﻿404 Proceedings. 



Eighth Meeting, ith October, 1871. 

 Julius Haast, Ph.D., F.E-.S., President, in the chair. 



New member. — J. A. Bird, 



The Rev. James Wilson pi-oposed, " That Messrs. Palmer and Wilkin act 

 as Auditors." Seconded by Dr. Barker, and caiTied. 



Valuable presents of books were laid on the table, from Mr. George Hart, 

 Dr. Powell, and the Director of the Colonial Museum. 



1. The Pi-esident exhibited a collection of British Algce, very nearly com- 

 plete, presented to the Museum by Dr. Gray, of the British Museum. 



2. " On some N"ew Species of New Zealand Plants," by J. F, Armstrong. 

 (See Transactions, p. 224.) 



3. " On the Naturalized Plants of the Province of Canterbixry," by J. F. 

 Armstrong. (See Traiisactions, p. 284.) 



Ninth Meeting. Wtli October, 1871. 

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



1. '• Continued Creation versus Darwinian Evolution," by Dr. A. C. Barker. 



An animated discussion ensued, in which Dr. Haast, the Bev. James 

 Wilson, the Bev. C. Eraser, Dr. Turnbull, and Dr. Powell took part, all being- 

 more or less opposed to the principles enunciated in Dr. Barker's paper. 



Tenth Meeting, l^th October, 1878. 

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



Presentations of books were laid on the table. 



1. Dr. Haast read a communication on the latest results of Deep Sea 

 Dredging in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, undertaken by Professor Car- 

 penter and Professor Gwynn Jeffreys. 



2. " Observations on a Paper read by Mr. A. Bathgate before the Otago 

 Institute, 11th January, 1870,''*' 'On the Le.pido'ptera (A Otago,' " by B. W. 

 Fereday, Corresponding Member of the Entomological Society of London. 

 (See Transactions, p. 214.) 



* See Trans. N.Z. Inst., Vol. III., p. 137. 



