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Fourth Mketino: l(jl/i Ma//, 1912. 



Ilie President, Mr. 11. Gardner, in the chair. 



Paper. — A paper by Messrs. Park and BL-ick, the Curator of the 

 public reserves, was read, describing a visit paid in March to Ruapehu 

 and the Tongariro National Park, and quoting fi'oni Dr. Cockayne's 

 report particulars of the local fauna and flora. 



Specimens of the Jatter were exhibited, collected and Uiounted by Mr. Eoe, 

 a member of the party, and the paper was illustrated by about thirty-five lantern- 

 slides. 



In the course of the paper reference was made to the utterly inadequate accom- 

 modation provided for tourists, and a suggestion was made that the Society should 

 make application to the Government for the immediate enlargement of the accom- 

 modation. 



Fifth .Mekting : 26th .J uhi. 1912. 



The President, Mr. K. Gardner, in the chair. 



Exhibits. — The admirable collection of New Zealand and Australian 

 wools recently presented to the Museum by Messrs. Mellsop, Eliott, 

 and Co., and prepared by their London agents, Messrs. Gilbert Ander- 

 son and Co., was on view, as well as the collection of local ferns which 

 had gained the prize offered by the Council at the recent winter show. 



Papers. — 1. ''Notes on a Moth-eating Spider," bv W. W. Smith, 

 F.E.S. 



2. " Notes on the Wool Exhibit," Ijy M. A. Eliott. 



3. " Description of the Collection of Ferns," by A. G. Roe, the 

 collector. 



Annual Meeting : 27th November, 1912. 



The Pi-esident, Mr. R. Gai-dner, in the chair, and about fifteen members 



were present. 



Paper. — The President read a paper giving a summary of the chief 

 events in the world during the past yeai', with brief comments thereon. 



Electio)! of Oificers for 1913. ~ President — Mr. R. McNab, M.A., 

 LL.B., F.R.G.S.; Vice-Presidents— Messrs. R. Gardner and F. Foote, 

 B.Sc. ; Officer in Charge of the Ohffervatory — Captain Hewitt, R.N.; 

 Secretary and Treasurer — Mr. K. Wilson, M.A. ; Council — Messrs. E. J. 

 Armstrong, C.E., J. L. Barnicoat, G. de S. Baylis, W. E. Bendall, M. A. 

 Eliott, and W. Park; A\iditor^y[x . J. Mitchell. 



Resolution. — The following resolution was carried: "That the 

 Council of the Society represent to the Minister of Lands the pressing- 

 need of impi-oved accommodation for tourists at Ruajiehu, and that 

 the Borough Council and the Council of the Chamber of Commerce be 

 invited to join in the representation." 



