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Proceedings . 



Annual Reports and Balance-sheets of the following incorporated societies have teen 

 received and are now laid on the table. No reports have been received from the 

 Wanganui or the Nelson Societies. 



Auckland Institute, to 22nd February, 1917. 



Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, to 31st October, 1917. 



Otago Institute, to 30th November, 1917. 



Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, to 1st December, 1917. 



Manawatu Philosophical Society, to 30th November. 1917. 



Wellington Philosophical Society, to 30th September, 1917. 

 Auckland Institute Jubilee. — An illustrated pamphlet entitled The First Fifty Years 

 of the Auckland Institute and Museum, and its Future Aims, a Jubilee Sketch, was pub- 

 lished by the Auckland Institute in September, 1917. A copy is now laid on the table. 

 Public Meeting of the New Zealand Institute. — The desirability of holding a public 

 meeting of the New Zealand Institute to arouse some public interest in scientific affairs, 

 more especially in relation to industry, was discussed by the Committee, and Dr. Hector, 

 Dr. Allan Thomson, Mr. Ewen, and the Hon. Secretary were appointed a sub-committee 

 to' make arrangements to hold it on the 30th January, 1917, the night of the last annual 

 meeting, and the Town Hall was engaged for the purpose. It was not found possible, 

 however, to obtain the necessary support at the time, and the matter was allowed to 

 drop. 



Honorary Treasurer s Reports.— The financial statements of the Hono- 

 rary Treasurer, Mr. C. A. Ewen, comprising (a) Receipts and expenditure, 

 (b) assets and liabilities, (c) the Carter Bequest, the Hutton Memorial Fund, 

 and the Hector Memorial Fund, all of which were duly audited and certi- 

 fied by the Auditor-General, were adopted on the motion of Mr. Ewen, 

 seconded by Mr. Birks. 



The Public Trustee's reports on his administration of the Carter Bequest, 

 the Hutton and the Hector Funds for the year ending 31st December, 1917, 

 were adopted on the motion of Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Ewen. 



Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 



1917. 



Receipts. 

 Balance at 31st December, 



1916 .. 

 Post Office Savings-bank in- 

 terest to 31st December, 



1917 .. 

 Government grant (30th June) 

 Publications sold 

 City Corporation, refund rent 



hall not used 

 Wanganui Philosophical So- 

 ciety levy for year ending 



31st December, 1916 

 Hawke's Bay Philosophical 



Society levy for year 1916 

 Nelson Institute levy for 1916 

 Grant for research refunded 



by Mr. D. Petrie 

 Grant from Treasury (1st 



February) 

 Grant from Treasury (28th 



March) 



