11 



Accounts of the New Zealand Institute, 1868-G9. 



Eeceipts. 









Expenditure. 









£. 



s. 



d. 





£. s. 



d. 



Government Grant in aid . 



500 











Class 1. Expenses of Meetings 



58 11 







Contributions from Welling- 









,, 2. Purchase of specimens 







ton Philosophical Society 



34 



11 



9 



for exchange, and 

 incidental expenses 

 ,, 3. Publication of Trans- 

 actions, &o. 

 ,, 4. Assistance to Mu- 

 seums of Affiliated 

 ■ Societies . 

 Balance in hands of Treasu- 

 rer of New Zealand Insti- 

 tute 



43 17 

 347 14 



51 6 



33 2 



10 

 3 







8 





534 



11 



9 



534 11 



9 



IGtli June, 1869. 



T. M. Haultain, 



Treasurer, New Zealand Institute. 



Second Annual Report by tlie Governors of tlie New Zealand 



Institute. 



During the past year meetings of the Boai-d of Governors have been 

 held for the transaction of business on the following dates : — 11th 

 August, 28th September, 7th October, 1st November, 9th December, 

 1869 ; 28th March, and 20th May, 1870. 



In accordance with the Act, the following Governors retired from 

 the Board : — Sir David Monro, J. E. FitzGerald, Esq., and Colonel 

 Haultain. The two former were re-nominated, and Dr. Knight was 

 nominated in the room of the latter. 



On 1st November, 1869, notice was received from the Secretary of 

 the Westland Naturalists' and Acclimatization Society, stating that they 

 would not be able to continue as an affiliated Society owing to the want 

 of local support. 



On 18th October, 1869, the Otago Institute became incorporated in 

 the terms of the Act. 



