NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 424, 5 February 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE.

SIXTH ANNUAL;MEETING. .The ..sixth.' annual meeting, oi tho iscw. Zealand Institute, adjourned from. January.;2B; 'was there,beiiigjire--sent:—Mr, O. .;:M. ..:.Thbmson,- P.C.S., )F.L:S ; , president ot.the Institute ■ (izi. tl'.R. chair), Pro-, fessor-T.-H.-Easterfield, Professor W-. -B; .Bon-, .ham,:Dr...X..' Cockayne,.. Messrs. .A, Hamilton; Martin Chapman, K.C., T.:H:GiII,'M.A.;LL.B., J. .W. J<wnt,..M.A.,vK..':Wilson; .T; King, R. •Speight, John Yourigj .E Tregear,; and H. Hill.

The Annual Report.. • • The "president -intrbduiid- the 'imnualii'epbrt with; an .expression .of regret .'that -thermeeting: had Bad-'.fo- beadjourned' at 'His'- request;', as neither : Dr. Benham'nor himself- could posjibly have .been-, present; -'The':--adjournment : -haa ' affected;-the attendance a little, butt he, was pleased to note, that-there ,was still a. satisfactory number present. ' • . I■' la -the .course df?\Ma'report,\.the.president, stated that . following .upon resolution' adopted at ;.the annual 'meeting, Professor T. :W. E. David, . Professor :Haswell, ■ • and. Mr; J; HiMaiden, ..all 'of. had .been . : asked';|o,..sug-.; a-'committer .of : advicei.. -the:;name ot av suitable -Merao.rial Meda'l.-J /.Owing,. -however,'.' to ; the : •absence-.bf' Professor, ; David, r who' is; at.,:present'iwith :'thb. done ;-tbe. matter:-will ' . .GeOgraphip^l" • ■ ;';had' '.interfered with'v the 'meetings', of. certain; .Mmmittees,--.. and forl'this;. reason there.' •waKiio/;Report-ffom''.the: Committee' "set", up; to' detormine'-.thej. ownership .of- the hooks' iitftie^institftte.rlitrrarjr.':: >':*, n■ '• '..■ ; .Mr. .:.T.. : Eng:'had:intimited..;his -inability to' again iindertake r the "secretarial -the institute.van'di a new; appointment .would;: thbier. fore-bo necessary. -, 7-:,..; " The finances' were.'m;a satisfactory-.condition; there 'being.-a credit; balance-; of :'£S§2.; '

Reports, etc. ; .'-A report; was.received.-iroin'Hhe.'editor ibfj.tK'e !-i^ttte'B;^bli^(mß. ! (Mr;-"Q?i-llvvTli6ni&i4)j.-'to ''.thej-'effect '-thatforty-two' papers ;Jto^d>: v be«qC passed i'.forV publication', in ''.Volume: .#;: of& ; the .Institute's' : v The . preparation of :matter;for.,publication .'would .be-considerably simplified;- said the editor,«were".;a{Slia!ted::sbcie•ties ..to. fprward'-only' subh. papers.; as 'were;;, dis? ;tiiict'..;c6ntribjitions ,to UpieMifici'lmowiedge.;V'.;; ; Vhe- : repo'rt;'was ,-v.:/ . '- . 1 ... Following; upon;;a',lengthy..discuisioni"on.:the : ojviiershib ,pf. the library-books,iandv the 'desira-; ;bility't'.of';:indexing'/ the; - . collection,;; the. indbx committee' waa'-inßtructed .to-Eo'.fuUy; into the whole question; 'i; i■' s The-.'.draft text of-.,the 'suggested .diploma ..of honorary ; was, von',; the'. motion lof 51r. : Hainiltbh,lseconaed.'.by ; ;Mr.- Chapman, .ap-proved,\the-.diploma :is,to.]se]Bent: : ary members -in futnre. ■ On the.-question ;of; appointing ; .eseoutlv.e .officer? ,and;.<»ii.v.enßre,fo'r';com^ u was / resolved,, on. the:.motion! of .Mr. ,Hamilton,' ':So,conded,by.;.;Profes'sor. ; ;Eastcrfi"eld,-'-thafeall;con)-' I raittees" set.up.: shall vfur'nish the t; anhualimeeting; ofvthe iiiistitu'te.jhiS.'Ut i.waS ; agreed,;, would l 'get. : oteir.:-.the';diflipuUyi ■ by-' geographical; -Iconvening: coift-. 1 mittees. •:-,t ; : -V -.^j;-,- ; :r -'.V : r ■■ ~;;On:the. ;motioii;.Qf Chapman,'Sthe, official . seal - of-' the institute .was ordered; to.' be., affixed ■ to the' Hutton Memorial; trust.-• '■

Correspondence. j, yAniexphange .of publications.Jwith"tie ; fdiibWi lug.instit'utioiis.Avas^graq.d-J.to:—University :'&f , Missouri, :Entymological' Society, of ißii'ssia, Zooi logioM In'stitiite 6f ,the-Rdyar'S,ociety"'of.Maples, Bureau':.of-. SoienoeV!-.Manila'..i :-;i 'V y-'.?. !'• ! -iIt Vw'as-decided ;;to inform:', the United States DepartraentVof.AmoiUtuje'th'at of-the specified' frere-n'oti out of■ print,-would be'iSupplied at.a.cost of ,£lO. • ll- .pf/.'the '.We'stpert\Free Library. !' for .\certMni.volumes' of .-.the \ Transactions" reI quired Y.td-complete ,;the.; set';-: w0.u1d... be' supplied free, of \cost.: 'S\:-.-.Vih»7.v-. ,\X V-TJ;.,..," -i .'.\The,!co'undil-iwas.: unable,; to approve of 1 a.> guggestion from' the Department: -of |;Mines,.- tHatt; the";volumes ~ih?:th'o> .Geological. Section ;6f;the.':institute!s .library.;,b'e transferred' ta-'tlie.reference-.library) of,-.tne,. Department, ! free access to .be;given: to; the books at. all times' | •py,;the Department. .It was. stated,-thit- far'the institute's library was easily. accessible tHera was nothing-to be' gained by such a transfer. - ..Election of Officers. -. r.The.'follovring.-is the .list/Of executive I 'officers : ; fqr"l9o9 Mr; ; A; - Hamilton;' hoh:' treasurer; 'Mr.'-vMartin'-.Chapman;.''K.C.j'seore-' tary, Mr. B; G. 'Aston j 'editor; Mr.- G. M. Th'om.eon; librarian; Mr.vA..'Hamilton'; publications 'Messrs; Thomson,, J.' Stewart,. Professor Benham, Dr.- C: C. Par?. 1 ' j. t l.t. i ..r>residentY;abt;:as • chairman of ■ standing.'committees, 'ex'officios • . -.The racanoy in' the, honorary, membership of ' ! i the,: New.! Zealand.; Institute f.was filled' Ky the : , oleption- of, Sir -George.'Darwin, D.50.,; P.R.S., . Plumian Professor of-; Astronomy in the -Unir: versity of Cambridge, who -.is,^regarded' as tho '.'greatest.liring. authority on tidal phenomoha: Sir Georßfl ,Darwin 'was nominated' by the Wellington' -Philosophy' Society- ' ,: •