560 Proceedings. 
SixrH Meetine. 28th August, 1877. 
R. Gillies, Vice-president, in the chair. 
Dr. Hocken gave a lecture on the Hot Springs.of New Zealand. 
SEvENTH MzxmING. 11th September, 1877. 
The Right Rey. Bishop Neville, President, in the chair. 
New Member.—J. C. Hoyte. 
* Notes on some Changes in the Fauna of Otago," by 1 R. Gillies. 
(Transactions, p. 806.) 
Eieuta MxzTING. 25th September, 1877. 
The Right Rev. Bishop Neville, President, in the chair. 
New Member.—H. X. Fish, junr. 
Professor Sale gave a lecture on Religion and the Drama. 
NiwrH Meetine. 9th October, 1877. 
W. N. Blair, Vice-president, in the chair. 
1. Professor Hutton exhibited a specimen of Eudyptes schlegeli, Finsch, obtained by 
Mr. R. Gillies, at Brighton, last March. This specimen, which was moulting, answered 
well to Dr. Finsch’s description, except that it had no yellow line round the mandible. 
2. ** On a new Species of Trap-door Spider from New Zealand," by the 
Rev. O. P. Cambridge, A.M., C.M.Z.8., Hon. Mem. N.Z. Inst. (Transactions, 
p. 281.) 
9. ** Description of Trap-door Spiders’ Nests from California and from 
Western Australia in the Christchurch Museum,” by R. Gillies, F.L.S. 
(Transactions, p. 801.) 
. 4. “Contributions to the Conchology of New Zealand," by Professor 
F. W. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 293.) 
5. * Experiments on the Lifting Power of Inclined Planes in Aerial 
Transit,” by H. Skey. (Transactions, p. 170.) 
6. ** On the Introduction of the Tension Wheel in Aerial Transit," by 
H. Skey. (Transactions, p. 178.) 
T. “On the Introduction of the Principle of the Gyroscope in Aerial 
Transit,” by H. Skey. (Transactions, p. 176.) 
