HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. 



Annual Meeting. 4i/i February, 1884. 

 The Eight Eev. the Bishop of Waiapu, President, in the chair. 



Election of Officers for 1884: — President — The Eight Eev. the Bishop 

 of Waiapu; Vice-president — Dr. Spencer; Hon. Treasurer — J. N. Bowernian; 

 Hon. Secretary — A. Hamilton ; Council — H. Hill, C. H. Weber, J. Kirker, 

 S. Locke, T. K. Newton, F. W. C. Sturm ; Auditor— -T. K. Newton. 



Mr. Colenso having resigned the offices of Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, at the 

 suggestion of the President it was resolved, " That this meeting cannot accept the resigna- 

 tion of their Hon. Secretary, the Eev. W. Colenso, -without putting on record their high 

 appreciation of his invaluable services to the Institute from its beginning, and their great 

 regret that he feels unable longer to fill the office of Hon. Secretary, though they have no 

 doubt that he will continue to give the Institute the advantage of his zealous services as 

 member." 



First Meeting. 12th May, 1884. 

 Dr. Spencer, Vice-president, in the chair. 



New Members. — E. T. Walker, L. Ziegel. 



1. The Vice-president made a few remarks on the opening of another session, and 

 delivered a short and interesting address on the late volcanic disturbances in the Straits of 

 Sunda. 



2. " On the Birds of the Petane District, Hawke's Bay," by A. 

 Hamilton. 



Mr. Hamilton exhibited a large number of osteological specimens illustrating the 

 principal peculiarities of structure in New Zealand birds. 



3. Mr. Oilberd of Taradale, brought to the meeting a nice specimen of the ripe fruit 

 of the seedless variety of Japanese Persimmon, grown at Taradale from one of the trees 

 imported by the Hawke's Bay Acclimatization Society three years ago. 



Second Meeting. 9th June, 1884. 

 Dr. Spencer, Vice-president, in the chair. 



1. "On the Vegetating Caterpillar of New Zealand," by A. Hamilton. 



2. Mr. Hamilton exhibited a number of specimens from Te Haroto. A large number 

 of fossils and mineralogical specimens from Mr. John Stewart of Takapau. Also two 

 sheets of a very beautiful crested variety of Polypodium pustulatum, which were found by 

 him near Petane. Mr. Hamilton also exhibited some specimens forming part of an old 

 herbarium, many of which had been gathered more than 100 years. He also exhibited 



