Fourth Meeting: 9th August, 1911.
Mr. G. V. Hudson, President, in the chair, and about sixty members and friends present.

New Members.—Captain G. S. Hooper and Mr. J. G. Wilson.

Papers.—1. “The National Home Reading Union.” By Thos. King, F.R.A.S.

2. “Immunity; or, How the Body defends itself against its Microbic Foes.” By J. M. Mason, M.D., F.C.S., D.P.H. Camb.

3. “Notes on Salicornia australis.” By Miss Cooke, M.A.; communicated by Professor Kirk.

4. “Hoisting the Flag at Akaroa: an Incident of 1840.” By Miss E. M. Jacobson, M.A.; communicated by C. E. Adams.

5. “Notes on Dragon-flies from the Kermadec Islands.” By R. J. Tillyard, M.A., F.E.S.; communicated by A. Hamilton.

6. “Longitude of the Hector Astronomical Observatory, Wellington.” By C. E. Adams, M.Sc., F.R.A.S.

7. “Wellington Tidal Records.” By C. E. Adams, M.Sc., F.R.A.S.

Fifth Meeting: 6th September, 1911.

Mr. G. V. Hudson, President, in the chair, and about fifty members and friends present.

New Member.—Mr. W. F. Hewlett, B.A., Oxon.

Papers.—1. “Notes on New Zealand Acarina.” By J. B. Gatenby.

This paper comprises descriptions of about fifty New Zealand Acarina, which belong to Trombidium, Notophallus, Linopodes, Erythraeus, Bdellus, Anystes, Cyta, Tyroglyphus, Ixodes, Gamasus, Uropoda, and several other more or less doubtful

genera. As the author intends to leave for England, where the best libraries will be at his disposal, it was thought better to temporarily withhold publication with a view to finding out whether any of the species had been described before by European acarologists. Amongst other interesting A carina dealt with in the paper is the description of an acarid (genus Ixodes) found on the tuatara lizard.

2. “Account of some Exploration of, and the Discovery of Former Glaciation in, the Tararua Ranges.” By G. L. Adkin.

3.“The Raised Beaches of Cape Turakirae.” [ unclear: ] By B. C. Aston, F.I.C., F.C.S.

4. “On a Collection of Mallophaga from the Kermadec Islands.” By T. Harvey Johnston, M.A., D.Sc., and Launcelot Harrison; communicated by A. Hamilton.

5. “On the Migrations of the Polynesians according to the Evidence of their Language.” By Professor J. Macmillan Brown.