Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute. 543 



Sixth Meeting. 9th October, 1882. 

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

 New Members. — Messrs. E. B. Bendall, H. J. Gilberd, W. Scott. 



1. " Maori Legends and Traditions respecting the Inhabitants of the 

 East Coast and Hawke's Bay," (in continuation), by S. Locke. (Trans- 

 actions, p. 445.) 



2. " Notes on Freshwater Alga from the District of Hawke's Bay," by 

 W. I. Spencer, M.B.C.S. {Transactions, p. 302.) 



3. " Descriptions of a few new Indigenous Plants," by W. Colenso, 

 F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 320.) 



Specimens of the several plants were exhibited. 



Council Meeting. 1st Xovember, 1882. 

 The Bight Bev. the Bishop of Waiapu, President, in the chair. 



1. Dr. Spencer, the Vice-President, was elected to vote in the election of the Board 

 of Governors for the ensuing year, in accordance with clause 7 of the N.Z. Institute Act. 



2. Nomination was made for election of an honorary member of the N.Z. Institute, 

 to fill up one of the late vacancies in the list caused by the deaths of some honorary 

 members. 



Annual Meeting. 6th February, 1883. 



ABSTEACT OF AXXUAL EEPOET 



During the past session six ordinary meetings have been held. Ten papers were read 

 at those meetings, viz. : — One on Zoology, four on Botany, and five on miscellaneous 

 subjects. - 



Besides those written papers there were also some suitable addresses and lectures 

 given — by the Vice-President at the opening of the winter session, by the Hon. Secretary 

 to the memory of Dr. Darwin, and " On the Development of the Colour Sense," and by 

 Mr. Hamilton, with reference to a collection of Sponges exhibited by him. 



During the year seven meetings of the Council were held — for the election of new 

 members ; the selecting and ordering of books from England for the Library; the obtain- 

 ing a lease for a term of years of a spacious room in the Athenaeum from the trustees of 

 the same ; and for the general advancement and benefit of the Society. 



There is a total of 108 members now on the roll, two members having died during the 

 year, and eleven new members having been elected. 



The valuable scientific works, ordered from England in the early part of the year, 

 amounting to nearly seventy volumes, have been received. 



In addition to the standard works in the Library, the Council have agreed to order 

 both from England and from Australia several scientific serials — as " Nature," " The 

 Popular Science Observer," "Knowledge," and "The Natural History of Victoria 

 (Zoology)." 



The statement of accounts shows a credit balance of £215 ; the total expenditure for 

 the year having been £1S0 4s. OcL, of which no less a sum than £81 lis. lOd. was ex- 

 pended on books and £75 in hire of premises. 



