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Heterocvossa cvyodana, n.sp.—Less; torewings white, irrorated 
with grey, with a short subcostal line from base and sometimes a 
discal streak black ; hindwings grey-whitish. Dunedin and Inver- 
cargill. 
W eponnana, n.sp.—Less ; forewings very pale grey, with a black 
spot along base of costa, costa and disc obscurely spotted with fus- 
cous; hindwings grey-whitish. Otira Gorge. 
ANNUAL MEETING. 
Christchurch, November 6th, 1884.—R. W. Fereday, Esq., 
President, in the chair. 
The annual report was read, as follows, by the Secretary :— 
“Tn accordance with the laws of the Institute, the Council begs to 
submit to the members the report for the year ending October 
31, 1884. During the year one special and nine ordinary meet- 
ings have been held. At the ordinary meetings fifteen papers 
were read. These were contributed by nine authors, and com- 
prise six on zoology and two on geology, while the rest have 
been on miscellaneous subjects of more immediate practical in- 
terest. A large number of books, including a complete set of 
the publications of the Ray Society, has been added to the 
library of the Institute by purchase, and several valuable dona- 
tions have been received. Five new members have joined during 
the year, but several have left, so that the total number of mem- 
bers now on the list is 149. At the special general meeting, 
Law XV. was altered by substituting the word ‘May’ for 
‘March. This will have the effect of shortening the session by 
two months. At the same meeting several recommendations 
from the Otago Institute, ve the reconstitution of the New Zea- 
land Institute, were considered, and with some slight alterations 
agreed to. The most important of these recommendations was 
that about one-half of the members of the Board of Governors 
of the New Zealand Institute should be elected by the affiliated 
societies. The Council hope that these recommendations will 
meet with the approval of the other societies, and that some prac- 
tical action may be taken thereon. The balance sheet shows 
that the total receipts for the year, including a balance of 447 
15s 4d, amount to 4161 7s 10d; expenditure, £148 Is 3d; 
balance (on current account), 413 6s 7d; balance in savings 
bank (life subscriptions), 433 12s 7d.” 
The election of officers was taken, with the appended result : 
—President, Dr. Symes; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. A. D. Dob- 
eae-and I, Crook; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. H. R. Webb; Hon. 
secretary, Mr. C. Chilton ; Auditor, Mr. C. R. Blakiston ; Coun- 
cil, Dr. Von Haast, Professors Hutton and Bickerton, and 
Messrs. E. Dobson, R. W. Fereday, and G. Hogben. 
The Chairman remarked that since the last annual meeting 
the Society had lost two of its members by death, namely, Mr. 
Tancred and Mr. Inglis. The services of these gentlemen had 
been publicly acknowledged, but he would remind the meeting 
