Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. 417 
Еоовтн MEETING. 4th June, 1873. 
| Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., in the chair. 
1. “ Résumé of the Characters of the Family Epeiride,” with illustrations, 
by Ll. Powell, M.D. 
2. “Notes upon certain recently-described New Genera and Species of 
Coleoptera, from Canterbury, New Zealand,” by C. M. Wakefield. (Transactions, 
p. 155.) 
ЕІғтн Meerine. 2nd July, 1873. 
H. J. Tancred, President, in the chair. 
New members.—J. Townsend, G. A. Reade, A. Ormsby. 
... 1. * Observations on the Occurrence of a Butterfly, new to New Zealand, 
of the Genus Danais,” by R. W. Fereday, C. M.E.S.L. (Transactions, p. 183.) 
2. Dr. Turnbull read extracts from the Report of the Royal Commission 
of Victoria on Diptheria, and made observations on the same. 
Өтхтн MEETING. 64% August, 1873. 
H. J. Tancred, President, in the chair. 
1. “On the Occurrence of a New Species of Huphysetes (E. pottsi), a 
remarkably small Catodont Whale, on the Coast of New Zealand,” by Julius 
Haast, Ph.D. F.R.S. (Transactions, p. 97.) 
2. “ Note upon recently-described New Zealand Coleoptera, by C. M. 
Wakefield. 
Dr. Haast expressed his concurrence with the author's opinion that all new 
descriptions of New Zealand species, published in Europe, should be re-printed 
in the colony. / 
Seventu Meretine. 3rd September, 1873. 
J. Inglis in the chair. 
. * New member.—D. 8. Montague. 
1. “On Harpagornis, an Extinct Genus of Gigantic Raptorial Birds of 
— New Zealand” (Part I., containing Descriptions of the Pelvis of H. moorei 
and H. assimilis), by Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., Director of the Canterbury 
Museum. (Transactions, p. 62.) 
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