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The care with 



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collection of its money had earned their thanks and that recognition which 

 could only be conveyed by a complimentary vote, 



Mr. George seconded the motion, though he confessed he would have been 



much better pleased had the motion embraced a proposal to add ten guineas to 

 the vote. 



Mr. Gore having thanked Mr. Travers and Mr. George for their expressions 

 of opinion in regard to his efforts, 



It was resolved that a vote of thanks to Mr. Gore be recorded in the 

 minutes, for his services rendered to the society during the past year. 



W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 



1. "Some further Proofs as to the ancient Cook Strait River, and the 

 Harbour of Wellington as a Fresh-water Lake ; also, a Consideration of the 

 Date at which the Islands were united," by J. C. Crawford, F.G.S. 

 {Transactions, p. 451.) 



2. "Notes on Hutton's Catalogue of the Marine Mollusca of New 

 Zealand," by Dr. Ed. von Martens, of Berlin ; communicated by Dr. Hector. 



3. " On some Additions to the Collection of Birds in the Colonial Museum," 

 by Walter L. Buller, D.Sc, F.L.S., etc. (Transactions, p. 224.) 



This paper noticed several additions to the list of New Zealand species 

 which had not been hitherto recorded, and called attention to some 

 peculiarities of colouration in specimens of Anas siqjerciliosa and Phalacrocorax 

 brevirostris, which were exhibited. 



Sir David Munro observed that one of the acclimatization societies in the 



colony proposed to introduce the Swallow. It might be interesting to know 



that Swallows had been seen several times in Nelson, but that they did not 



remain there, probably on account of their not being able to procure proper 

 food. 



Dr. Buller read an extract from page 142 of his work, " The Birds of New 



been 



well, New Zealand, was identical with tl 

 cans) of Australia. 



The extract read continued as follows : 



own country it is a migratory species, visiting the southern portions of 



us 



Australia 



autumn advances. 



August and retiring northwards as 

 Mr 



Swallows at Wakapuaka, in the vicinity of Nelson, and succeeded in shooting 

 one, thus placing the matter beyond all question. There can be no doubt that 

 these occasional visitants are stragglers from the Australian continent, and 



