WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Preliminary Meeting- (held in tlie Legislative Council Chamber). 

 IStJi November, 1867. 



His Excellency Sir G-eorge G-rey, K.C.B., President, in the chair. 



Mr. E-. Pharazyn stated that the object of the meeting was to adopt the 

 resolutions come to by the trustees of the old Society, and to elect officers ; 

 also that seventy-four persons had paid subscriptions and become original 

 members of the Society. 



The following resolutions were adopted : — 



1. That an effort should be made to reconstitute the New Zealand Society 

 on the basis of the old New Zealand Society. 



2. That the Society so reconstituted should be incorporated under "The 

 New Zealand Institute Act, 1867." 



3. That the rules of the New Zealand Society be adopted, subject to 

 amendment. 



4. That all members of the New Zealand Society, all members of the 

 G-eneral Assembly, and aU other persons who, on or before the 15th of 

 October, shall have signified their desire to become members, shall be en- 

 titled, on payment of the annual subscription of one guinea on or before the 

 31st of October, to be placed on the list of original members of the recon- 

 stituted Society. 



5. That His Excellency Sir G-eorge Grey be requested to act as President 

 of the New Zealand Society. 



6. That His Honor the Superintendent of "Wellington and His Lordship 

 the Bishop of Wellington be Vice-Presidents of the Society. 



7. That the following gentlemen be the Council of the Society : — Messrs. 

 R. Hart, A. Sheath, W. T. L. Travers, J. C. Crawford, E. Pharazyn. 



8. That Mr. E. Pharazyn be appointed Honorary Secretary and Treasurer 

 of the New Zealand Society. 



9. That the Council be authorized to revise and prepare rules to be 

 adopted at a general meeting of the Society, to be held on "Wednesday, the 

 4th of December, 1867. 



