532 Proceedings. 



read and of the action proposed to be taken in preventing the publication in 

 the Transactions of the paper by Mr. McKay, as an attempted anticipation of 

 Dr. Haast's paper on his own work, and that a copy of this resolution be 

 forwarded to the several governors of the New Zealand Institute." 



Mr. Fraser might say that there was no desire to say anything here 

 against Dr. Hector, as he had not yet given any explanation of the circum- 



under which McKay's paper had been 

 unfair to pass iudsment until such an 



It would there- 



been given. Mr. Fraser then quoted the first paragraph of Mr. McKay 

 letter in reply to Dr. Haast, pointing out that it contained an evident shirkin 

 of the true question at issue. 



Special Meeting. 28th October, 1874. 



Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair. 



His Honour W. Holiest 

 Board of Governors for the 

 New Zealand Institute Act. 



Hieracidea 



Walter L. Buller, D.Sc, F.L.S. {Transactions, p. 213.) 



2. " Description of a new Species of Petrel {Procellaria affinis)" by 



Walter 



r, D.Sc, F.L.S. {Transactions, p. 215.) 

 Ornithology of New Zealand " by Walter 



{Transactions 



W 



Bickerton. {Transactions, p. 154.) 



Annual General Meeting. 5th November, 1874. 



Julius Haast K Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the chair. 



New members, 



Ollivier, Thos. Douglas, W. M 



H 



Election of Officers for 1875.— President— Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.E.S.; 

 Vice-Presidents— R. W. Fereday, Rev. J. W. Stack ; Council— Dr. J. S. Coward, 



H 



Powell, M.D., G. W. Hall, His Honour Mr. 

 W. Bickerton, F.C.S. : Hon. Treasurer — John 



Hon. Secretary— C. M. Wakefield 



Bo wen, seconded bv Mr. L. Walker 



8 to 7, 



Philosophical Institute 



passed on the 1st October, 1874, be forwarded to Dr. Hector, with a request 



