﻿Third Annual Repokt by the Governors of the E"ew Zealand 



Institute. 



The Governors met for the transaction of business during the past year 

 on the following dates : — 21st July, 15th September, 23rd September, and 1st 

 November, 1870 ; 6th January and 5th April, 1871, 



On the 23rd September, 1870, an additional Statute, forming Section IV., 

 was adopted relative to the election of honorary members of the Institute, in 

 accordance with which the following gentlemen were elected on the 6 th 

 January, 1871, from the list of names suggested by the various affiliated 

 Societies, and their election was communicated to them under the hand of 

 His Excellency the Governor, as President of the Institute :— Professor Louis 

 Agassiz, Captain Byron Drury, R.N., Dr. Otto Finsch, Professor "W. H. 

 Flower, F.RS., Dr. F. Von Hochstetter, Dr. J. D. Hooker, C.B., M.D., 

 F.RS., Dr. F. Von Mueller, C.M.G., M.D., F.R.S., Professor Richard Owen, 

 F.RS., Rear-Admiral G. H. Richards, R.N. 



The following members of the Board were re-nominated to be Governors :' 

 — Sir David Monro, Dr. Knight, and J. E. Fitzgerald, Esq. 



On the 23rd September incorporation was granted to the Nelson Associa- 

 tion for the Promotion of Science and Industry, according to the terms of the 

 Act. 



The New Zealand Institute now includes the following incorporated 

 Societies, the total number of members being 553, making an increase of 208 

 during the past year : — 



Wellington Philosophical Society 



Auckland Institute 



Philosophical Institute, Canterbury 



Otago Institute 



Nelson Association 

 The Governors elected for these Societies for the year 

 Honor T. B. Gillies, His Honor William Rolleston, and His Honor Mr. 

 Justice Chapman. 



The appended report by the Manager, relative to the Museum, shows 

 that, while the progress made by that Institution is satisfactory, great 

 inconvenience is now experienced from want of siifiicient accommodation for 

 the proper display of the collections, and to allow of the acceptance of 



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