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when low "returns were to be referred to imperfect machinery, and when to inferior 

 qualities of material. He had seen gold which yielded fifty per cent, of silver. 



The Chairman remarked upon the importance of the members of the Institute work- 

 ing, during the recess, for the furtherance of the objects for which it was formed, and 

 declared the second session of the Auckland Institute to be closed. 



PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY. 



SESSION OF 1868-9. 



PROCEEDINGS. 



General Meeting. November 4, 1868. 



J. Haast, Ph.D., F.B.S., President, in the chair. 



On the motion of Mr. Nottidge, it was resolved, — "That in the opinion of this 

 meeting it is desirable that the rules be revised, and that the Rev. James Wilson, and 

 Messrs. Davie, Fereday, and the mover, be apj>ointed to draw up new rules, and report 

 to the next meeting." 



Papers read : — 



(1. ) "On the removal of the left upper jaw, for Cancer," illustrated by photographs, 

 by J. S. Turnbull, M.D. 



(2.) "On Delirium Tremens," by J. S. Turnbull, M.D. 



(3.) "On the earlier Earthquake Waves observed on the coast of New Zealand," by 

 C. Davie, Chief Surveyor. (See ante, p. 222. ) 



Second Meeting. December 2, 1868. 

 J. Haast, Ph.D., F.P.S., President, in the chair. 



The President (Dr. Haast) laid before the meeting ' ' Maps of the World, " and 

 "Charts of the Stars," by Colonel Sir Henry James, which had been presented to the 

 Institute by Mr. W. Packe. 



The Secretary stated that a number of scientific works had been lent to the Institute 

 by Dr. Powell. 



Papers read : — ■ 



(1.) "On four fishes commonly found in the River Avon; with a consideration 

 of the question, What is Whitebait ?" by LI. Powell, M.R.C.S.St.A. (See ante, p. 84.) 



A discussion ensued, resulting in the following motion by Dr. Turnbull, being carried : — ■ 

 "That Messrs. Davie, Fereday, and Nottidge be appointed a committee to watch over the 

 progress of the fishes mentioned in Dr. Powell's paper, and also specially to carry out the 

 two suggestions with which the paper terminated." 



(2. ) " On a new species of Seal, " by the Pev. C. Fraser, M. A. , F. G. S. , who identified 

 it with the genus Stenorhyncus leptonyx, but suspected it might ultimately be established 

 as a distinct genus. (See ante, p. 33. ) 



(3. ) " On the Geographical Distribution of Plants in New Zealand, " by J. Haast, 

 Ph.D., F.P.S. This paper was introductory to one by Mr. J. F. Armstrong, "On the 

 Vegetation of the neighbourhood of Christchurch, including Piccarton, Dry Bush, and 

 Hoon Hay Bush," which was next read. (See ante, p. 118.) 



On the motion of the Honorary Secretary (Pev. C. Fraser), it was resolved to refer 

 to the Council, the consideration of how Mr. Ai'fastrong might be induced to prepare and 

 publish an account of the Botany of the Christchurch District, and to what extent the 

 Institute should be prepared to contribute towards the expenses of the publication. 



