440 Siateenth Annual Report. 
abstracts of articles which are included in the Proceedings and Appendix. 
There are 639 pages of letter-press and forty-four plates. The following is 
a comparison of the contents of the volume with that for the previous 
year :— 
1884. 1883. 
Pages. ages. 
Miscellaneous... 3 ra mad 44 v. 90 
Zoology 894 236 
Botany 118 124 
Chemistry 4 — 
Geology AT E E gi oti iai 0160 
Proceedings T T 3i 4.2546 5.50. 190 
Appendix... = ii ad (ed 0M uu 200 
639 586 
The Honorary Treasurer's statement of accounts is appended, from 
which it will be seen that there is a liability amounting to £67 16s. 11d., 
the balance due on account of printing of vol. XVI,, against which there is 
a sum of £39 5s. 13d. in the hands of the London agent, making a defi- 
ciency on the year's accounts of £28 11s. 91d. 
James Hector, 
Approved by the Board, 80th September, 1884. Manager. 
Wu. F. Drummonp Jznvor, 
Chairman. 
New Zratanp Instrrure Accounts, 1889-4. 
Receipts. EXPENDITURE. 
: £ s. d. d. 
To Balance in hand, 3rd Aug., By _— e for printing 
TI T < WH 4 
Parliamentary vote for 1883- oie vol. XVI. (on a ac- 
Cdak from Welling. oe Minis [EA 1 
ontribution from g- items 0 
n Philosophical Soci 
ety, one-sixth of 
re e. 85 3 6 
Bale of volumes* 1.8 
£620 4 1 £620 4 1 
* Exclusive of balance in hands of London m £39 5s. 14d. 
t Liability for printing vol. XVI., £67 16s. 
ris Stock, 
80th September, 1884. Hon Treasurer. 
