﻿402 Proceedings. 



Mr. Fraser moved, as an amendment, " That from tliis date the snbscrip- • 

 tion to the Society be — for the first year of membership two guineas, and for 

 every subsequent year one guinea." 



The amendment was seconded by Dr. PowelL 



Mr. Fereday, by permission, withdrew his original motion in favour of the 

 amendment. 



Dr. TurnbuU moved, as an amendment, '' That the subscription continue 

 two guineas as heretofore, but that the Cteuncil be directed to expend one 

 pound of the subscription in purchasing an annual ticket of membership of 

 the Literary Institute for each member." 



Mr. Enys seconded the amendment ^j^ro formd. 



Amendment put and negatived. 



The Rev. C. Fraser's amendment was then put as a substantive motion, 

 and carried. 



It was j)roposed ''Thab the life subscription be i-educed from twenty to ten 

 guineas," and carried. 



The ordinary business was then proceeded with. 



New members. — Shirbrooke Walker, Norman Planta Thompson, and 

 Mr. Broadfoot. 



A minute of the Council was read, recommending that John Matthews, 

 M.D., of 4, Mylen Street, London, be proposed as an honorary member of the 

 Society. 



Fifth Meeting, ^th July, 1871. 

 Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.ILS., President, in the chair. 



New members. — William Mills, John Matthews, M.D., London (honorary). 



\. The President exhibited models of eggs of the Moa which had been 

 presented to the Museum by Dr. Hector. 



2. Proposed by Mr. P. W. Fereday, seconded by Mr. Inglis, "That the 

 following gentlemen be appointed a committee for carrying into effect the 

 resolution passed at the general meeting held on the 7th June last, for collecting 

 and reporting upon the Soils of the province : — Messrs. H. R. Webb, J. D. 

 Enys, J. F. Armsti-ong, G. Hall, Dr. Haast, Andrew Duncan, P. Wilkin, and 

 the mover." Carried. 



Sixth Meeting. 2nd August, 1871. 

 Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.P.S.^ President, in the chair. 

 Neio member. — Mr. Stuckey. 



1. " Notes on a New Species of AjJieryx [A. haastii. Potts)," by T. H. 

 Potts. (See Transactions, p. 204.) 



