Otago Institute, 



559 



unfortunately by mistake placed in the hold, so that about a fortnight 

 elapsed after starting before any observation could be taken. It was also 

 impracticable, through stress of weather, to take observations for several 

 consecutive days, during which the southern dip had increased from 35° 

 to 56°." 



Obseevations of the Dip of the Magnetic Needle, taken during Voyage fkom 

 England to New Zealand. 



North 

 Lat. 



Long. 



Dip. 



South 

 Lat. 



Long. 



Dip. 



South 

 Lat. 



Long. E. 



Dip. 



30° 19' 



19° 41' W. 



63° 30' 



21° 55' 



30° 21' 



19° 



44° 26' 



52° 30' 



69° 



27 15 



21 30 



62 30 



26 24 



32 38 



20 



44 16 



54 02 



69 



23 50 



— 



60 30 



30 35 



31 34 



2.S 



44 25 



57 23 



70 



20 46 



23 56 



57 00 



33 32 



27 55 



30 



44 22 



63 25 



70 



18 46 



25 32 



65 00 



34 28 



22 46 



31 



44 23 



68 30 



70 



15 33 



25 43 



51 00 



34 37 



20 22 



34 



44 20 



74 07 



70 



14 50 



25 48 



49 30 



36 22 



16 22 



35 



43 58 



79 17 



69 



10 42 



25 00 



32 



39 24 



28 W. 



56 



45 03 



84 16 



72 



8 08 



23 14 



26 



39 36 



2 05 E. 



55 



44 18 



107 40 



80 



6 15 40" 



21 59 



22 30 



39 49 



6 20 



55 



45 22 



117 59 



79 



4 19 



19 18 



21 



40 37 



8 05 



56 



46 19 



124 30 



81 



2 62 



19 34 



10 



41 16 



12 06 



57 



46 43 



130 18 



82 



35 



20 45 



8 



42 12 



17 30 



56 



47 09 



137 00 



83 



2 21 S. 



22 47 



6 



42 26 



22 30 



58 



46 52 



143 30 



82 



6 02 



24 58 



2N. 



42 31 



27 00 



58 



46 66 



150 30 



78 



8 30 



25 30 



Nil 



42 48 



31 27 



62 



46 28 



155 39 



75 



9 46 



25 47 



IS. 



43 48 



36 41 



64 



45 17 



158 48 



72 



13 13 



27 33 



5 



42 50 



39 03 



69 



45 10 



160 30 



73 



15 10 



27 46 



9 



41 48 



40 36 



66 



47 12 



164 12 



77 



16 16 



27 42 



10 



42 29 



44 18 



68 



48 30 



167 30 



80 



18 22 



28 19 



17 



43 00 



48 00 



68 



— 



— 



— 



2. " Notes on the Life History of Charagia virescens," by the Eev. C. H. 

 Gossett; communicated by Prof. Hutton. (Transactions, p. 347.) 



3. " Description of a new Species of Coprosma," by D. Petrie, M.A. 

 [Transactions, p. 426.) 



4. " List of the New Zealand CirripecUa in the Otago Museum," by 

 Prof. Hutton. {Transactions, p. 328.) 



5. "Notes on some New Zealand Echinodermata, with Descriptions of 

 new Species," by Prof. Hutton. {Transactions, p. 305.) 



6. " On a new Infusorian parasitic on Patella argentea," by Prof. 

 Hutton. {Transactions, p. 330.) 



Eleventh Meeting. 22nfZ October, 1878. 

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



The Hon. Eobert Stout, M.H.E., was chosen to vote in the election of the Board 

 of Governors for the ensuing year in accordance with clause 7 of " The New Zealand 

 Institute Act." 



