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  Proceedings. 
  

  

  2. 
  "On 
  a 
  Hymenopterous 
  Insect 
  parasitic 
  on 
  Coccidee," 
  by 
  W. 
  M. 
  

   Maskell. 
  (Transactions, 
  p. 
  228.) 
  

  

  3. 
  " 
  On 
  Temporary 
  and 
  Variable 
  Stars," 
  by 
  Prof. 
  A. 
  W. 
  Bickerton, 
  

   F.C.S., 
  Associate 
  of 
  the 
  Eoyal 
  Scliool 
  of 
  Mines, 
  London. 
  (Transactions, 
  

   P- 
  118.) 
  

  

  Sixth 
  Meeting. 
  1st 
  August, 
  1878. 
  

   Professor 
  von 
  Haast, 
  President, 
  in 
  the 
  chair. 
  

   New 
  Members, 
  — 
  G. 
  Grey, 
  G. 
  Wilkinson, 
  J. 
  W. 
  Bruce. 
  

  

  1. 
  "On 
  some 
  Coccidce 
  in 
  New 
  Zealand 
  " 
  (third 
  paper), 
  by 
  W. 
  M. 
  

   Maskell. 
  (T7'ansactions, 
  p. 
  187.) 
  

  

  2. 
  " 
  Partial 
  Impact 
  : 
  a 
  possible 
  Explanation 
  of 
  the 
  Origin 
  of 
  the 
  

   Solar 
  System, 
  Comets, 
  and 
  other 
  Phenomena 
  of 
  the 
  Universe," 
  by 
  Prof. 
  

   A. 
  W. 
  Bickerton. 
  (Transactions, 
  p. 
  125.) 
  

  

  Seventh 
  Meeting. 
  12th 
  September, 
  1878. 
  

  

  Professor 
  von 
  Haast, 
  President, 
  in 
  the 
  chair. 
  

  

  New 
  Members. 
  — 
  Dr. 
  Doyle, 
  Dr. 
  Ellis, 
  W. 
  P. 
  Cowlishaw, 
  A. 
  Eeischik. 
  

  

  1. 
  "On 
  the 
  Calculation 
  of 
  Distances 
  by 
  Means 
  of 
  Eeciprocal 
  Vertical 
  

   Angles," 
  by 
  C. 
  W. 
  Adams. 
  (Transactions, 
  p. 
  132.) 
  

  

  Eighth 
  Meeting. 
  Srd 
  October, 
  1878. 
  

   Professor 
  von 
  Haast, 
  President, 
  in 
  the 
  chair. 
  

   Nerv 
  Members. 
  — 
  J. 
  von 
  Tunzleman, 
  A. 
  D. 
  Dobson, 
  G. 
  Mclntyre. 
  

  

  Annual 
  General 
  Meeting. 
  7th 
  November, 
  1878. 
  

  

  Professor 
  von 
  Haast, 
  President, 
  in 
  the 
  chair. 
  

  

  Election 
  of 
  Officers 
  for 
  1879 
  : 
  — 
  President 
  — 
  Professor 
  Bickerton 
  ; 
  Vice- 
  

   presidents 
  — 
  J. 
  Inglis, 
  E. 
  W. 
  Fereday 
  ; 
  Council 
  — 
  Eev. 
  J. 
  W. 
  Stack, 
  Professor 
  

   Cook, 
  Dr. 
  Powell, 
  Professor 
  von 
  Haast, 
  Dr. 
  Coward, 
  G. 
  W. 
  Hall 
  ; 
  Auditors 
  — 
  

   W. 
  D. 
  Carruthers, 
  C. 
  E. 
  Blakiston; 
  Hon. 
  Treasurer— 
  Yi 
  . 
  M. 
  Maskell; 
  Hon. 
  

   Secretary 
  — 
  J. 
  S. 
  Guthrie. 
  

  

  ABSTRACT 
  OF 
  ANNUAL 
  REPORT. 
  

  

  The 
  Council 
  congratulate 
  the 
  Institute 
  on 
  the 
  increase 
  of 
  their 
  numbers, 
  nineteen 
  

   new 
  members 
  having 
  joined 
  during 
  the 
  session. 
  The 
  Council 
  have 
  had 
  under 
  their 
  con- 
  

   sideration 
  the 
  propriety 
  of 
  establishing 
  monthly 
  popular 
  lectures 
  in 
  connection 
  with 
  the 
  

   Institute, 
  but 
  were 
  unable 
  to 
  make 
  any 
  arrangements 
  for 
  the 
  past 
  session. 
  They, 
  how- 
  

   ever, 
  strongly 
  urge 
  upon 
  their 
  successors 
  the 
  desirableness 
  of 
  making 
  some 
  definite 
  

   arrangements 
  for 
  such 
  lectures 
  during 
  the 
  next 
  session. 
  

  

  