470 Proceedings. 



Hector Memorial Award. — The 1919 medal and prize, which was awarded to Dr. 

 P. W. Robertson, was handed to the Department of Internal Affairs on the 25th March, 

 1919, for remitting to the High Commissioner's Office for presentation to Dr. Robertson. 

 A cable was published in the daily papers of the 12th December, 1919, announcing 

 that the High Commissioner, Sir Thomas Mackenzie, had publicly presented the medal 

 to Dr. Robertson in London. 



War Boll of Honour. — This has been brought up to date, and will be sent to the 

 Hon. Editor for publication in volume 52 of the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 



Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, volume 51, was issued to the societies 

 in bulk in September, 1919. The Proceedings of the annual meeting in January, 1919, 

 were published in pamphlet form, and distributed to societies on the 26th March, 1919, 

 as well as being printed in the Transactions. 



Publications. — The followmg have been placed on the mailing list by the Standing 

 Committee, and will in future receive the Transactions as published : — 

 Museo Civico Storia Naturale di Genova. 

 Anales del Museo Nacional de B. Aires. 



Adviser of Fisheries, Norway, Fiskeridirektren, Postboks, 226, Bergen. 

 Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry. 



International Institute of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Canada. 

 Tumbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. 

 American Chemical Society. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. 



Resolutions of the Standing Committee not otherwise mentioned in this report are — 



It was resolved to present a bound copy of Maori Art to Mr. Evan Parry, to mark 

 the New Zealand Institute's appreciation of his work in New Zealand. 



It was resolved to publish the minutes of the annual meeting as sopn as possible, 

 and that the Publication Committee be instructed accordingly. 



It was resolved to grant power to the Hon. Librarian to formulate certain rules 

 to be observed by those using the Institute library, and issue certain circulars regarding 

 library matters. 



It was resolved, That the members of the Standing Committee of the New Zealand 

 Institute desire to express their sympathy with Mrs. Broun and her daughters in the 

 great loss which they have sustained by the death of Major Broun. 



It was resolved. That Professor Easterfield, Dr. Thomson, Mr. Ewen, and the Hon. 

 Secretary be a committee to formulate resolutions of the New Zealand Institute which 

 have the force of regulations, in order that, where advisable, they might be gazetted. 



Financial Position of the Institute. — A deputation from the Standing Committee 

 waited upon the Hon. the Minister of Internal Affairs, Major Hine, in September, with 

 reference to the financial position of the Institute and the necessity for an increased 

 grant for general expenses. As a result the sum of £500 was placed on the supplementary 

 estimates ior the year's expenses, and a promise was given that the question of making 

 a- permanent increase to the Institute's statutory grant of £500 per annum would be 

 faArourably considered. 



It is desirable that some more simple method of dealing with interest which 

 accrues at the Savings-bank from time to time shall be devised. If some resolution 

 were passed to the effect that all interest earned at the Savings-bank would be credited 

 to some definite purpose it would simplify book-keeping considerably. The suggestion 

 is made that all such interest should be credited to the Endowment Fund. 



A sum of £250 voted by the Department of Internal Affairs for binding the books 

 of the Institute library was paid into the Institute's account on the 28th March, 1919. 



National Efficiency Board's Report : Census of Industries. (This was a report to the 

 Government, which included the New Zealand Institute's Scientific and Industrial 

 Research Committee's report: see pp. .326-27, vol. 50.) It was resolved at a meeting of 

 the Standing Committee held on the 17th January, 1919, to remind the Hon. the Minister 

 of Internal Affairs (Hon. G. W. Russell) of his promise to communicate further on the 

 making of a census of industries. At a meeting of the Standing Committee on the 11th 

 March, 1919, Dr. .J. Allan Thomson reported that Professor Easterfield and he had 

 interviewed the Hon. the Minister (Hon. G. W. Russell) with reference to compiling a 

 census of industries. The Minister considered it was a matter more for the Science 

 and Art Board. 



The Science and Art Board had considered the matter, and passed the following 

 resolutions : — 



" (1.) That this meeting urges upon the Government that the time has come when 

 the establishment of a Board to superintend and organize scientific research and the 

 advancement of industrial efficiency should no longer be delayed. 



