Incorporated Societies. xvii. 



4. Members may at any time become life-members by one payment of ten pounds ten 

 shillings in lieu of future annual subscriptions. 



(4.) The session of the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute shall be during the winter 

 months from May to October, both inclusive ; and general meetings shall be held on the 

 second Monday in each of those six months, at 8 p.m. 



SOUTHLAND INSTITUTE. 

 Office-bearers for 1883 : — President— J. T. Thomson, C.E., F.R.G.S. ; 

 Vice-president — Rev. P. W. Fairclough ; Secretary and Treasurer — J. C. 

 Thomson ; Council — Dr. Galbraith, Messrs. Carswell, Denniston, Hamilton, 

 Robertson, Scandrett. 



Office-bearers for 1884 : — President — J. T. Thomson ; Vice-president — 

 Mr. Denniston ; Secretary — W. S. Hamilton ; Treasurer — W. R. Robertson ; 

 Council— Br. Galbraith, — Scandrett, — Webber, J. T. Martin, — Carswell, 

 J. B. Greig. 



NELSON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 

 Office-bearers for 1884 : — President — The Bishop of Nelson ; Vice- 

 presidents— Di: L. Boor, A. Si Atkinson ; Secretary— Dr . J. Hudson ; 

 Treasurer— J . Holloway ; Council — The Hon. J. C. Richmond, J. Meeson, 

 M. Fearnley, J. Park, Col. Walcott. 



Extract from the Rules of the Nelson Philosophical Society. 

 4. That members shall be elected by ballot. 



6. That the annual subscription shall be one guinea. 



7. That the sum of ten guineas may be paid in composition of the annual subscription. 

 16. That the meetings be held monthly. 



23. That papers read before the Society shall be immediately delivered to the Secretary. 



