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List of Incorporated Societies.
| Name of Society. | Date of Incorporation | |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington Philosophical Society | 10th June, | 1868. |
| Auckland Institute | 10th June, | 1868. |
| Philosophical Institute of Canterbury | 22nd October, | 1868. |
| Otago Institute | 18th October, | 1869. |
| Nelson Association for the Promotion of Science and Industry | 23rd Sept., | 1870. |
| Westland Institute | 21st December, | 1874. |
| Hawke Bay Philosophical Institute | 31st March, | 1875. |
Wellington Philosophical Society.
Office-bearers for 1877:—President—W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S.; Vice-Presidents—T. Kirk, F.L.S., J. Carruthers, M.Inst. C.E.; Council—Dr. Buller, C.M.G., F.L.S., C. C. Graham, James Hector, C.M.G., M.D., 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.
Office-bearers for 1878:—President—Thomas Kirk, F.L.S.; Vice-Presidents—J. Carruthers, M.Inst. C.E., A. K. Newman, M.B., M.R.C.P.; Council—James Hector, C.M.G., M.D., F.R.S., J. C. Crawford, F.G.S., W. T. L. Travers, F.L.S., Dr. Buller, C.M.G., F.L.S., C. Rous Marten, F.R.G.S., F.M.S., F. W. A. Skae, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., Martin Chapman; Auditor—Arthur Baker; Secretary and Treasurer—R. B. Gore.
Extracts from the Rules of the Wellington Philosophical Society.
5. Every member shall contribute annually to the funds of the Society the sum of one guinea.
6. The annual contribution shall be due on the first day of January in each year.
7. The sum of ten pounds may be paid at any time as a composition for life of the ordinary annual payment.
14. The time and place of the General Meetings of Members of the Society shall be fixed by the Council and duly announced by the Secretary.
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Auckland Institute.
Office-bearers for 1877:—President—R. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.; Council—J. L. Campbell, M.D., J. C. Firth, His Honour Mr. Justice Gillies, J. Goodall, C.E., The Hon. Col. Haultain, T. Heale, G. M. Mitford, J. A. Pond, Rev. A. G. Purchas, M.R.C.S.E., J. Stewart, C.E., The Hon. F. Whitaker; Secretary and Treasurer—T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S.; Auditor—T. Macffarlane.
Office-bearers for 1878:—President—T. Heale; Council—R. C. Barstow, Rev. J. Bates, J. L. Campbell, M.D., J. C. Firth, His Honour Mr. Justice Gillies, The Hon. Col. Haultain, G. M. Mitford, J. A. Pond, The Rev. A. G. Purchas, M.R.C.S.E., J. Stewart, M.Inst.C.E., F. Whitaker; Auditor—T. Macffarlane; Secretary and Treasurer—T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S.
Extracts from the Rules of the Auckland Institute.
1. Any person desiring to become a member of the Institute, shall be proposed in writing by two members, and shall be ballotted for at the next meeting of the Council.
4. New members on election to pay one guinea entrance fee, in addition to the annual subscription of one guinea, the annual subscriptions being payable in advance on the first day of April for the then current year.
5. Members may at any time become life members by one payment of ten pounds ten shillings, in lieu of future annual subscriptions.
10. Annual General Meeting of the Society on the Third Monday of February in each year. Ordinary Business Meetings are called by the Council from time to time.
Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.
Office-bearers for 1877:—President—Dr. von Haast, Ph.D., F.R.S.; Vice-presidents—Dr. Powell, Professor Bickerton, F.C.S.; Council—Rev. J. W. Stack, Rev. Charles Fraser, R. W. Fereday, Dr. J. S. Coward, G. W. Hall, Professor Cook; Hon. Treasurer—J. Inglis; Hon. Secretary—J. S. Guthrie.
Office-bearers for 1878:—President—Professor von Haast, F.R.S.; Vice-presidents—Rev. J. W. Stack, Professor Cook; Council—Professor Bickerton, Dr Powell, W. M. Maskell, R. W. Fereday, Dr. Coward, G. W. Hall; Hon. Treasurer—John Inglis; Hon. Secretary—J. S. Guthrie.
Extracts from the Rules of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.
7. The Ordinary Meetings of the Institute shall be held every first week during the months from March to November inclusive.
25. Members of the Institute shall pay two guineas for the first year of membership, and one guinea annually thereafter, as a subscription to the funds of the Institute.
27. Members may compound for all annual subscriptions of the current and future years by paying ten guineas.
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Otago Institute.
Office-bearers for 1877:—President—The Right Rev. Bishop Nevill; Vice-presidents—R. Gillies and W. N. Blair; Council—Dr. Millen Coughtrey, H. Skey, J. S. Webb, G. M. Thomson, P. Thomson, D. Petrie, Dr. Hocken; Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer—Professor Hutton; Auditor—A. D. Lubecki.
Office-bearers for 1878:—President—W. N. Blair, C.E.; Vice-presidents—Professor Hutton, W. Arthur, C.E.; Council—Professor Shand, G. Joachim, Professor Macgregor, Professor Scott, D. Petrie, E. Elliott, J. C. Thomson; Hon. Sec.—G. M. Thomson; Hon Treasurer—H. Skey; Auditor—A. D. Lubecki.
Extracts from the Constitution and Rules of the Otago Institute.
2. Any person desiring to join the Society may be elected by ballot, on being proposed in writing at any meeting of the Council or Society by two members, on payment of the annual subscription of one guinea for the year then current.
5. Members may at any time become life members by one payment of ten pounds and ten shillings, in lieu of future annual subscriptions.
8. An Annual General Meeting of the members of the Society shall be held in January in each year, at which meeting not less than ten members must be present, otherwise the meeting shall be adjourned by the members present from time to time, until the requisite number of members is present.
(5.) The session of the Otago Institute shall be during the winter months, from May to October, both inclusive.
Nelson Association for the Promotion of Science
and Industry.
Office-bearers for 1878:—President—The Right Rev. the Bishop of Nelson; Council—A. S. Atkinson, Leonard Boor, M.R.C.S., Charles Hunter-Brown, F. W. Irvine, M.D., Joseph Shepherd, Geo. Williams, M.D.; Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Secretary—T. Mackay, C.E.
Extracts from the Rules of the Nelson Association for the Promotion of Science
and Industry.
2. The Association shall consist of members elected by ballot, who have been proposed at a monthly meeting of the Society, and elected at the ensuing meeting.
3. Each member to pay a subscription of not less than one pound per annum, payable half-yearly in advance.
4. Ordinary Meetings held on the first Wednesday in each month.
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Westland Institute.
Office-bearers for 1877:—President—His Honour Judge Weston; Vice-president—R. C. Reid; Council—Rev. W. A. Pascoe, M.A., Rev. G. W. Russell, Rev. G. Morice, Rev. Father Martin, J. Plaisted, L. G. Reid, W. D. Kerr, Robert Paul, J. H. Greville, D. Osborne, Dr. M'Donald, Robert Walker; Hon. Treasurer—E. T. Robinson; Hon. Secretary—Charles Ulrich.
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.
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 1877:—President—His Honour J. D. Ormond; Vice-president—The Right Rev. the Bishop of Waiapu; Council—W. Colenso, J. M. Gibbes, H. R. Holder, S. Locke, J. A. Smith, W. I. Spencer, F. W. C. Sturm; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer—W. Colenso.
Office-bearers for 1878:—President—The Hon. J. D. Ormond, M.H.R.; Vice-president—Robert Stuart; Council—Messrs. Holder, Kinross, Miller, Newton, Smith, Spencer, Colenso; 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.