Otago Institute^ 455 



Fifth Meeting. 5th August, 1879. 



Professor Hutton, President, in tlie chaii'. 



The Eev. J. Upton Davis gave a lecture on " George Eliot's Poems." 



Sixth Meeting. lUh October, 1879. 

 Professor Hutton, President, in the chair. 

 New Member. — W. S. Fitzgerald. 



1. " Notes on the Southern Stars and other Celestial Objects," by J. H. 

 Pope. {Transactions, p. 165.) 



2. " Contributions to the Ccelenterate Fauna of New Zealand," by Pro- 

 fessor F. "W. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 274.) 



3. "Additions to the List of New Zealand Worms," by Professor Hutton. 

 [Transactions, 'p. 277.) 



4. " Contributions to the Entomology of New Zealand," by Professor 

 Hutton. (Transactions, p. 272.) 



5. " On Anas gracilis, BuUer," by Professor Hutton. (Transactions, p. 

 271.) 



6. " On the New Zealand Frog," by Dr. Fitzinger ; translated from the 

 Zoology of the Voyage of the ' Novara,' by Professor Hutton. (Transac- 

 tions, p, 250.) 



7. "Descriptions of new Star-fishes from New Zealand," by Professor 

 A. E. Verrill. (From the Transactions of the Connecticut Acad., 1867.) 

 Communicated by Professor Hutton. (Transactions, p. 278.) 



Annual General Meeting. 10th February, 1880. 

 W. N. Blair, Vice-president, in the chair. 

 New Member. — H. P. Higginson. 

 1. " Description of a New Fish," by Professor Hutton. 



LABEICHTHYS ROSEIPUNCTATA. 



I^ IT ; A. 3^ ; L lat. 27 ; L trans. 3/9. 



A posterior canine tooth and two anterior canine teeth in the upper 

 jaw. Cheeks with five or six series of scales. 



Back and head brownish pink ; throat white ; sides yellowish white, 

 with six narrow longituduial bands of yellow-pink ; a broad dusky trans- 

 verse streak at the end of the tail. Dorsal fin not scaly at the base, with 

 numerous small bright pink spots ; anal with a few yellow spots near the 



