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Amendment of Regulation. — On the motion of Professor Kirk, seconded 

 by Dr. Cockayne, it was resolved, That regulation 5 (a) (1) be amended to 

 read as follows : — 



:{ (a.) The publications of the Institute shall consist of' — (1) Such current 

 abstract of the proceedings of the societies for the time being incorporated 

 with the Institute as the Board of Governors deems desirable." 



New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology.' — Dr. Thomson laid on 

 the table the first number of this Journal. He promised to communicate 

 with the Secretaries of societies regarding the printing in the Journal of 

 matter suitable suitable for the Journal and not for the Transactions of 

 the Institute. 



Proposed Department of Scientific Affairs. — Mr. G. M. Thomson with- 

 drew his motion regarding the establishment of a Department of Scientific 

 Affairs (see Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 49, p. 542). 



Election of Officers. — The following officers for the ensuing year were 

 elected : President, Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S. ; Hon. Editors, Drs. L. 

 Cockayne and C. A. Cotton ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. C. A. Ewen ; Hon. 

 Secretary, Mr. B. C. Aston, F.I.C. ; Hon. Librarian, Dr. J. Allan Thomson. 



Publication Committee. — Professor Kirk, Drs. Cockayne, Cotton, and 

 Thomson, Messrs. Aston and Hogben. 



Library Committee.- — Drs. Cockayne and Cotton and the Hon. Librarian. 



Research Grant Committee.- — Professor Easterfield, Messrs. Hogben and 

 Aston. 



Hector Award Committee—Professor Easterfield (convener), Drs. Chilton, 

 Cockayne, and Marshall. 



Date and Place of the next Annual Meeting. ■ — It was resolved, That the 

 next annual meeting be held at Wellington on the 17th January, 1919. 



Travelling-expenses. — It was resolved, on the motion of Dr. Thomson, 

 That the travelling-expenses of members of the Board to this meeting be 

 paid by the Institute. 



Votes of Thanks to the retiring President for the able manner in which 

 he had carried out the duties of his office for the past two years, and to the 

 other officers, were unanimously carried. The Honorary Librarian desired 

 to specially acknowledge the assistance he had received from Mr. McDonald 

 in the library during the year. 



The meeting adjourned until the following day. 



The meeting resumed its sitting on Wednesday, the 30th January, 1918, 

 at 9 a.m. 



Present : Professors Benham, President (in the chair), Thomas, Segar, 

 Kirk, Drs. Cockayne, Hilgendorf, Thomson, Messrs. Aston, Birks, Ewen, 

 Eliott, Hill, Hogben, Parr, and G. M. Thomson. 



President's Address.' — The following motions arising out of the sug- 

 gestions contained in the President's address were brought forward by 

 Dr. Hilgendorf : — 



Compliance of Incorporated Societies with Regulations. —On the motion 

 of Dr. Hilgendorf, seconded by Professor Segar, it was resolved, That in 



