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not during the greater part of the time confined to his cabin, and was 
always ready for a talk, and we had many a long chat on the Maoris 
and their Jand. Though he left Auckland with good hopes of his 
yecovery, his disease made such rapid progress that before he reached 
England he felt that in all probability his journey would prove to have 
been in vain, and he frequently said to me that if this should be his fate, 
and if he never again should return to New Zealand, he would have one 
great regret. He had been engaged for years, he said, in collecting 
material for a histor y of the Maori people. All his notes were collected, 
au few more months of health and he would have brought them into 
shape. It seemed to be his one remaining ambition, tne finishing of this 
book. But it was not to be. No one knew the Native race better than 
he, and no one has written of them like him. The readers of “Old New 
Zealand” can form some idea of what has been lost to us. . 
I cannot let you go without alluding to the gaps that death “has 
made in our ranks during the past year. Two of my predecessors in 
this chair, Mr. Arthur aan Mr. Montgomery, have, like the runners of 
old, handed on the trick of life to others. These gentlemen were well 
known and valued members of the institute, and to both we owe regret 
and gratitude. Members of our body for a number of years, from first 
tu last they had the interests of the institute at heart, and in the 
various capacities of president, vice-president, and member of council 
they were intimately associated with the many details of its manage- 
ment. Mr. Arthur was one of our oldest and most active members. 
He joined the society in 1869, the year of its birth. From 1878 
continuously till his death he was a member of the council, or 
committee of management. He was vice-president on two occasions, in 
1878 and 1883, and he was our president in 1882. It will be long 
before we forget his enthusiasm in that branch of science to which he 
devoted his leisure. To it several of the volumes of the “ Transactions” 
bear worthy and lasting witness. I do not think I go too far, or 
under-estimate the work of others, when I say that the success of fish 
culture in Otago is mainly due to Mr. Arthur’s zeal and fostering care. 
The following is a list of Mr. Arthur’s papers, with the volumes of 
the “Transactions in which they are published :— 
. “On the Brown Trout introduced into Otago.” First paper, vol. XI, 1878. 
“‘Notes on some Species of Migratory Salmonide.” Vol. XIII, 1880. 
‘* History of Fish Culture in New Zealand.” Vol. XIV, 1881. 
‘On Diseased Trout in Lake Wakatipu.” Vol. XV, 1882, 
“‘Notes on the New Zealand Sprat.” Vol. XV, 1882, 
‘*Notes on the Picton Herring.” Vol. XV, 1882, 
“‘On the Brown Trout introduced into Otago.” Second paper, vol. XVI, 1883. 
*“Notes on New Zealand Fishes.” Vol. XVII, 1884. 
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These show where his tastes lay, Up to the last he lost no 
opportunity of observing and recording what he could of our fishes, 
native and introduced. Of literary tastes, Mr. Montgomery did not 
contribute much in the way of papers to our proceedings. But much 
helpful work may be done in an organisation such as ours in other 
ways, and in such Mr. Montgomery was always ready and willing to 
assist. He joined the Society in 1877, and as president in 1883, vice- 
president in 1881 and 1884, and as member of council from 1879, he 
did good work for us, heartily doing what came to his hand to do. 
