NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 February 1922, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE.

ANNUAL MEETING. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Jan. 31. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Institute is being held to-day. Professor Easter field, of the Cawthron Institute, in his presidential address, dwelt upon the need of more cooperation among New Zealand scientific men in the interests of scientific research. He trusted the institute would be able to co-operate with the American National Research Council upon certain problems of the Pacific Ocean. It was difficult to see how great progress in the matter of organisation of research could be made without financial assistance, and it would certainly appear that the, time had come for some complete change of policy in New Zealand owing to the changed financial situation. It was worth while asking the various societies affiliated for suggestions as to how best to foster the research spirit. 1 PAN-PACIFIC CONGRESS. MAY MEET IN DOMINION. Wellington, Last Night. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Institute the standing committee reported letters received asking the institute to take into consideration the advisability of inviting a Pan-Pacific Congress to meet in New Zealand in 1923. After an interview with Ministers, and receiving other communications, the standing committee considered that a meeting of the PanPacific Congress could be held in the Dominion, provided the Government is not called upon to pay any expenses beyond those necessary for printing in connection with the meeting. Dr. Chilton gave a resume of the business transacted at the last congress. An' opinion was expressed that the Government could not see its way to have the congress in the Dominion. Dr. Tillyard said the Government could not finance it.

A resolution favoring the holding of the congress in New Zealand was passed, and a committee was appointed to deal with the matter.