MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 1 39 



Members of Council: A. W. Howitt, F.G.S., J. Jainieson, M.D., Pro- 

 fessor Laurie, M.A., A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., Professor R. T. Lyle, M.A., 

 A. Sutherland, M.A., C. A. Topp, M.A., A. S. Way, M.A. The follow- 

 ing Members continuing to hold office from 1890- -R. L. J. Ellery, 

 F.R.S., G. S. Griffiths, F.G.S., Professor Orme Masson, M.A., and Mr. 

 H. Moors. 



An ordinary meeting was held afterwards. 



Papers. — (1) " A new species of Dictyonerua" by T. S. Hall, M.A. 



(2) " A preliminary account of Synute pulchdla, a new genus aud 

 species of Calcareous Sponge," by Arthur Dendy, D.Sc. 



(3) -'The Geology of the Southern portion of the Moorabcnl 

 Valley," by T. S. Hall, M.A., and G. B. Pritchard. 



Melbourne, 9th April. — Papers. — (1) " On the Occurrence of the 

 Genus Belonostomus in the Rolling Downs Formation (Cretaceous) of 

 Central Queensland," by R. Etheridge, .Tun., F.G.S., Palaeontologist to 

 the Geological Survey of New Soutli Wales, and Arthur Smith Woo 1- 

 ward, F.Z.S., of the British Museum. 



(2) "Note from the Biological Laboratory of the Melbourne 

 University," by Professor W. Baldwin Spencei - , M.A. 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.* 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



Wellington, 13& February, 1891.— Chas. Hulke, Esq., President, 

 in the chair. 



New Member. — Mr. W. T. Cohen. 



The following is an abstract of the annual report: — The Report 

 stated that during the past year six general meetings had been held, 

 which had on the whole been fairly well attended, and some interesting 

 discussions had taken place on the various papers read, as will be seen 

 from the reports of the proceedings published in the usual liberal 

 manner by Messrs. Lyon and Blair in their Monthly Record and Review. 

 The titles of the papers, with the names of the authors, were given, 

 making a total of twenty-five. Four new members had been elected 

 during the year, the total number of members now on the books 

 being one hundred and fifty. The reseipts during the year amounted 

 to £150 3s. 6d., and the expenditure was £120 4s. 3d., leaving a 

 balance of <£29 19s. 3d. ; there was also a fixed deposit in the bank 

 of £20, the first pajanent to the prize fund. 



The following officebearers were elected: — President, Mr. E. 

 Tregear; Vice-Presidents, Mr. A. McKay and the Hon. R. Pharazyn; 

 Council, Sir J. Hector, Sir W. Buller, Messrs. W. M. Maskell, A. de B. 

 Brandon, G. V. Hudson, W. T. L. Travers, and C. Hulke ; Secretary 

 and Treasurer, R. B. Gore ; Auditor, T. King. 



* Our report is taken from the Monthly Rcord and Review. 



