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Fits Meeting. 29th September, 1884. 
Dr. Purchas in the Chair. 
New Member.—J. Douglas. 
1. “ On the Botany of Te Aroha Mountain,” by J. Adams, B.A. (Trans- 
actions, p. 275.) 
Mr. Cheeseman considered that Mr. Adams’ paper was an Giterdatioy contribution to 
our knowledge of the distribution of New Zealand plants. The discovery of such plants 
as Libocedrus bidwillii, Phyllocladus alpinus, Fagus menziesii, Hymenophyllum 
pulcherrimum and H. malingii on the summit of the mountain was quite unexpected, and 
proved that much remains to be done towards fixing the northern limit of the southern an 
montane part of our flora. 
2. Professor A. P. Thomas made some verbal remarks on the principal points of 
interest connected with Mr. Caldwell’s recent discoveries in the development of the lower 
. mammals of Australia. ; 
8. ** A Successful Litigant,” a E. A. Mackechnie. 
Sixru. MagTING. 27th October, 1884. 
New Members.—T. W. Kitt, H. D. M. Haszard, D. J. MeLeod, J. Ross. 
1. “ On the Spiders of New Zealand," by A. T. Urquhart. (Transac- 
dés p.81.) 
2. ** Notes on the Fertilization of certain New Zealand Plants," by T. F. 
Cheeseman, F.L.8. 
8. “ On Re-naming New Zealand," by W. H. Blyth. 
4. *On the Establishment of a Grand Hotel and Sanatorium in the 
Rotorua District," by J. Stewart, M.Inst.C.E. (Transactions, p. 427.) 
Aynuat Merre. 16th February, 1885. 
T. Peacock, M.H.R., in the chair. 
New Members.—C. N. Cobbett, M.D., L. M. Grace, D. Kempt, H. J. Le 
Bailly, H. Shaw, A. Smith, Rev. W. Tebbs, E. Withy. 
ABSTRACT OF REPORT FOR Le 
Twenty-three new members have been elected d the year. The losses have been, 
by death, 7; by resignation, 9; and by non-payment of subscriptions, 7; making 23 in 
all. The number on the register at the present time (304) is thus the same as at the 
commencement of the year. 
The total revenue of the ordinary account has been £687 1s. 6d., of which £297 3s. 
consisted of members’ su sete The expenditure has reached the sum of £708 16s., 
leaving a debit balance of £21 14s. 10d 
The amount of the C bequest was stated to be £12,016 1s. 10d. Of this sum 
£7,000 had been invested in mortgage on good freehold security, £2,500 had been lie 
to the purchase of freehold property, and the balance was waiting suitable eniin 
Portions of the landed endowment of the Museum had been sold, and nearly £900 
been received from that source. 
