OTAGO INSTITUTE. 



FiEST Meeting. 5th June, 1877. 

 The Eight Eev. Bishop Neville, President, in the chair. 

 New Members.— k. Hill Jack, Eev. C. S. Eoss, G. S. Duncan. 



1. " Notes on the New Zealand Myriojjoda in the Otago Museum," by 

 Professor F. W. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 288.) 



2. " On the Habits of the New Zealand Grayling (Prototroctes oxy- 

 rhynchusj," by J. Eutland ; communicated by Prof. Hutton. (Transactions, 

 p. 250.) 



Second Meeting. 19th June, 1877. 



The Eight Eev. Bishop Neville, President, in the chair. 



New Members.— B. Paulin, G. E. Ehott, A. Montgomery, B. Throp, P. S. 

 Hay, T. Forrester, Dr. Wilkins. 



Professor Black gave a lecture on " The Earth a Cinder." 



Third Meeting. 3rd July, 1877. 

 E. Gillies, Vice-president, in the chah'. 



1. Professor Hutton explained Schivendener's Theory of the Nature of 

 Lichens. 



2. Professor Hutton read a note on a Fungus-penetrating Nostoc. 



Fourth Meeting. 17if^ July, 1877. 

 W. N. Blau', Vice-president, in the chair. 

 Professor Macgregor gave a lecture on Mental Physics. 



Fifth Meeting. 7th August, 1877. 

 The Eight Eev. Bishop Neville, President, in the chair. 

 New Members. — Professor Scott, J. Marshall. 



1. " The Dunedin Fish Supply," by P. Thomson. (Trans., p. 324.) 



2. " Second Note on the Maori Eat," by Professor F. W. Hutton. 

 (Transactions, p. 288.) 



