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NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE.

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.

MEETINGS of the Board were held on the following dates: 30th September, 1884; 3rd February, and 18th May, 1885.

The members of the Board who retired in conformity with clause 6 of the Act were: The Hon. Mr. Waterhouse, Mr. Travers, and Mr Mason, and these gentlemen were reappointed as Governors of the Institute by His Excellency.

The members elected to the Board for the current year by the incorporated societies are: Dr. Buller, Mr. James McKerrow, and Mr. W. M. Maskell.

The following additions were made to the honorary members of the Institute: Professor Asa Gray, Richard Bowdler Sharp, M.A., F.L.S., and R. A. Wallace, F.L.S.

The members now on the roll of the Institute are :

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The volumes of Transactions now in

(second edition), 395; Vol. V., 44; Vol.

stock are: Vol. I. VI., 43; Vol. VII.,

230;

140; Vol. IX., 145; Vol. X., 176; Vol. XI., 55; Vol. XII., 62; Vol. XIII., 63; Vol. XIV., 85; Vol. XV., 198; Vol. XVI., Vol. XVII., not yet fully distributed.

The printing of Vol. XVII. was commenced In February, and completed and issued early in May. It contains fifty-five articles, and also addresses and abstracts of articles which are included in the Proceedings and Appendix. There are 586

pages and twenty plates.

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The Honorary Treasurer's statement of accounts is appended. There is still a small amount due on account of the last volume, but, on the other hand, there is a balance to the credit of the Institute in the hands of the London Agent.

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PROCEEDINGS.

WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.

FIRST MEETING. 24th June, 1885.

Dr. Hector in the chair.

New Members.-Mr. A. Purdie, B.A., and Mr. W. M. Maskell, F.M.S.

Papers.-1. " On a remarkable variety of the New Zealand Pigeon, Carpophaga nova-zealandia," by T. W. Kirk. (Transactions, p. 129.)

2. "Abnormal colouring in Platycercus auriceps," by T. W. Kirk. (Transactions, p. 129.)

3. "New Paper Nautilus, Argonauta bulleri," by T. W. Kirk. (Transactions, p. 138.)

Specimens Exhibited:—(1) Ancient Maori kite, made of raupo, and exhibited by Sir George Grey. (2) Five specimens of Helix hochstetteri, presented by Hon. Captain Baillie, whose property near Picton is almost the only place where that shell is now obtained. (3) Specimen of auriferous Pinolite, a magnesian rock combined with dolomite, presented by G. S. H. Cox, F.G.S. New South Wales. (4) A bonita, a very rare fish in New Zealand, which had been purchased at a fishmonger's shop in Wellington. Dr. Hector took occasion to refer to the reported finding of a turtle in Foveaux Straits, and reminded the meeting that a few years ago a turtle came ashore at Island Bay, together with a number of strange fish belonging to the coast of New South Wales, and a mass of kelp. (5) An interesting_book, entitled "Cooke's Voyages in the years 1708-11," presented by Mr. Justice Gillies, of Auckland. The book contains numerous plates of birds, beasts, and fishes found in these seas; and New Zealand is marked on the chart as a nebulous patch. (6) Facsimiles of ancient classics, an Epinal Glossary of Latin and Old English. (7) Geological specimens from the collection of Mr. McKay, made during his recent survey of the Kaikoura mountains. Dr. Hector spoke for some time on the geology of that district, and testified to the valuable nature of the work being done by Mr. McKay. (8) Portrait in oil of Manihera, recently presented to the Government by the relatives of the deceased, and which had been forwarded to the Museum.

Mr. T. W. Lewis, Under-Secretary for Native Affairs, was present, and gave a short account of Manihera's career, stating that he had been a friend to the settlers from the very early days, and a loyal servant to the Crown.

Manihera's brother (Hoane Rangitakaiwaho), his son (Robert Hector Manihera), and his nephew (John Alfred Jury) were present at the meeting, and the latter, who spoke English with an excellent accent, related some episodes from Manihera's life. He stated that Manihera and Wi Kingi opened the land in the Wairarapa to the settlers; and when Te Hapuku tried to oppose Sir Donald McLean in Hawke's Bay, by refusing to permit the land to be sold, Manihera went up and got Te Hapuku to agree to it. When the Hauhau fanaticism and the King movement spread to the Wairarapa, Manihera used his influence to pacify the Natives with success.

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