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xvi, Incorporated Societies. 
OFFICE-BEARERS FOR 1884 :— President —Donald Petrie, M.A.; Vice- 
presidents—Alex. Montgomery, Professor Scott; Hon. Secretary—Professor 
Parker; Hon. Treasurer—J. C. Thomson; Council—F. R. Chapman, W. 
Arthur, C.E., Professor Mainwaring Brown, Professor Ulrich, R. Gillies, 
F.L.S., G. M. Thomson, F.L.8., T. M. Hocken, M.R.O.8.; Auditor—D. 
Brent, M.A, 
8. An Annual General Meeting of the members of the Society shall be held in 
January in each year, at which meeting not less than ten members must be present, 
otherwise the meeting shall be adjourned by the members present from time to time, 
until the requisite number of members is present, i 
(5.) The session of the Otago Institute shall be during the winter months, from May 
to October, both inclusive. 
WESTLAND INSTITUTE. 
OFFICE-BEARERS FoR 1883 :—President—W. A. Spence; Vice-president— 
T. O. W. Croft; Hon. Treasurer—J. P. Will; Secretary—Richard Hilldrup. 
OFFICE-BEARERS FOR 1884.—President—W. A. Spence; Vicó-president— 
T. O. W. Croft; Treasurer—J. P. Will; Secretary—Richard Hilldrup. 
Extracts from the Rules of the Westland Institute. 
8. The Institute shall consist :—(1) Of life-members, 
one time made a donation to the Institute of ten poun 
persons who, in reward of Special services rendered to 
mously elected as such by the Committee or at the general half-yearly meeting. (2) Of 
members who pay two pounds two shillings each year. (3) Of members paying smaller 
sums, not less than ten shillings, 
5. The Institute shall hold a 
half-yearly meeting on the third Monday in the months 
of December and June. 
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Pe i HAWKE’S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. 
- S&S OFFICE-BEARERS rom 1888 :—President—The Right Rev. the Bishop of 
Waiapu; Vice-president —W. I. Spencer; Hon, Secretary and Treasurer—W, 
Colenso; Council—T, W, Balfour, J. N. Bowerman, H. R, Holder, T. K, 
Newton, F. W, C. Sturm, C. H. Weber ; Auditor—T, K. Newton. 
Extracts from the Rules of the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute. 
3. The annual subscription for each member shall be one guinea, payable in advance, 
on the first day of January in every year, 
