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Annual Meeting. July 6, 1870. 

 The Bishop of Nelson, Yice President, in the chair. 

 This being the first Annual Meeting of the Association, the Secretary- 

 read the report of the Committee for the past year. 



Election of Office-bearerers : — The President, Yice President, 

 Treasurer, and Secretary were re-appointed ; Messrs. Fletcher, 

 Hiiddleston, and Dr. Williams were re-appointed on the Committee, 

 and Messrs. T. Mackay and A. Sclanders were chosen in place of Messrs. 

 Gouland and Irvine, who had left the colony. 



First Meeting. August 3, 1870. 

 Dr. Williams in the chair. 

 Mr. Lee gave a lecture, " On the History of Astronomical Science 

 prior to the time of Nicholas Copernictis." 



Second Meeting. September 7, 1870. 



The Bishop of Nelson, Yice President, in the chair. 



The question of affiliation with the New Zealand Institute was. 



discussed, and the following resolution carried unanimously : — " That 



proper steps be taken at once for the purpose of affiliating this 



Association with the New Zealand Institute." 



The Yice President read a letter from a gentleman who had formerly 

 derived great benefit from bathing in the Hanmer Plain Hot Springs. 



Third Meeting. October 5, 1870. 

 Sir D. Monro, President, in the chair. 



A letter, from Dr. Hector to the Bishop of Nelson, was read, 

 acknowledging the receipt of the communication relative to the 

 incorporation of this Association with the New Zealand Institute, and 

 promising to lay the same before the Board of Governors at their next 

 meeting. 



Dr. Irvine reported the progress made by the Committee in their 

 negotiations with the Nelson Institute, and read the terms of agi-eement 

 made by the Committees of both Societies. 



Fourth (Extraordinary) Meeting. October 27, 1870. 



Dr. Williams in the chair. 



The Chairman stated that the meeting had been called for the pur- 

 pose of nominating a member of the Society to vote in the election of 



