562 Proceedings. 
- 4. Professor Parker exhibited a model of the hypotrychous infusor, Stylonichia 
oP esaesten the Museum by Mr. Bourn 
. The President announced that the tits of the Institute had been augmented by 
as accession of three life-members, and remarked on the desirability of more mem 
paying the life composition. 
Tarp Meetine. 19th July, 1881. 
G. M. Thomson, President, in the chair. 
New Members.—William Elder, Edmund Piper. 
. “On New Carices,” by D. Petrie. (Transactions, p. 363). : 
**On the Development of the Discomeduse,” by Dr. Wilhelm Haacke. 
hs attention was directed to Professor Hiickel’s recent discovery of the occasional 
occurrence of direct or abbreviated development in Aurelia aurita. 
3. Professor Parker exhibited and remarked upon specimens of a species of Sac-" 
oa found in great quantity on the surface of tan-pits at Mornington, near Dunedin. 
arker exhibited and made remarks upon sections of the stem of 
sk sca sieve-tubes, like those of Cucurbita. 
Fourta Meetine. 80th August, 1881. 
G. M. Thomson, President, in the chair. 
“ Electric Lighting,” by R. Jones. 
The lecture was copiously illustrated by apparatus and diagrams. 
Firta Meetine. 21st September, 1881. 
_ A. Montgomery, Vice-President, in the chair. 
New Member.—William M. Cole. 
1. Professor Parker exhibited two oil paintings of Notornis, coloured from the Te 
specimen, recently executed by Miss F. or Miss — and 
presented to the Museum by the respective artist 
2. ‘* On the Skeleton of Notornis stata ” by Professor Pakker. (Ti rans- 
actions, p. 245). oe 
3. Parker exhibited skeletons of the Trout and B la (Ceratodus 
forsteri), prepared for the Museum by Mr. ‘Jennings, the cergions pts Ing 
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