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Extracts from the Rules of the Auckland Institute. 
1. Any person desiring to become a member of the Institute, shall be proposed in 
writing by two members, and shall be balloted for at the next meeting of the Council. 
4, New members on election to pay one guinea entrance fee, in addition to the annual 
subscription of one guinea, the annual subscriptions being payable in advance on the first 
day of April for the then current year. 
5. Members may at any time become life members by one payment of ten pounds ten 
shillings, in lieu of future annual subscription 
10. Annual General Meeting of the mde on the third Monday of February in each 
year. Ordinary Business Meetings are called by the Council from time to time. 
PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY. 
OFFICE-BEARERS FoR 1875.—President—Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S.; 
Vice-Presidents—R. W. Fereday, Rev. J. W. Stack; Council—Dr. J. 8. 
Coward, H. J. Tancred, Ll. Powell, M.D., G. W. Hall, His Honour Mr. 
Justice Gresson, Professor A. W. Bickerton, F.C.8.; Hon. Treaswrer—John 
Inglis; Hon. Secretary—C. M. Wakefield. 
OFFICE-BEARERS FoR 1876.—President—L1l. Powell, M. D.; Vice-Presidents 
—Dr. J. 8. Coward and Professor A. W. Bickerton, F.C.S.; Couwncil—Dr. 
Julius von Haast, Rev. J. W. Stack, Rev. Charles Fraser, G. W. Hall, H. 
J. Tancred, R. W. Fereday; Treasurer—J. Inglis; Hon. Secretary—J. 8. 
Guthrie; Auditors—T. Palmer and C. R. Blackiston. 
Extracts from the Rules of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. 
7. The Ordinary Meetings of the Institute shall be held every first week during the 
aes from March to November inclusive. 
5. Members of the Institute shall pay two guineas for the first year of membership, 
a one guinea annually thereafter, as a subscription to the funds of the Institute. 
27. Members may compound for all annual subscriptions of the current and future 
years by paying ten guineas. 
OTAGO INSTITUTE. 
OrFIcE-BEARERS FoR 1875.—Presidént—J. 8. Webb; Vice-Presidents— 
J. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S., P. Thomson ; Couwncil—Professor Millen Cough- 
trey, Dr. Hocken, A. Bathgate, H. Skey, D. Brent, G. M. Thomson, J. 
McKerrow; Hon. Treasurer—R. Gillies; Hon. Secretary—Captain F. W. 
Hutton, F.G.§. 
OFFICE-BEARERS FOR 1876.—President—R. Gillies; Vice-Presidents—H. 
Skey, and J. S. Webb ; Cowncil—Professor Millen Coughtrey, W. N. Blair, 
C.E., A. J. Bathgate, J. T. McKerrow, P. Thomson, G. M. Thomson, J. T. 
Thomson ; Hon. Secretary—Captain F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. 
Extracts from the Constitution and Rules of the Otago Institute. 
2. Any person desiring to join the Society may be elected by ballot, on being proposed © 
