Twentieth Annual Report, 1887–88.

The Board held meetings on the 30th August and 30th September, 1887, and on the 13th February, 23rd March, and 9th May, 1888.

The following members retired from the Board in conformity with clause 6 of the New Zealand Institute Act: namely, Mr. W. T. L. Travers, Mr. Thomas Mason, and the Ven. Archdeacon Stock. These gentlemen were all reappointed by His Excellency the Governor.

The members elected as Governors of the Board by the incorporated societies are—Mr. J. McKerrow, F.R.A.S.; Mr. T. Kirk, F.L.S.; and Dr. Hutchinson.

There having occurred three vacancies in the list of honorary members of the Institute, the following elections took place: Professor McCoy, Baron C. von Ettingshausen, and Professor van Beneden.

The following are the members now belonging to the Institute:—

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Honorary members	30
Ordinary members—
Auckland Institute	254
Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute	121
Wellington Philosophical Society	253
Philosophical Institute of Canterbury	117
Nelson Philosophical Society	36
Westland Institute	78
Otago Institute	137
Southland Institute	72
Making a total of	1,098

The volumes of “Transactions” now in stock are—Vol. I. (second edition), 280; Vol. V., 35; Vol. VI., 30; Vol. VII., 130; Vol. IX., 130; Vol. X., 165; Vol. XI., 50; Vol. XII., 55; Vol. XIII., 55; Vol. XIV., 80; Vol. XV., 190; Vol. XVI., 200; Vol. XVII., 230; Vol. XVIII., 170; Vol. XIX., 200; Vol. XX., not yet fully distributed.

The Volume XX. was published in June last, and contains 52 articles; also addresses and abstracts of articles which appear in the Proceedings. The volume contains 528 pages of letterpress and 22 plates.

The following is a comparison of the contents with that of the previous year's volume:—

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	1888. Pages.	1887. Pages.
Miscellaneous	80	120
Zoology	140	212
Botany	116	114
Geology	96	134
Proceedings	47	48
Appendix	49	52
	528	680

The cost of printing Vol. XIX. (new series) was £535 15s. 5d. for 680 pages, and the cost of the present volume—XX.—is £415 10s. for 528 pages.

The Honorary Treasurer's statement of accounts is appended, from which it will be observed that there is a credit balance of £130 4s. 9d., besides the sum of about £50 in the hands of the London Agent.

W. B. D. Mantell

Acting Manager.
Approved by the Board.
G. M. Waterhouse,
Chairman.
23rd July, 1888.