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in the local newspapers, and an abstract is also sent to " Nature" for the early 

 information of English scientific circles. The Library has received large 

 additions during the past year by donation, purchase, and deposit. Works of 

 reference have been ordered to the value of <£26 17s. 6d., and a case of type 

 insects has been sent for which will cost about <£50. There are now 142 

 members, 20 having joined during the year. 



The balance brought forward from the previous year was .£97 19s. 6d. ; 

 the subscriptions amounted to .£141 13s. 6d. ; the expenditure being .£144 

 2s. 4d., and the balance in hand £95 10s. 8d. 



The President said the Council had considered the advisability of altering 

 the rules of the Society. These rules had originally been framed for the 

 New Zealand Society, and adopted without alteration by the Philosophical 

 Society. The subsequent establishment of the New Zealand Institute had 

 rendered alterations advisable, and he was instructed by the Council to lay 

 before the meeting the suggested alterations. 



The amended rules were gone through seriatim and adopted. 



Election of Officers for 1873. — President — Charles Knight, F.R.C.S., 

 F.L.S. ; Vice-Presidents — ^. C. Crawford, F.G.S., F. W. Hutton, F.G.S., 

 C.M.Z.S. Council—'W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., H. F. Logan, James Hector, 

 M.D., F.R.S., John Kebbell, W. S. Hamilton, J. R George, C. C. Graham. 

 Hon. Treasurer — F. M. Ollivier; Hon. Secretary — B. B. Gore; Auditor — 

 A. Baker. 



New member. — Arthur Baker. 



