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collections wliicli are offered as exchanges. Tlie suggestions made in the last 

 report of the Governors, at the request of Govei-nment, with a view to 

 adapting the Museum and Laboratory for the purpose of instruction in 

 technical science, have been carried out so far as to allow of eight or ten 

 students being instructed in the Laboratoiy. This was done by taking 

 advantage of the alterations required for the introduction of gas into the 

 establishment ; but as provision has not been made for lecture-rooms and 

 apparatus, full effect cannot yet be given to the proposed scheme for a 

 regular course of lectures on practical science. 



The Governors, therefore, venture to express a hope that the Legislature 

 will see fit to sanction an expenditure adequate to carry out the objects of 

 the New Zealand Institute. 



The appended statement of accounts shows the manner in which the 

 endowment to the Institute has been applied during last year ; and it will 

 be observed that the receipts include a sum of £49 1 6s. 9d. for copies of the 

 Transactions sold to persons not members of the Societies. It is proposed to 

 devote the funds received in this manner to the illustration of hand-books on 

 the various branches of the Natural History of the Colony. 



The Proceedings of the Societies were issued to members in a separate 

 form in July, 1870, and January, 1871 ; and the volume of Transactions for 

 the year was in the hands of members early in May 1871. The latter consists 

 of 351 pages devoted to original articles, as against 348 in Volume II., the 

 total number of pages in the volume, including the Proceedings, being 499. 

 Sixty-eight original articles have been published at length, and it has been 

 found necessary to defer twelve articles for future publication. 



Notwithstanding that in several cases illustrations sent with papers have 

 been omitted, when not absolutely necessary to explain the author's views, 

 the number of plates has been increased in this volume to thirty, there being 

 in last year's volume only twenty-three. 



There were 750 copies of Volume III. printed, 524 of which have been 

 issued to the aflS.liated Societies, and 146 presented to Public Libraries in 

 England and other places. The volumes remaining on hand at this date are 

 — of Volume IIL, 80 ; of Volume IL, 75 ; and of Volume I., 9 copies. 



Under these circumstances the Governors cannot make the same distribu- 

 tion to the affiliated Societies of extra copies to be sold in aid of their funds 

 as they did last year ; and in future the spare volumes will be sold for £1 Is. 

 each, which is the annual siibscrijption paid by members of affiliated Societies. 



G. F. BowEN, President. 



Wellington, 28th August, 1871. 



