Auckland Institute. 559 



2. " The Pottery Clays of the Auckland Provincial District," by J. A. 

 Pond. (Transactions, p. 443.) 



3. " Comparative Philology and its relation to Polynesia," by Professor 

 T. G. Tucker. 



Fourth Meeting. 11th September, 1883. 

 The Et. Eev. W. G. Cowie, D.D., President, in the chair. 



1. Mr. Moore and Mr. Justice Gillies, made some remarks on Professor Tucker's 

 paper on Comparative Philology, read at the previous meeting. 



2. " Supplementary Eemarks on Sorghum Cultivation," by Mr. Justice 

 Gillies. (Transactions, p. 515.) 



3. " New Species of Carabida," by Captain T. Broun. 



4. " Some recent Additions to the Flora of New Zealand," by T. F. 

 Cheeseman, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 409.) 



5. " On the natural Spread of Eucalyptus in the Karaka District," by 

 A. G. Urquhart. (Transactions, p. 383.) 



6. " A Visit to Lord Howe's Group, Central Polynesia," by G. H. 

 Moore. 



7. " Psychological Investigations," by W. D. Campbell, F.G.S. 



Fifth Meeting. 15th October, 1883. 

 E. A. Mackechnie, Vice-president, in the chair. 

 New Member. — J. Pickering. 



1. " New Species of Coleoptera," by Captain T. Broun. 



2. " The Spell of the Supernatural," by E. A. Mackechnie. 



A lengthy discussion arose on Mr. Campbell's paper on Psychological Investigations, 

 read at the last meeting. 



Sixth Meeting. 12th November, 1883. 

 The Et. Eev. W. G. Cowie, D.D., President, in the chair. 

 New Member. — N. G. Lennox. 



1. " Direct Evidence of a Change in the Elevation of the Waikato Dis- 

 trict," by A. J. Hunter, C.E. (Transactions, p. 459.) 



2. " New Species of Coleoptera," by Captain T. Broun. 



3. " On the Habits of Earthworms in New Zealand," by A. T. Urqu- 

 hart. (Transactions, p. 266.) 



4. " A Eevision of the New Zealand species of Carex," by T, F. Cheese- 

 man, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 414.) 



