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constitute a valuable addition to the Institute’s library. In 
accordance with Rule 7, £30 has been voted for new books, and a 
cabinet of mineralogical and geological specimens During the 
year six meetings were held, and eight papers read, which were as 
follow :— 
1. “A Source of Water Supply for Invercargill,” by Mr. 
Cuthbertson. 
2. ‘‘ Buddhistic Philosophy,” by the President, Mr. J. 'T. 
Thomson. 
3. ‘‘ Habits of Bees,” by the Rev. J. Paterson. 
4. ‘ Formation of Lake Wakatipu,” by Mr. Stuart. 
5. ‘On the Conversion and Civilisation of the Maoris,” by 
the Rev. Mr. Wohlers. 
6. ‘* The Importance of Forestry,” by Mr. M‘Arthur. 
7. * Co-operation,” by Mr. Cuthbertson. 
8. ‘“ Burns,” by Mr. Mehaffey. 
Considering the youth of this Society, the Council thinks that 
a fair amount of work has been done. 
The officers for the current year were then elected. Mr. J.T. 
Thomson was re-elected President, Mr. W. S. Hamilton was elected 
Vice-President, the Treasurer (Mr. J.C. Thomson) and Secretary (Mr 
P. Goyen) werere-elected, and Dr. Galbraith, and Messrs. Denniston, 
Scardrett, Robertson and Mehaffey were elected members of Council. 
OTAGO INSTITUTE. 
31st January.—The annual meeting was held in the Museum, 
Dunedin, the President, Mr. Geo. M. Thomson, F.L.S., in the 
chair. 
Mr. D. Cosgrove was elected a member. 
Prof, Parker, the Secretary, read the following report :— 
‘‘ During the present session seven meetings have been held, 
including the present annual meeting. Nine original papers have 
been read—four on geological, three on botanical, and two on 
engineering and surveying subjects. At two meetings lectures 
were delivered—one by Dr. W. Haacke, on ‘ The Development of 
Medusa’; the other by Mr. R. Jones, on ‘ Electric Lighting.’ - 
Five new members have joined the Institute during the year, bring- 
ing up the total number of names on the roll to 223. A deduction 
will, however, have to be made from this number, as several mem- 
bers have their subscriptions two years and upwards in arrear, and 
have therefore, strictly speaking, severed their connection with the 
Institute. The number of important books purchased during the 
year has been so considerable as to necessitate a re-arrangement 
of the library, which is now in progress. The Council desire to 
emphasise the fact, which seems to be largely lost sight of, that 
free use of the library is one of the privileges of membership. The 
receipts for the year, including a balance of £12 8s. from last year, 
amount to £202 6s. 8d. The expenditure, amounting to £186 2s. 
sd., includes £68 gs. 6d. for paying off overdraft from the Union 
Bank of Australia. The usual payment to the Museum has, how- 
ever, still to be made, and will have to be added to the year’s 
expenditure. There is at present a clear balance in hand of £15 
18s. 3d., besides which the reserve fund in the Post Office Savings 
Bank now amounts to £159 Ios. 8d.” 
