NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 
Eienta Annuat Report, 1875-76. 
The Board of Governors met during the past year, on the 11th October, 
1875; 5th January, 14th February, 9th March, 22nd March, 17th June, 
and 12th July, 1876. 
The three members of the Board who retired in conformity with the 
sixth clause of the Act have been re-appointed by His Excellency the 
Governor—viz., the Hon. G. M. Waterhouse, James Hector, M.D., C.M.G., 
F.R.S., and W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S.; and the Ven. Archdeacon Stock has 
been appointed in the room of Alfred Ludlam, Esq., resigned. 
The elected Governors are—J. C. Crawford, F.G.S., His Honour J. A. 
Bonar, and Thomas Kirk, F.L.8. 
The honorary members elected in conformity with Statute IV. of the 
Rules of the Institute are—Philip Sutley Selater, Ph.D., F.R.S., Professor 
George Rolleston, D.M., F.R.S., and Dr. Filhol. 
The number of members now on the roll of the Institute is as follows :— 
Honorary members 
Ordinary Members. 
Auckland Institute . 219 
Wellington Philosophieal Bociety 180 
Hawke Bay Philosophical Institute .. 59 
Westland Institute 48 
Nelson Association  ... : 54 
Canterbury Philosophical inni. 98 
Otago Institute ; 200 
Total 875 
From the above, it will *á seen i eu eas new poe hiv been incor- 
porated since last report—viz., the Hawke Bay Philosophical Institute, and 
the Westland Institute, — in all seven societies now affiliated with the 
New Zealand Institute. 
Copies of the last volume of Transactions (VIII.) have been distributed 
to all the members, and also 112 copies to the persons and societies whose 
names are on the free list. 
The publication of the volume for 1875 was commenced in January, and 
finished at the latter end of May, occupying a period of five months; the 
