xiUCKLAND INSTITUTE. 



First Meeting. lOlh June, 1878. 

 The Eev. Dr. Parelias, iu tlie chair. 

 New Memhers.—'?. Diifaur, E. Home, J. Home, C. A. Eobertson, Gr. 

 Smith. 



1. " On the HisteridcB of "New Zealand," by Captain T. Broun. 

 According to the author, New Zealand possesses at least eight representatives of 



this family of Coleoptera, of which all, with one exception, differ from their congeners in 

 other parts of the world in not being coprophagous in their habits. 



2. "Notice of the occurrence of the Austrahan Genus For anther a in 

 New Zealand," by T. P. Cheeseman, F.L.S. {Transactions, p. 432.) 



3. " The Maori Canoe," by E. C. Barstow. [Transactions, p. 71.) 



Second Meeting. 15tli July, 1878. 

 His Honour Mr. Justice Gillies, in the chair. 

 New Member. — S. M. Herapath. 



The Secretary read the list of donations to the Library and Museum since the last 

 meeting. 



1. " The New Zealand Anthribidcs," by Captain T. Brou.n. 



The author gave a list of the species known to occur in New Zealand, and also some 

 information respecting the geographical range of the family. 



2. " The British Arctic Expedition of 1875-76," by F. G. Ewington. 

 This was a short history of the expedition, together with a summary of the principal 



results obtained. 



B. " Education as a Science." Part I., by C. A. Eobertson. 



Third Meeting. 12th August, 1878. 

 The Eev. Dr. Purchas, in the chair. 

 New Member. — T. Cooper. 



1. " The Cossonidce of New Zealand," by Captain T. Broun. 



2. "Education as a Science." Part II., by C. A. Eobertson. 



Mr. Ewington spoke at some length on this paper. He objected to the author 

 borrowing so largely from an article by Prof. Bain, in " Mind," without acknowledgment. 



3. " Mollis Vinctus," by J. Adams, B.A. 



This paper pointed out the serious faults existing in the present system of female 

 education. In the opinion of the author, the course of study now adopted led to an 

 undue cultivation of the emotional part of woman's nature, the intellect being com- 

 paratively neglected. 



