Dr. Marshall, who, through the Wanganui Philosophical Society, during the year was granted £30 for a research on Upper Cretaceous fauna of New Zealand, reported on the 23rd November that he had made three collecting-visits to the north of Auckland (Whangaroa and Kaipara), and he had collected some forty-five species of ammonites. The whole year had been spent in identifying and classifying these. The extensive literature, and difficulty in preparing specimens and making the necessary drawings, had taken much time, but the research is now almost ready for publication. Grantee has had the whole of this grant. Mr. J. G. Myers, who, through the Wellington Philosophical Society, was during the year granted £10 for a research on the New Zealand Hemiptera, reported on the 27th November that, as the season for collecting was commencing, he hoped to commence his research. Professor Speight, who, through the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, in 1919 was granted £225 for a geological survey of the Malvern Hills, reported on the 11th December that during the year an examination had been made of various parts of the district, including the Rakaia Gorge, High Peak, Rockwood, and Benmore areas, the first two largely with the help of students, who had used those areas for subjects for M.A. and M.Sc. theses. A paper dealing with the last-named area was read by Professor Speight before the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, and will be sent to the IIon. Editor of the Transactions for publication. Some attention has also been given to the more promising Glenroy and Steventon area, the latter being specially promising, and if systematically bored would probably prove to be a fairly extensive brown-coal field. The work in connection with these areas has reached such a stage that it is advisable to deal with the possibilities of the clays and sands for the purposes of earthenware, brick, and other manufactures. Mr. Page, B.Sc, late assistant to Professor Evans, of Canterbury College, made a proposition to Mr. Speight dealing with this aspect of the matter, and Mr. Speight obtained the approval of the Standing Committee to divert portion of the grant to carrying out investigation on the clays. The balance of the grant in hands of Institute is £175. Messrs. Wild and Tankersley, who, through the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, were during the year granted £25 for soil-survey work in the Manawatu district, reported on the 27th November that they had arranged to get the use of the chemical balance obtained by the Hon. Mr. G. M. Thomson for his research on whale-feed. Some material had been collected and preliminary work begun. No expenditure had so far been incurred. Professor Worley, who, through the Auckland Institute, during the year was granted £25 for a research on the essential oils of native plants, reported on the 29th November that research had been carried out on the essential oil of Leptospermumscoparium, and is partly completed. Additions and alterations have been made to the distillation apparatus, and expenditure to the amount of £9 7s. incurred. Balance in hands of Institute, £15 13s. Mr. A. M. Wright, who, through the Canterbury Philosophical Institute, was in 1921 granted £75 for a research on the vitamine-content of commercial meat products reported on the 4th December that, owing to its being impossible to procure a supply of white rats for further experimental work on the presence or otherwise of Vitamine C in frozen foods, and also for the purpose of determining the effect of dietary modifications to include various canned meats, the most important work planned in connection with this investigation had been postponed. The method of determining the presence of Vitamine B by the yeast-culture method had been further investigated, but until animal experiments are carried out in parallel the results obtained may be of doubtful value. Three papers have been published covering the results obtained, and these have been published in the Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, and in vol. 4. Nos. 2 and 3, New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology. Balance of grant in hands of Institute is £25. Hutton Fund Research Grants. Professor Marshall, who in 1923 was granted £10 to enable him to continue his work on the Upper Cretaceous ammonites of New Zealand, reported on the 22nd November that the work has proved to be of considerable complexity and difficulty, but it is now almost ready for publication. Miss Mestayor, who in 1918 was granted £10, reported on the 4th December that owing to college lectures she was unable to publish any papers on Mollusca this year. She has material waiting which she hopes to describe and figure during 1924. There is still a balance of £5, which she hopes to use next year.