Office-bearers for 1871: President—His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman; Vice-Presidents—J. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S., J. S. Webb; Council—Daniel Brent, Robert Gillies, Stuart Hawthorne, M.A., John Hislop, Richard Oliver, James Smith, Rev. D. M. Stuart; Honorary Treasurer—W. D. Murison; Honorary Secretary—T. M. Hocken, M.R.C.S.E.

Office-bearers for 1872: President—His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman; Vice-Presidents—Robert Gillies, T. M. Hocken, M.R.C.S.E; Council—W. N. Blair, E. B. Cargill, S. Hawthorne, M.A., J. McKerrow, G. S. Sale, M.A., J. T. Thomson, F.R.G.S., P. Thomson; Honorary Treasurer—J. S. Webb; Honorary Secretary—D. Brent.

Extracts from the Laws of the Otago Institute.

3. From and after the 1st September, 1869, any person desiring to join the Society may be elected by ballot, on being proposed in writing at any meeting of the Society by two members, on payment of the annual subscription for the year then current.

4. Members may at any time become life members by one payment of ten pounds ten shillings, in lieu of future annual subscriptions.

9. An annual general meeting of the members of the Society held on the second Monday of July.