528 Proceedings. 
1. The President stated that Mr. Martin Chapman, who had been chosen by the 
Society to vote in the election of Governors of the New Zealand Institute for this year, 
had been duly elected, with the Hon. Mr. Rolleston and Mr. J. M’Kerrow. 
2. * Remarks upon Mr. Travers’ Paper on Sandfixing," by J. C. Craw- 
ford, F.G.S. 
ABSTRACT. 
Mr. Crawford took exception to Mr. Travers’ pepe i pane the Pine per 
for this purpose, chiefly on account of the risk of è 
would not stand the sea breezes. He recomme niak as more ace Cupressus macro- 
carpa and other hardy pines, and the olive also might thrive 
. Hector thought the Australian wattle would be a saitabis tree for such a purpose 
and the Government, he stated, had purchased 1 tities of the seed for distribution. 
It was found to be profitable in Victoria, on ania of its bark, for tanning purposes, and 
no doubt it would be so here. 
Dr. Hutchinson stated that the Algarobia tree had proved useful for the purpose 
stated in Honolulu. 
8. * Is New Zealand a healthy Country?" by Alfred K. Newman, M.B., 
M.R.C.P.; with Statistics, by F. W. Frankland. (Transactions, p. 499.) 
. Holland regretted the evils arising iom. the introduction of manufactures and 
hoped that some of them might be provided against 
Dr. Hutchinson drew attention to the waste of dines life in the colony due to pre- 
ventible diseases, arising from the =e pen = ez sanitary psutians. The waste 
of life from such preventible ills He thought 
diseases —— women arising from overwork in h domsetié life was very large. 
ole maintained that malaria did exist in the colony and that a true ague was 
not uncommon. 
Dr. Hector strongly urged that, in place of dull wearisome figures, authors should 
exhibit statistical results by means of diagrams. Graphic representations more deeply 
impressed and were more explanatory. He said that in the gold mining towns of New 
Zealand, where the population had once been dense and careless of sanitary precautions, 
the soil had become so polluted that now, years afterwards, the remnants of the popula- 
tion are attacked by epidemics, which are severe and frequent, owing to the accumulation 
of e FE 
munications by Messrs. Field and Drew were read, giving a description of a fish 
e = pe natives at Wanganui and thought at first to be the Californian salmon, but 
which proved to be the brown trout. A photograph of the fish was exhibited. 
5, A fine specimen of cork, grown by Mr. Mason of the Hutt, was shown. It was taken 
from a tree fifteen years old. A drawing of the tree was shown, and Dr. Hector gave some 
interesting information regarding cork trees in other countries and of the progress of the 
bark growth; and stated that, from the specimen before them, it was clear that cork of 
excellent quality could be produced in this country and that the growth would probably be 
more rapid than elsewhere. 
6. Dr. Hector laid on the table copies of the Alpine Journal, which contained papers 
by the Rev. Mr. Green, with an account of his ascent of Mt. Cook; and at the same time 
drew attention to some remarks which had appeared in the Press and might lead to the 
idea that he had doubted the accuracy of Mr. Green’s calculations regarding the altitude 
reached. He had no wish whatever to dispute Mr. Green’s statements. 
