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IX. 



PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTEEBUEY. 

 Opening Address. By President, E. Dobson 

 Election of Honorary Secretary . . 



Notes on Suitable Subjects for Papers. By C. W. Adams 

 Election of N. K. Cberill to Council 

 On Hijmenoptera of New Zealand. By Professor Hutton 

 On the Orthoptera of New Zealand. By Professor Hutton 

 Notes re Meteorological Stations. By W. M. Maskell . . 

 On Partial Impact. By Professor Bickerton 

 On a New Species of Diatom. By J. Inglis . . 



On the Study of the French and German Languages. By J. von Tunzelmann 

 On some recent Criticisms on Partial Impact. By N. K. Cherill . . 

 On Sericiculture. By F. Adams . . 

 On the Study of the French and German Languages (second paper). By 



von Tunzelmann 

 Abstract of Annual Eeport 

 Election of Office-bearers for 1881 



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OTAGO INSTITUTE. 



Election of Professor Parker on Council . . . . . . . . 451 



John Stuart Mill on Mind and Matter. By A. Montgomery . . . . 451 



Exhibition of Adult and Young specimens of the Eock-hopper (Pyzoscelis 



tceniata). By Professor Parker .. .. .. ., 452 



Exhibition of Skeleton of Pea-hen. By Professor Parker . . . . 452 



Eeport of Dunedin Naturalists' Field Club . . . . . . . . 452 



Lecture on Early History of New Zealand. By Dr. Hocken . . . . 452 



Lecture on Early History of New Zealand. By Dr. Hocken. (Second lecture.) 452 



Lecture on Modern Histological Methods. By Professor Parker . . . . 452 



Address to Charles Darwin, F.E.S. .. .. .. .. 453 



On the History of Fish Culture in New Zealand. By W. Arthur . . . . 453 



Election of Office-bearers for 1881 . . . . . . . . 453 



Abstract of Annual Eeport . . . . . . . . . . 453 



WESTLAND INSTITUTE. 



On a Bird new to Science, found at mouth of the Mikonui Eiver. 

 Clarke 



Adstract of Annual Eeport 



Election of Office-bearers for 1881 



By T. E. 



454 

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HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Election of Office-bearers for 1880 . . . . . . . . 455 



Abstract of Annual Eeport . . . . . . . . . . 455 



Exhibition of Diatoms with Microscope. By Dr. Spencer. . . . . 455 



Exhibition by Secretary of specimens of Gold Ores and Auriferous Quartz, etc., 



from New Zealand and Australia . . . . . . . . 466 



Exhibition of Indigenous Specimens of Arachnida and Insecta. By W. Colenso, 



F.L.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. 456 



