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636 during the year, including a balance of £101 0s. 4d. from the preceding year, were £259 8s. 4d., and at the present time there is a balance in the bank to the credit of the Society of £90 11s. 6d.

The thanks of the Society are due to the following Institutions for publications received as donations:—Smithsonian Institute, Harvard College, Royal Society of Tasmania, United States Geological Survey.

On the motion of the Hon. Mr. Mantell, seconded by Mr. G. Rous Marten, the following resolution was agreed to:—

"That the President be elected to office for one year instead of for two as hitherto."

1877.—President—W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S.; Vice-presidents—T. Kirk, F.L.S., J. Carruthers, M. Inst. G.E.; Council—Dr. Buller, C.M.G., F.L.S., C.C. Graham, James Hector, M.D., C.M.G., F.R.S., Hon. W. B. D. Mantell, F.G.S., J. C. Crawford, F.G.S., A. K. Newman, M.B., M.R.C.P., C. Rous Marten, F.R.G.S., F.M.S.; Auditor—Arthur Baker; Secretary and Treasurer—R. B. Gore.

The meeting then resolved itself into an ordinary one.

New Members.—J. Hurst, W. Johnston, of the Hutt, G. W. Williams, Mr. Justice Richmond.

1. "On New Zealand Coffee," by J. C. Crawford. (Transactions, p. 545.)

2. "Notes on the System of Survey proposed by Mr. Thomson to be adopted for New Zealand, from a Legal Point of View," by W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., a Barrister of the Supreme Court. (Transactions, p. 280.)

3. "On Anemometry," by C. Rous Marten, F.R.G.S., F.M.S., M.Sc.M.S. (Transactions, p. 293.)

The hour being late, the following papers were taken as read:—

4. "Descriptions of new Plants," by T. Kirk, F.L.S. (Transactions, p. 547.)