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New Members.—G. Grant, T. W. Whitson, J. R. Sinclair, J. O'Meagher.

"State Forestry: its Aim and Object," by Captain Campbell Walker. (Transactions, p. 187.)

New Members.—G. Stevenson, G. Joachim, Dr. D. Blair.

1877.—President—The Right Rev. Bishop Nevill; Vice-presidents—R. Gillies, W. N. Blair; Council—Dr. M. Coughtrey, H. Skey, J. S. Webb, G. M. Thomson, P. Thomson, D. Petrie, Dr. Hocken; Auditor—A. D. Lubecki; Hon. Sec. and Hon. Treasurer—Professor Hutton.

The retiring President then delivered the following

After reviewing the work of the past session, and referring to the popular meetings held during the year, Mr. Gillies went on to say:—

I may mention now that it is our intention, at the beginning of the session we are now entering upon, to compile a programme for the popular meetings of the year, embracing a variety of interesting and instructive subjects, and to endeavour to get those most competent to undertake their elucidation. Several of the Professors have already signified their willingness to take part in these meetings. In this way we hope to make our Institute more educational in its character, and, judging by the crowded audiences with which we were favoured in the year that is past, we feel sure that there is in Dunedin sufficient mental vigour to appreciate and support such endeavours, and that we will only be supplying a felt want in our midst.