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Fifth Meeting. 29th September, 1884. 

 Dr. Purclias in the Chair. 

 New Member. — J. Douglas. 



1. " On the Botany of Te Aroha Mountain," by J. Adams, B.A. [Trans- 

 actions, p. 275.) 



Mr. Cheeseman considered that Mr. Adams' paper was an interesting contribution to 

 our knowledge of the distribution of New Zealand plants. The discovery of such plants 

 as Libocedrus bidwillii, Phyllocladus alpinus, Fagus menziesii, Hymenophyllum 

 pulcherrimum and H. malingii on the summit of the mountain was quite unexpected, and 

 proved that much remains to be done towards fixing the northern limit of the southern and 

 montane part of our flora. 



2. Professor A. P. Thomas made some verbal remarks on the principal points of 

 interest connected with Mr. Caldwell's recent discoveries in the development of the lower 

 mammals of Australia. 



3. " A Successful Litigant," by E. A. Mackechnie. 



Sixth Meeting. 27th October, 1884. 

 New Members.— T. W. Kitt, H. D. M. Haszard, D. J. McLeod, J. Ross. 



1. "On the Spiders of New Zealand," by A. T. Urquhart. (Transac- 

 tions, p .31.) 



2. " Notes on the Fertilization of certain New Zealand Plants," by T. F. 

 Cheeseman, F.L.S. 



3. " On Re-naming New Zealand," by W. H. Blyth. 



4. " On the Establishment of a Grand Hotel and Sanatorium in the 

 Rotorua District," by J. Stewart, M.Inst. C.E. (Transactions, p. 427.) 



Annual Meeting. IQth February, 1885. 



T. Peacock, M.H.R., in the chair. 



New Members.— 0. N. Cobbett, M.D., L. M. Grace, D. Kempt, H. J. Le 

 Bailly, H. Shaw, A. Smith, Rev. W. Tebbs, E. Withy. 



Abstract of Keport for 1884. 



Twenty-three new members have been elected during the year. The losses have been, 

 by death, 7 ; by resignation, 9 ; and by non-payment of subscriptions, 7 ; making 23 in 

 all. The number on the register at the present time (304) is thus the same as at the 

 commencement of the year. 



The total revenue of the ordinary account has been £687 Is. 6d., of which £297 3s. 

 consisted of members' subscriptions. The expenditure has reached the sum of £708 16s., 

 leaving a debit balance of £21 14s. lOd. 



The amount of the Costley bequest was stated to be £12,016 Is. lOd. Of this sum 

 £7,000 had been invested in mortgage on good freehold security, £2,500 had been applied 

 to the purchase of freehold property, and the balance was waiting suitable investment. 

 Portions of the landed endowment of the Museum had been sold, and nearly £900 had 

 been received from that source. 



