OTAGO INSTITUTE.
Mr A. Hamilton (president) occupied the chair at a large meeting held last night. Dr Murray wrote from Edinburgh accept ing the congratulations of the Institute in connection with the completion of the official publications concerning the Chal lenger expedition.
It was announced that Professor Shand had been appointed a member of the Council in place of Mr J. M'Leod (removed to Inver cargill), and that the following new members had been elected :—Messrs J. Ewicg, W. M'Connochie, A. T. C*vell (of St. Bathans), R. G. Whetter, G. Roberts, Miss Marchaut, Messrs A. Michael, B. C. Aston, C. W. Hay, and A. J. Kidetbn-Hunter.
The report of the Committee on Fisheries was presented and adopted, and a committee, consisting of Mr Hamilton, Dr Parker, Dr Don, Mr Chapman, and the mover (Mr G. M. Thomson), was appointed to co-operate with the Council of the Acclimatisation Suciety and the local members of both branches of the Legislature in securing the establishment of a marine fish hatchery at Purakanui.
