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Erection or Orricers ror 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. 
TwrnrrH Meetine. 26th November, 1879. 
E. Dobson, C.E., President, in the chair. 
New Members.—Thos. Gordon, James Hamilton, C. Blakewell, Edwin 
Rayner, Mrs. P. Hanmer. 
A vote of thanks was passed to Professor Julius von Haast for the very able manner in 
which he had expended, at Sydney, the fund which had been placed at his disposal, as 
shown hy the very fine collection of Ceramic Art before the meeting. 
1. “ Description of a (?) new Species of the Family Leucanide, and a 
(?) new Species of the Genus (?) Chlenias,” by R. W. Fereday, C.M.E.S.L. 
(Transactions, p. 267.) 
2. “Notes on Ziphius (Epiodom) mova-zealandie, von Haast, Goose- 
beaked Whale," by Professor Julius von Haast, Ph.D., F.R.8., Director of 
the Canterbury Museum. (Transactions, p. 241.) 
3. Professor von Haast then explained to the meeting the special points of interest 
connected with the collection of Ceramic and Industrial Art Specimens which he had 
brought from Sydney, and read a letter from Japan, descriptive of the mode of manu- 
facture adopted to produce the various styles of porcelain. 
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