522 Proceedings. 



Fourth Meeting. 27th July, 1874. 



His Honour Sir G. A. Arney, President, in the chair. 



New members. — J. Chambers, B,. J. O'Sullivan, M. H. Payne, M.D. 



The list of donations to the museum and library was read by the 

 secretary. 



An interesting discussion took place on Mr. Goodall's paper, read at the 

 last meeting, " On the Discovery of a cut Stump, giving Evidence of the 

 Existence of Man in New Zealand at or before the Volcanic Era." The 

 majority of the members present appeared to dissent from Mr. Goodall's views 

 on the subject. 



1. " On Pterostylis squamata in New Zealand," by T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. 

 {Transactions, p. 352.) 



Martin, 



{Transactions, p. 168.) 



Fifth Meeting. 26th August, 1874. 



His Honour Sir G. A. Arney, President, in the chair. 



New members.— W. Errington, C.E., C. Lysnar, A. V. Macdonald, C.E., 

 Ingham Stephens. 



The list of donations to the museum and library since the last meeting 

 was read by the secretary. 



Mount 



{Transactions, p. 460.) 



account 



the base of the cinder-cone of Mount Eden. The author exhibited specimens 

 from strata, marked a, b, c, d* which he stated would be placed in the 

 Auckland Museum for reference. 



2. " Early Instruction," by J. Adams, B.A. {Transactions, p. 175.) 



The 



Institute. While agreeing in many respects with 



opinions expressed by Mr. Adams, he yet did not take such a hopeless 

 the subject. Many changes for the better had been made in late ye 

 he thought that the tendency was to admit still further improvements. 



and 



3. " Notes on the Origin of Mottled Kauri," by James Stewart, C.E. 



ransachons 



* See Transactions, p. 461. 



