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It was resolved that a special meeting should be devoted to the con- 

 sideration of the new code of rules prepared by the sub-committee. 



The Secretary was directed to communicate with the Government, 

 suggesting the advisability of planting the seeds of the native grasses 

 now in the hands of the Government Gardener, for the purpose of 

 arriving at some decision as to their value. 



1 . Dr. Haast read a paper upon the Geology of Mount Cook and its 

 neighbourhood. (See Geological Survey ReiooHs.) 



Dr. Haast also read a letter from Mr. E. P. Seeley, describing that 

 gentleman's ascent over the Godley glacier, to a neve saddle between 

 Mount Petei-mann and the Keith- Johnston range. 



Dr. Haast read a printed paper by Professor Agassiz, containing 

 observations on deep-sea dredging in the bed of the Gulf Stream. 



The Rev. C. Eraser gave an account of some of the principal points 

 brought out in Dr. W. B. Carpenter's paper, read before the Royal 

 Society of London, on the deej)-sea dredging along the coasts of Scotland 

 and Ireland, and in the Bay of Biscay. It appeared that 127 species of 

 shells were found, new to the British seas, and several not known before. 

 In some places the temperature at the bottom of the sea varied very 

 considerably within the distance of a few miles ; so that shells of a purely 

 arctic character were found not far from others of a temperate or warm 

 zone. Sir Charles Lyell had declared the facts of Dr. Carpenter's paper 

 to be almost revolutionary in geology. 



Third Meeting. May 4, 1870. 

 Dr. Haast, F.R.S., President, in the chair. 



The following new members were elected : — Alex. Lean, Joseph 

 Exall, and E. G. Griffiths. 



The Ordnance Map of London and its environs, and a Ma]3 of the 

 United States, were presented by Mr. Nottidge. 



The Rev. James Wilson moved :• — 



" That a committee be appointed to take into consideration the subject 

 of arboriculture, with a view to encourage the prosecution of the art 

 according to the best methods and latest colonial experience ; the committee 

 to consist of His Honor the Superintendent, His Worshiji the Mayor, 

 Messrs. W. Wilson, C. Davie, A. F. Armstrong, and the mover." 



The motion was seconded by Mr. Justice Gresson, supported by 

 Dr. Haast, Mr. Davie, and others, and carried. 



