OTAGO INSTITUTE.
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.
NELSON ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
Office-bearers for 1870–1: President—Sir David Monro; Vice-President—The Right Rev. the Bishop of Nelson; Council—F. Huddleston, F. W. Irvine, M.D., Thomas Mackay, Alexander Sclanders, George Williams, M.D.; Honorary Treasurer—C. Hunter-Brown; Curator and Secretary—J. Smith.
Office-bearers for 1872: President—Sir David Monro; Vice-President—The Right Rev. the Bishop of Nelson; Council—F. W. Irvine, M.D., Robert Lee, The Hon. T. Renwick, Joseph Shephard, George Williams, M.D.; Honorary Treasurer—J. Holloway; Curator and Secretary—Thomas Mackay.
Extracts from the Laws 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.
