Otarjo Institute. 557 



Fifth Meeting. 2th July, 1878. 



W. N. Blair, President, in tlie chair. 



Neiv Members. — Dr. Ferguson, F. JeJEfcoat, junr., J. Morrison, E. 

 Sparrow, J. Cormack. 



1. " On the Brown Trout introduced into Otago," by W. Arthur, C.E., 

 (Transactions, p. 271.) 



Sixth Meeting. 15tJi July, 1878. 



W. N. Blair, President, in the chair. 



The Hon. Kobert Stout, Attorney-General, gave a lectui-e entitled " A 

 Plea for the Study of Politics." 



Seventh Meeting. 13th August, 1878. 

 Prof. Hutton, Vice-president, in the chair. 

 New Members. — E. H. Leary, Wm. Taylor, J. Forsyth, Jas. Arkle. 



1. " Our Fish Supply," by P. Thomson. [Transactions, p. 380.) 



2. " A Description of inexpensive Apparatus for measuring the Angles 

 of Position and Distances of Double Stars, and the Method of using it," by 

 James H. Pope. [Transactions, p. 141.) 



3. " New Zealand Crustacea, with Descriptions of new SiDecies," by 

 George M. Thomson. [Transactions, p. 280.) 



4. " Descriptions of two new Crabs," by Prof, Hutton. 



6. " Notes on the New Zealand SheUs in the 'Voyage au Pole Sud', " 

 by Prof. Hutton. 



Eighth Meeting. 10/7i September, 1878. 

 W. Arthur, Vice-president, in the chair. 

 New Members. — E. Peattie, A. Herdman. 



Prof. Hutton exhibited two eggs of the Nelly or Stink-pot (Ossifraga gigantea) from 

 Macquarie Islands, -which had been presented to the Museum by Mr. John Cormack. 



1. " On a new Species of Millepora [M. undulosa), from Foveaux 

 Strait," by the Eev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, of Sydney; communicated by 

 Prof. Hutton. [Transactions, p. 345.) 



2. " Notes on a Collection from the Auckland Islands and Campbell 

 Island," by Prof. Hutton. [Transactions, p. 337.) 



3. " On Phalacrocorax carunculatus, Gmelin," by Prof. Hutton. [Trans- 

 actions, p. 332.) 



