THE ROYAL SOCIETY
HECTOR AWARD TO DR.
OLIVER
At today's meeting of the" council'of the Royal Society of New Zealand Dr. W. R. B. Oliver was elected as the recipient of the Hector Award-for 1936, tribute being paid to the valuable botanical work which he has done. Dr..X. M. Curtis and Mr. E. Phillips Turner were .elected to Fellowships of the Royal Society.
Dr. Bronislaw Malinowski and Sir Otter' Wilckens" were elected honorary members.
The T. K. Sidey Summer Time Award for 1936 was held over for the time being, i the-opinion being expressed that-wider publicity should be given- to-the. existence of this award in order;' to ■ increase the number of applicants. ~'-;. '~ . :. . ...
The Rt. Key. Bishop Williams preBided, over the council meeting, whicli was-attended. *>y Mr. B, C.Aston, Dr. E. Marsden; Dr. W, R; B. Oliver .(Gov. eminent representatives), Professor' H WvSegar-(Auckland), Professor H. B Kirk (Wellington),-Professor J. Shelley and Mr. E. F. Stead-(Canterbury), Dr. SV.J.Turner (Otago), Mr.~G. V- Hudson (Hawke's Bay), Professor T. H.Easterfield (Nelson), Dr. P. Marshall (co-opted member), and Dr. W. P. Evans, (vice-president).
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Evening Post, Issue 126, 29 May 1936, Page 11
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