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AUCKLAND INSTITUTE. 
OFFICE-BEARERS For 1879 :— President —Rev. A. G. Purchas, M.R.C.S.E. ; 
Council —R. C. Barstow, Rev. J. Bates, J. L. Campbell, M.D., J. C. Firth, 
His Honour Mr. Justice Gillies, T. Heale, Hon. Col. Haultain, G. M. 
Mitford, J. Stewart, M. Inst. C.E., T. F. S. Tinne, F. Whitaker ; Auditor— 
T. Macffarlane ; Secretary and Treasurer—T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. 
OFFICE-BEARERS FOR 1880 :—President—F. D. Fenton; Council—G. 
Aickin, Rev. J. Bates, J. L. Campbell, M.D., J. C. Firth, Hon. Col. Haul- 
tain, Neil Heath, F.G.S., E. A. Mackechnie, J. A. Pond, Rev. Dr. Purchas, 
J. Stewart, M. Inst. C.E., S. P. Smith ; Auditor—T. Macffarlane ; Secretary 
and. Treasurer—T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. 
Extracts from the Rules of the Auckland Institute. 
1. Any person desiring to become a member of the Institute, shall be proposed in 
writing by two members, and shall be ballotted for at the next meeting of the Council 
4. New members on election to pay one guinea entrance fee, in addition to the annual 
subscription of one guinea, the annual subscriptions being payable in advance on the first 
day of April for the then current year. 
5. Members may at any time ne LI members by one payment of ten pounds ten 
shillings, in lieu of future annual subsc 
10. Annual General Meeting of the eae on the third Monday of February in each 
year. Ordinary Business Meetings are called by the Council from time to time. 
PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY. 
OFFICE-BEARERS FoR 1879 :—President—Professor Bickerton ; Vice-presi- 
dents—J. Inglis, R. W. Fereday ; Council—Rev. J. W. Stack, Professor 
Cook, Dr. Powell, Professor von Haast, F.R.S., Dr. Coward, G. W. Hall ; 
Hon. Treasurer—W. M. Maskell; Hon. Secretary—J. S. Guthrie. 
OFFICE-BEARERS FoR 1880 :— President —E. Dobson, C.E.; Vice-presidents 
—Professor Julius von Haast, F.R.S., the Rev. J. W. Stack; Council— 
Professor Bickerton, R. W. Fereday, J. Inglis, A. D. Dobson, G. Gray, J. 
S. Lambert; Hon. Treasurer—W. M. Maskell; Hon. Secretary—Nelson K. 
Cherrill. 
Extracts from the Rules of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. 
21. The Ordinary Meetings of the Institute shall be held on the first Thursday of 
each month during the months from March to November inclusive. 
35. Members of the Institute shall pay one guinea annually as a subscription to the 
funds of the Institute. The subscription shall be due on the first of November in every 
Any member whose subscription shall be twelve months in arrears, shall cease to be 
a member of the Institute, but he may be restored by the Council if it sees fit. 
37. Members may compound for all annual subscriptions of the current and future 
years by paying ten guineas. 
