PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY. 



First Meeting. 1st March, 1883. 

 Professor P. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. 

 New Member. — L. Cohen. 



A discussion took place on the " Small Birds Question," -which was introduced by 

 Mr. M. Murphy, and was joined in by most of the members present. 



Second Meeting. 5th April, 1883. 

 Professor F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. 

 New Members. — J. A. Newell, W. Ives. 

 " On the Artesian Water Supply of Christchurch," hy G. Gray. 



Third Meeting. 3rd May, 1883. 

 Professor F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. 

 New Members. — Dr. E. H. Bakewell, E. M. Laing, W. P. Evans. 



1. "On the Economic Limit to the Use of Eeservoirs," hy E. Dobson. 



2. " Description of a new Eosaceous Plant," by E. Brown (commu- 

 nicated by the President). {Transactions, p. 382.) 



3. " On the Occurrence of the Fern Botrychium lunaria," by J. D. Enys. 

 (Transactions, p. 366.) 



4. "Description of N.Z. Micro-lepidoptera ," by E. Meyrick. (Transac- 

 tions, p. 3.) 



Fourth Meeting. 7th June, 1883. 

 Professor F. W. Hutton, President, in the chair. 

 New Member. — A. Lougbrey. 



1. " Notes on the Fertilization of Eed Clover," by J. B. Armstrong. 



2. " Notes on a Native Species of Mantis," by T. H. Potts. (Transac- 

 tions, p. 114.) 



3. " On some New Zealand Land-shells," by the President. (Transac- 

 tions, p. 161.) 



4. " Notes on some Marine Mollusca," by the President. (Transactions, 

 p. 212.) 



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