428 Proceedings. 



Special Meeting. 30;^^ Novemher, 1867. 

 The Bistop of Wellington, Yice-President, in tlie chair. 



Dr. Featherston, Vice-President, stated tliat the meeting was called for 

 the purpose of electing a Grovernor of the New Zealand Institute, under 

 the Act. 



On the motion of Dr. Peatherston it was resolved, "That Mr. J. C. 

 Crawford be elected a member of the Board of Grovernors, under " The New 

 Zealand Institute Act, 1867." 



On the motion of Mr. Crawford it was resolved, " That with a view to 

 settle any doubts on the subject, it is now declared that the President and 

 Vice-Presidents are ex officio members of the Council of the Society." 



On the motion of Mr. C. J. Pharazyn it was resolved, " That all persons 

 paying the annual subscription before the 31st of December, 1867, be 

 included in the list of original members of the reconstituted New Zealand 

 Society." 



On the motion of Mr. E. Pharazyn it was resolved, " That the resolution 

 for meeting on the 4th of December be rescinded." 



The rules, as amended by the Council, ' were then read seriatim, and 

 passed with amendments. 



PiEST Annual Meeting. ^Ist January, 1868. 



The Bishop of Wellington, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Secretary read his report, stating that ninety-five persons having 

 paid their subscriptions before the end of last year, appear on the list as 

 original members, and that several other persons had expressed their inten- 

 tion of joining the Society. 



The following printed papers were laid on the table by the Secretary : — 

 Rules of the New Zealand Society, reconstituted 1st November, 



1867. 



Presented by Dr. Hector : — 

 Colonial Museum Eeport, 1866-67. 

 Geological Eeport on the Lower Waikato District, 3rd June, 1867, 



by Captain Hutton. 

 G-eological Eeport on the Thames Gold Fields, by Captain Hutton, 



23rd September, 1867. 

 Pirst General Eeport on the Coal Deposits of New Zealand, by 



Dr. Hector, October, 1866. 



