to Lincoln College, the return to Christchurch 

 being by way of Tai Tapu, Gebbie's Pass, and Governor's Bay. The Council 

 is greatly indebted for the kind hospitality shown to its members and to their 

 guests by Mr. E. Alexander, Director of J..incoIn College, and by the Hon. R. 

 Heaton Rhodes, M.P., who conducted the visitors over his beautiful garden and 

 explained his extensive collection of plants. 



Librnrij. — The library has been kept up to date, and the Council is pleased to 

 report that members of the British Antarctic Expedition have found it most 

 useful in their biological researches. Numerous additions have been made to the 

 -Vntarctic section during the vear. 



