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Third Meeting. April 12, 1870. 



A. Eccles, F.R.C.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 



1. " On the Disposition of the Alluvial Deposits on the Otago Gold 

 Fields," by L. O. Beal. {See Transactions.) This paper was devoted to 

 the description of the evidences of glacial action exhibited on the gold 

 fields, and led to a prolonged discussion. 



Fourth Meeting. Ma^ 17, 1870. 

 His Honor Mr, Justice Ward, President, in the chair. 



1. "On Co-operation as regards the Union of Capital and Labour," 

 by Stuart Hawthorne, (See Transactions.) 



The discussion on this paper was deferred. 



Mr. Webb stated that a collection of ferns, one of the most complete 

 in New Zealand, had been presented to the Society by their President, 

 to whom he thought they should tender their thanks and wishes for his 

 future success. 



The President, in reply, stated that his having been chosen the first 

 President of the Institute was one of the most gratifying incidents of his 

 stay in Dunedin. He was not yet sure whether he would leave this city 

 or not, but, under any circumstances, he would use his best efforts to 

 forward the prosperity of the Otago Institute. 



Fifth Meeting, May 31, 1870. 

 A. Eccles, F.R.C.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 



1. '='0n the Sand hills, or Dunes, near Dunedin," by P. Thomson. 

 (See Transactions.) 



Mr. J. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S., said he could corroborate the statements 

 made in the paper, which he considered to be very accurate. At G-reen 

 Island, for instance, there was a fine fertile valley stretching down to 

 the sea, and the settlers by clearing it, were opening it to the encroach- 

 ments of the sand, so that several fine homesteads there would in a few 

 years be entirely obliterated. At Waikouaiti the sand had made con- 

 siderable encroachments on the farm of Mr. John Jones, but he under- 

 stood that an attempt had been made to stop further encroachments. 

 He thought it fortunate that the prevailing winds in this part of New 

 Zealand were from the south-west, as otherwise much valuable land 

 would be covered with sand. The subject was an important one, and 

 he thought planting would be the only remedy. 



