182 TiMEHRI. 



Meeting held on the 21st March.— -G. H. Hawtayne, 

 C.M.G., C.M.Z.S., F.R.G.S., President, in the chair. 

 There were 1 1 members present. 

 Elections. — Members: Messrs. D. M. Hutson, A. W. 

 Oldfield, R. J. McGowan, F. C. Walrond, and Capt. 

 Porter, 



Associate: Mr. F. Le Keux. 

 The President stated that Mr. Luke M. Hill, the Hon. 

 Secretary, was unable to attend on account of the in- 

 juries he had received in the late riots. 



Mr. Davis thought they ought to express their sym- 

 pathy with Mr. Hill, and also their appreciation of his 

 services in the cause of order, in which the President 

 and meeting concurred. 



The Assistant Secretary read the minutes of the pre- 

 vious monthly meeting, which were duly confirmed and 

 signed. 



The President, on behalf of the Board of Directors, 

 stated that a sub-committee had been appointed in the 

 matter of the proposed extension of the Museum, who 

 had drawn up a petition to the Combined Court for a 

 grant of $12,000 for that obje6t. 



Mr. Davis thought it would be a graceful a6l on the 

 part of the Directors if, under present circumstances, 

 they withdrew the petition, as on account of the unfore- 

 seen demands on the colony it might be rejected. 



It being the opinion of the meeting that it was desir- 

 able to obtain the views of the Combined Court on the 

 matter, it was allowed to stand. 



The President read a letter from the Secretary of the 

 Committee of Correspondence, informing the meeting 

 that the proposed Exhibition at Buxton had been post- 



