482 Proceedings. 
Captain Hutton proposed that Dr. Ferdinand Hochstetter should be 
elected the first honorary member of the Auckland Institute. 
Mr. Gillies seconded the proposition, and, in doing so, said it was doing 
honour to themselves more than to the doctor.—Carried unanimously. 
The Chairman then declared the present session of the Institute closed 
for the season, but stated that the Council meetings would take place as 
usual. 
