NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 
ErzvENTH Annuar Report, 
On the following dates meetings of the Board have been held since the 
publication of the last report—4th September and 10th December, 1878 ; 
28rd January and 17th May, 1879. 
The members who retired from the Board in compliance with the Act 
were Messrs. Travers, Waterhouse, and Mason, all of whom were re- 
appointed by his Excellency the Governor. 
The following gentlemen were elected Governors by the Incorporated 
Societies, under clause 7 of the Act:—The Hon. Robert Stout, M.H.R. ; 
Thomas Kirk, Esq., F.L.S.; Dr. Buller, C.M.G., F.R.S.. 
The undermentioned names were added to the list of honorary members 
of the Institute :—Professor Max Miiller, the Rev. J. E. Tenison- Woods, 
and Professor Garrod, F.R.S. 
The following list will show the number of members now on the roll of 
the Institute :— 
Honorary Members am e vie e ex 80 
Ordinary Members : 
Auckland Institute ... ^ wu. NND 
Hawke's Bay Philosophical Tustiilo ees s "E 
Wellington Philosophical ETT = c On 
Nelson Association ... m Les ec BO 
Westland Institute ... cit ws ABB 
Philosophical Institute of Canterbury abe o RUM 
Otago Institute e a s. MN 
Total = t 1,135 135 
The volume (XI.) for the year was ME rota the publishers towards 
the end of May, and copies are now being distributed to the members of the 
Incorporated Societies, and those persons and institutions mentioned in the 
appended free list. 
It has been found necessary this year, owing to the large increase in the 
number of members, which requires a corresponding increase in the number 
of volumes printed, to levy a proportional eontribution from each society 
(under clause d of the regulations) of 2s. 6d. per volume, in order to meet 
