560 Proceedings. 
The nomination for the election of honorary members of the New Zealand Institute 
was made in accordance with Statute IV. 
Prof. Scott gave a lecture on “ The Mechanism of Voice and Speech.” 
Tweurtu Meetinc. 26th November, 1878. 
W. N. Blair, President, in the chair. 
1. ** On the Scientific Form of Harbours," by W. G. Jenkins. 
2. ** Note accompanying Specimens of the Black Rat ( Mus rattus, L.),” 
by Taylor White; communicated by Prof. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 948.) 
. * Descriptions of some new Slugs,” by Prof. Hutton. (Trans- 
actions, p. 331.) 
4. “ Description of a new Species of Isopodous Crustacean (Idotea)," 
by George M. Thomson. (Transactions, p. 250.) 
. “On the New Zealand Zntomostraca,' by George M. Thomson. 
(Transactions, p. 251.) 
ANNUAL GENERAL Meeting. 5th February, 1879. 
W. N. Blair, President, in the chair. 
New Members.—T. B. Low, — Williams, of Shag Point. 
The Report of the Council was read and adopted. 
ANNUAL REPORT. 
The Council has much pleasure in presenting its Annual Report to the members of 
this Institute, and in congratulating them on the progress made. 
During the last session, thirteen General Meetings have been held. At five of 
these, lectures were delivered to large and appreciative audiences, and the Council 
would take this opportunity of recommending the continuance of these popular lectures, 
as tending to foster a more general interest in the success of the Institute. The other 
eight meetings were devoted to the reading of papers, and were fairly attended. At 
these, twenty-five papers were read by twelve authors, of whom two are resident in the 
North Island, and one in Sydney. This is the largest number of papers yet read in one 
year before the Institute, the numbers for 1875, 1876, and 1877 being respectively = =. 
and 16. Of these papers, sixteen relate to Zoology, three to Botany, and six 
cellaneous subjects. 
Since the last Annual Meeting, 29 new members have joined the Institute. Against 
this addition, however, 41 names have been removed from the list, of members who have 
died, retired, or left the district, leaving a total membership of 212. One member has 
become a life-member 
e balance- alesis shows that the receipts for the year amounted to £264 2s. 11d. 
(including a balance from last year of £64 2s. 11d.), while the expenditure was £205 
15s. 9d., leaving a balance in the Treasurer’s hands of £58 7s. 2d. There is also a sum 
of £79 8s. 5d. in the Government Savings Bank to the credit of the Institute. 
