Westland Institute. Office-Bearers for 1878:—President—His Honour Judge Weston; Vice-president—Robert C. Reid; Council—Rev. Father Martin, Rev. George Morice, Rev. G. W. Russell, Rev. W. H. Elton, John Plaisted, E. T. Robinson, Dr. James, D. McDonald, R. W. Wade, H. L. Robinson, W. D. Kerr, G. A. Paterson, Robert Walker; Hon. Treasurer—W. A. Spence; Hon. Secretary—John Anderson. Office-Bearers for 1879:—President—His Honour Judge Weston; Vice-president—R. C. Reid; Committee—Dr. James, Dr. Giles, James Pearson, R. W. Wade, E. B. Dixon, John Nicholson, H. L. Robinson, D. McDonald, W. D. Campbell, Robert Walker, A. H. King, T. O. W. Croft; Hon. Treasurer—W. A. Spence; Hon. Secretary—John Anderson. Extracts from the Rules of the Westland Institute. 3. The Institute shall consist:–(1) Of life-members, i.e., persons who have at any one time made a donation to the Institute of ten pounds ten shillings or upwards; or persons who, in reward of special services rendered to the Institute, have been unanimously elected as such by the Committee or at the general half yearly meeting. (2) Of members who pay two pounds two shillings each year. (3) Of members paying smaller sums—not less than ten shillings. 5. The Institute shall hold a half-yearly meeting on the third Monday in the months of December and June. Hawke Bay Philosophical Institute. Office-Bearers for 1878:—President—The Hon. J. D. Ormond, M.H.R.; Vice-president—The Right Rev. the Bishop of Waiapu; Council—Messrs. Colenso, Kinross, Locke, Miller, Smith, Spencer, Sturm; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer—W. Colenso; Auditor—T. K. Newton. Office-Bearers for 1879:—President—The Right Rev. the Bishop of Waiapu; Vice-president—W. I. Spencer; Council—E. H. Bold, W. Colenso, J. G. Kinross, S. Locke, M. R. Miller, J. A. Smith, F. W. C. Sturm; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer—W. Colenso; Auditor—T. K. Newton. Extracts from the Rules of the Hawke Bay Philosophical Institute. 3. The annual subscription for each member shall be one guinea, payable in advance, on the first day of January in every year. 4. Members may at any time become life-members by one payment of ten pounds ten shillings in lieu of future annual subscriptions. (4.) The session of the Hawke Bay Philosophical Institute shall be during the winter months from May to October, both inclusive; and general meetings shall be held on the second Monday in each of those six months, at 8 p.m.