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labour wliich would be entailed on Dr. Hector by accepting his oifer, 

 woidd urge iipon the Government the expediency of making such 

 addition to his staff as will enable him to carry out that oflei', without 

 interfering with the various duties more properly devolving upon him. 



By this means, without materially increasing the present establish- 

 ment, the scheme might be initiated, and the valuable educational re- 

 sources of the Museum and Laboratory devoted to supply the diffusing of 

 scientific and technical instruction which is much felt in the colony. The 

 fees would be sufficient to pay the working expenses, and by a judicious 

 system of small endowments for scholarships in the various public schools, 

 other parts of the colony would share in the benefits of the course. 



G. F. BowEN, President. 

 Colonial Museum, 



Wellmgton, 21st July, 1870. 



Accounts of the ISTew Zealand Institute, 1869-70. 





Receipts. 









Expenditure. 











£. 



s. 



d. 



£. 



s. 



d. 



1869. 



Balance in hand 



33 



2 



8 



1. Expenses of Meetings, &c. 34 



15 



1 



Oct. 18 



Grant 



500 











2. Expenses of Publication 







L>ec. 3. 



Contribution from 









of Vol. 11. . . 497 



6 



7 





Wellington Philo- 









Balance in hand of Treasurer 32 



3 









sophical Society . 



20 

















Feb. 3. 



Proceeds of sale of 

















Vol. I. . 



11 



2 















564 



4 



8 



564 



4 



8 



A. LuDLAM, Treasurer. 



