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the mental tendency of these people would be transmitted to their offspring with unerring 
rtainty. To uproot this tendency, a good deal of severity, and, in some cases, a little 
harshness, would be necessary. The action of the Jews was used as an illustration of 
the writer’s argument. They were charitable, and gave freely to Jew and Gentile, but, 
among their own people, while they gave, they only did so that the receivers might be 
able to work and help themselves. They never gave to enable any one to live a life of 
Mr. Pond defended the expenditure upon our educational system, and thought that 
80 long as primary education was confined to the three R.'s there could be little harm 
done in our expenditure upon education. He thought there was a greater tendency to an 
idle life by those who received a secondary education largely at the public expense, than 
among those who participated in our primary education. 
r. J. Murray Moore hoped that what Mr. Mackechnie had said would not shut up 
the fountains of charity. There were people in distress in Auckland. There existed 
here wives and families deserted by their husbands, and others who had drunken and 
profligate husbands who were anything but a support to those they should sustain. 
9. “ Observations on Geyser Eruptions and Terrace Formations,” part 
i., by J. Martin, F.G.S. 
Tumbo Mzzgr:NG. 11th August, 1884. 
H. G. Seth Smith, President, in the chair. 
New Member.—T. Steel. 
1. “Description of Mayor Island, Bay of Plenty,” by E. C. Gold-Smith. 
(Transactions, p. 417. 
2. ** Buddhism and its Evolution Theories," part i, by J. Murray 
Moore, M.D. 
9^ “Geyser Eruptions and Terrace Formations," part ii., by J. Martin, 
F.G.8. 
Fourra Mrrrine. Tth September, 1884. 
H. G. Seth Smith, President, in the chair. 
1. “ New Species of Coleoptera," by Captain T. Broun, M.E.S. 
2. * New Species of Plants," by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.g. (Transac- 
tions, p. 235.) 
3. Professor A. P. Thomas exhibited some specimens obtained from the Naples 
Zoological Station, and made some verbal remarks thereon. 
4. "Buddhism and its Evolution Theories," part ii, by J. Murray 
Moore, M.D. : 
