Wellington Philosophical Society. 389 
Dr. Hector explained that the President’s paper was written at his request, 
as a supplement to bis own paper, read at a former meeting, on the Saurian 
remains lately discovered in the South Island. He had just received a letter 
from Professor Owen, who anticipated that these discoveries would be most 
important, as they will probably supply some missing links in the connection 
between the fossil Saurians found in various parts of the world. 
4. * Notes on the Flora of the Province of Wellington, with a List of 
Plants collected therein," by John Buchanan, of the Geological Survey of 
New Zealand. (Transactions, p. 210.) 
5. Dr. Hector read the following extract from a letter received from Baron 
von Mueller, relative to a plant from the Chatham Islands, described in 
* Fragmenta Phytographie Australiensis,” LXII., p. 79, as Lepyrodia travers, 
which further specimens have proved to be a new genus-— 
* Among the Restiaces last sent by Mr. Buchanan is a female specimen of 
the tall species peculiar to the Chatham Islands. Unexpectedly it shows 
this plant to belong to,the nucular, not the capsular, series of the genera, 
among which its dispersion of flowers places it separate from any, except the 
South African genus Z/egía ; but, as it differs in various respects from all the 
specimens of that genus, and as we have no Elegias out of Africa, I have 
deemed it best to form a separate genus for the Chatham Island plant, and 
have named this new genus Sporadanthus. It holds precisely the same 
relation to Leptocarpus as Lepyrodia to Restio. Perhaps you will kindly insert 
a brief note to this effect in your next volume." 
The annual general meeting, which could not be held owing to the 
required number of members not being present, was adjourned till Monday, 
26th January. 
SEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MzrrING. 26th January, 1874. 
Charles Knight, F. R.C.S., President, in the chair. 
About thirty members were present. 
ABSTRACT REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
During the session of the Society for 1873 seven general meetings were 
held, which were usually fully attended. At these meetings thirty-two 
different communications were read, which is short of the number in previous 
years, but they were chiefly of considerable importance, and gave rise to 
interesting discussions, so that the real amount of work done by the members 
of the Society is not below the average. 
Nineteen new members have been added to the Society since the last annual 
