Incorporated Societies. xv. 
Orrice-BEARERS FOR 1884 :—President—H. G. Seth Smith, R.M. ; Vice- 
presidents—Rt. Rev. W. G. Cowie, D.D.; E. A. Mackechnie ; Council— 
G. Aickin, Professor F. D. Brown, B.Sc., J. L. Campbell, M.D., Hon. 
Colonel Haultain, Neil Heath, J. Martin, F.G.S., J. Murray Moore, M.D., 
T. Peacock, M.H.R., J. A. Pond, Rev. A. G. Purchas, M.R.C.S.E., $. 
Percy Smith, F.R.G.S.; Secretary and Treasurer—T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.8., 
F.Z.S.; Auditor—T. Macffarlane. 
Extracts from the Rules of the Auckland Institute. 
1. Any person desiring to become a member of the Institute, shall be proposed in 
writing by two members, and shall be ballotted for at the next meeting of the Council. 
4. New members on election to pay one guinea entrance fee, in addition to the annual 
subscription of one guinea, the annual subscriptions being payable in advance on the first 
day of nat; for the then current year. 
mbers may at any time become life-members by one payment of ten pounds ten 
chili i in lieu of future annual subscriptions. 
10. Annual General Meeting of the Society on the third Monday of February in each 
year. Ordinary Business Meetings are called by the Council from time to time. 
PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY. 
OFFICE-BEARERS FoR 1883-:—President—Professor F. W. Hutton; Vice- 
presidents—R. W. Fereday, E. Dobson; Treasurer—W. M. Maskell; Secre- 
tary—Geo. Gray ; Council—Professor J. von Haast, Dr. Symes, C. Chilton, 
T. Crook, J. Inglis, T. 8. Lambert. 
OFFICE-BEARERS FoR 1884 :—President—R. W. Fereday ; Vice-presidents 
Professor F. W. Hutton, J. Inglis; Treasurer—W. M. Maskell ; Secretary 
—C. Chilton; Auditor—C. R. Blakiston; Cowncil—H. R. Webb, G. Gray, 
G. Hogben, E. Dobson, T. Crook, Dr. Lendenfeld. 
Extracts from the Rules of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. 
21. The Ordinary Meetings of the Institute shall be held on the first Thursday of 
each grs during the months from March to November inclusive. 
. Members of the Institute shall pay one guinea annually as a subseription to the 
M E the Institute. The subscription shall be due on the first of November in every 
year. y member whose subscription shall be twelve months in arrears, shall 
be a member d the Institute, but he may be restored by the Council if it sees fit. 
37. Members may compound for all annual subscriptions of the current and e 
years by paying ten guineas, 
OTAGO INSTITUTE. 
OFFICE-BEARERS FOR 1883 :—President—A. Montgomery; Vice-presidents— 
W. Arthur, C.E., Rev. Dr. Roseby; Hon. Secretary—Professor Parker ; 
Hon. Treasurer—D. Petrie, M.A.; Auditor—D. Brent; Council—Dr. Hocken, 
Professor Scott, G. M. Thomson, F. Chapman, R. Gillies, G. Joachim, 
Professor Mainwaring Brown. 
