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Special Meeting. 30^/t October, 1871. 

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



The Honorary Secretary read clause 7 of the Act to establish the New 

 Zealand Institute, regarding the election of nominees to the Board of Gover- 

 nors of the Institute. 



On the motion of Dr. Coward, seconded by Mr. George Hall, His Honour 

 W. S. Rolleston was unanimously elected. 



Annual General Meeting. 1st November, 1871. 



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



New members. — Mr. Dymock, Colonel Ballard. 



The nomination for the election of Honorary Members of the New Zealand 

 Institute was made, in accordance with Statute lY. 



The following report was read by the Secretary and adopted : — 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The Council, in submitting their report for 1871, congratulate the Institute 

 on the fact that a society, having for its prime object the pursuit of science, 

 has received at the hands of the public so large a measure of support. 



Seven new members have joined the Institute during the session. 



The Society, in keeping up the subscription, has had a definite object in view, 

 viz., the providing a library of scientific works, chiefly of reference, and the 

 nucleus of such a library having now been formed, the time has arrived vi^hen 

 the subscription may be safely lowered in uniformity with the other societies 

 affiliated to the New Zealand Institute. 



By resolution of the subscribers at a special meeting, held 7th June, it was 

 decided that in future the annual subscription be reduced to one guinea, except 

 for the first year, the first subscription being two guineas, as heretofore. 



In conformity with this reduction, the life payment has also been reduced 

 from X20 to £10. 



The amount of work done by the Institute during the past year, and papers 

 read, though of considerable value and interest, have not been so large and 

 numerous as might have been expected ; and the Council would point out how 

 desirable it is that members should exert themselves to infuse life into the 

 Institute by recording observations, or, at least, by giving regular attendance 

 at the general meetings and taking part in the discussions. 



Twelve papers have been read during the session. 



The Committee appointed to report on Native and Introduced Grasses have 

 sent in a voluminous report. (See Transactions, p. 292.) 



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