NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 



Eleventh Annual Eepoet. 

 On the following dates meetings of the Board have been held! since the 

 pubhcation of the last report — 4th September and 10th December, 1878 ; 

 23rd January and 17th May, 1879. 



The members who retired from the Board in compliance with the Act 

 were Messrs. Travers, Waterhouse, and Mason, all of whom were re- 

 appointed by his Excellency the Grovernor. 



The following gentlemen were elected Governors by the Incorporated 

 Societies, under clause 7 of the Act : — The Hon. Eobert Stout, M.H.E. ; 

 Thomas Ku'k, Esq., F.L.S. ; Dr. Buller, C.M.G., F.E.S.. 



The undermentioned names were added to the list of honorary members 

 of the Institute: — Professor Max Miiller, the Eev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, 

 and Professor Garrod, P.E.S. 



The following list will show the number of members now on the roU of 

 the Institute : — 



Honorary Members ... ... ... ... ... 30 



Ordinary Members : 



Auckland Institute ... ... ... 276 



Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute ... ... 74 



Wellington Philosophical Society ... ... ... 251 



Nelson Association ... ... ... ... ... 50 



Westland Institute 133 



Philosophical Institute of Canterbury 109 



Otago Institute ... ... ... ... ... 212 



Total 1,135 



The volume (XI.) for the year was received from the publishers towards 

 the end of May, and copies are now being distributed to the members of the 

 Incorporated Societies, and those persons and institutions mentioned in the 

 appended free list. 



It has been found necessary this year, owing to the large increase in the 

 number of members, which requires a corresponding increase in the number 

 of volumes printed, to levy a proportional contribution from each society 

 (under clause d of the regulations) of 2s. 6d. per volume, in order to meet 



