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Sevexth Meeting : Uffh November, 1912. 



The President, Dr. W. B. Benham, F.R.S., in the chair. 



New Members. — Rev. A. M. Dalrymple, M.A., Miss G. F. Gibson, 

 M.A., and Mr. Robert McLintock. 



Address.— "The Natural History of Otago Harbour," by Mr. G. M. 

 Thomson, F.L.S., M.P. 



The address described in some detail the characteristics and life-habits of most 

 of the better known fishes and Crustacea met with in the harbour or just outside the 

 Heads. 



Eighth Meeting : 3rd December, 1912. 



Mr. A. Bathgate, Vice-President, in the chair. 



New Member. — Mr. W. J. Whyte. 



Fa per if. — 1. " New Species of New Zealand Dipt era,'' by Mr. D. 

 Miller. 



2. " Notes on a Botanical Excursion to the Northern Portion of the 

 Eyre Mountains," by Mr. D. L. Poppelwell. 



3. " Notes on the Botany of the Ruggedy Mountains, Stewart Is- 

 land," by Mr. D. L. PoppelWell. 



4. "Some Localities for Tertiary Fossils near Oaniaru," Ijy Dr. P. 

 Marshall. 



The annual report and the balance-sheet for 1912 were read and 

 adopted. 



Abstract. 



The Council has co-operated with the Wellington Philosophical Society in 

 urging the C4overnment to acquire the small area of Native land around the Keke- 

 tahi Hot Springs, and so include the springs in the surrounding Tongariro National 

 Park, and also to enlarge the boundaries of the park in the manner recommended 

 in the report drawn up some time ago by Ur. Cockayne and Mr. Phillips Turner. 



.Meeting---. — Eight meetings of the Institute have been held during the session, 

 at which there have been read or received fifteen papers embodying the results of 

 original work. These may be classified as follows : Entomology and natural 

 history, 9 : geology, 3 ; botany, 2 ; New Zealand history, 1. 



The following addresses were delivered : " Some London Museums " (presi- 

 dential address), by Dr. W. B. Benham, F.R.S. ; " New Zealand Wild Flowers," 

 by Mr. D. L. Poppelwell; "Pronunciation in Shakespeare's Time,"' by Mr. G. E. 

 Thompson, M.A. ; "A Visit to Crete," by Dr. D. Colquhoun ; "The Natural 

 History of Otago Harbour," by Mr. G. M. Thomson, M.P. ; " How to combat the 

 Grass-grub," by Mr. A. Bathgate; "Simplified Spelling," by Miss Alice Wood- 

 house. 



Technological Branch. — The Technological Branch has well maintained the 

 excellent standard it set for itself in the first year of its existence. At the seven 

 orciinary meetings attendances averaged thirty-nine. 



The following papers were read during the session : " Factors in the Selling- 

 price of Electricity," Mr. E. E. Stark: "X-rays and Radium," Dr. P. D. Cameron; 

 " Dunedin-Mosgiel Duplication-works," Mr. W. R. Davidson; "The Problem of 

 Interference in Wireless Telegraphy," Mr. E. E. Stark; "Reasons in Architec- 

 ture," Mr. B. B. Hooper; "A Steam Turbine," Mr. J. Lythgoe ; "Flight and 

 Gi-avitation," Mr. F. W. Payne; "Steam-engines, Ancient and Modern," Mr. R. 

 McLintock; "Reinforced Concrete," Mr. C. Fleming McDonald. 



In addition, many members took advantage of a Saturday afternoon excursion 

 to inspect the engineering operations at the Chain Hill Tunnel works. 



