Otago Institute. 439 
The nomination for the election of Honorary Members of the New Zealand 
Institute was made in accordance with Statute IV. 
1. “On Observed Irregularities in the Action of the Compass in Iron 
Steam Vessels,” by A. H. Ross. (Transactions, p. 10.) 
The Chairman then introduced Captain Hutton to the society, and, in doing 
so, dwelt upon the large field that Otago presented for scientific enquiry. For 
instance, the circumstances under which gold had been deposited at the Blue 
Spur had to him always been a perfect enigma. Captain Hutton would be 
able to investigate, and perhaps solve, this and similar enigmas, and his labours 
would bring the Province under the notice of savans in Europe, which could 
not but prove beneficial to it. 
9. * List of the Insects recorded as having been found in New Zealand 
previous to the Year 1870,” by Captain F. W. Hutton, CM.ZS. 
(Transactions, p. 158.) 
The author said the list now offered was nearly complete. The difficulty 
in this matter was that the species were so numerous that no person would 
undertake the task of naming them all. The Beetles alone, for example, were 
more numerous than all the plants of New Zealand. The only way that he 
could see by which the task could be performed was for the General Govern- 
ment to Be a “л өр £300, on the Estimates (as they did with the flora) 
to pay so ist at home to collect into one volume, and translate 
the ЕИ fuc M which numbered about 1,000. А beginning 
of the work of naming the species could then be made. As a preparatory step 
he had prepared the list in his hands. He had stopped at the year 1870 
because there was no later copy of the * Zoological Record " in the colony, and 
he therefore could not feel sure as to what had been done. He concluded by 
again urging the Institute to bring its influence to bear on the General 
Government to vote the money required to pay some one to bring out a 
catalogue of all the genera and species of New Zealand insects already known. 
ANNUAL GENERAL Meetine. 17th February, 1874. 
J. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 
New members.—Captain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S., C.M.Z.8., —. Johnston, 
D. Petrie, A. T. Thomson, G. Shrimpton. 
The Annual Report and Balance Sheet, were read and adopted. 
The Secretary reported the arrival of additional Apparatus for the 
Spectroscope. 
ELECTION оғ OFFICERS FOR 1874.—President—J. Т. Thomson, F. R.G.8. ; 
