The first General Meeting was held in the Great Hall of the 

 University, on Tuesday, 28th August, at 8-30 p.m., when His 

 Excellency the Governor took the Chair, and the President 

 delivered an address. 



The Sectional Committees assembled in the rooms set apart for 

 their use at the University, at 10-30 a.m. each day, until the 

 conclusion of the meeting. 



The Sections met at the University at 11 a.m., for the reading 

 and discussion of papers. 



The following Presidential Addresses were delivered at 11 a.m. 

 on Wednesday, 22th August : — 



Section A. — Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, 

 by Mr. R. L. J. Ellery, F.R.S., F.R.A.S. 



Section C. — Geology and Palaeontology, Mr. R. L. Jack, F.G.S. 



Section D.— Biology, by Professor Tate, F.G.S., F.L.S. 



Section F.— Economic and Social Science and Statistics, by Mr. 

 H. H. Hayter, C.M.G. 



The following Presidential Addresses were delivered at 1 1 a.m. 

 on Thursday, 30th August :— 



Section B.— Chemistry and Mineralogy, by Professor Black, 

 M.A., D.Sc. 



Section E. — Geography, by Hon. John Forrest, C.M.G. 



Section G. — Anthropology, by Dr. Carroll, M.A. 



Section H.— Sanitary Science and Hygiene, by Dr. Bancroft. 



Section I.— Literature and the Fine Arts, by Prof. Boulger, M.A. 



Section J. — Architecture and Engineering, by Professor Kernot 

 M.A., C.E. 



The afternoons ^ 



vere kept as free as possible for vis 



its to places 



of interest. Public 



Institutions. Botanical, Dredging, 



and other 



Excursions. 







The following popular Scientific Lectures were delivered in the 

 'Great Hall of the University :— 



Thursday, 30th August, at 8 p.m., " On the Volcanic Eruptions 

 in the Hot Lake District of New Zealand," by Sir James Hector, 

 K.C.M.G., F.R.S. 



