482 Proceedings. 



Carter Bequest. — Letters of the 17tli March, 1919, and the 23rd April, 

 1919, from the Wellington Philosophical Society, were read. On the 

 motion of Professor Kirk, seconded by Mr. Wright, it was resolved, That 

 the New Zealand Institute will view with satisfaction vigorous steps in 

 the direction of developing the Carter Fund to the point at which the 

 wishes of the benefactor can be carried into effect. 



Science Congress, 1921.— -The President urged the importance of holding 

 this Congress, and the suitability of Palmerston North for the meeting. 

 He also invited Mr. Park (delegate from Palmerston North) to address the 

 Board on this subject. 



Mr. Park stated that preliminary steps for holding the Congress had 

 already been taken, and various local bodies had been approached. All 

 were taking up the matter enthusiastically, and a number of the best men 

 had been appointed to carry out the project. They hoped to arrange a 

 few local tours for the visitors to the Congress. 



On the motion of Dr. Cockayne, seconded by Professor Easterfield, it 

 was resolved. That in confirmation of the action of the Standing Committee 

 the Board of Governors accepts the invitation of the Manawatu Philo- 

 sophical Society to hold the 1921 Science Congress at Palmerston North. 



The question of fixing a date was discussed, and Mr. Park pointed out 

 that an endeavour was being made to avoid clashing with the fixtures of 

 the Australian societies. 



On the motion of Professor Easterfield, seconded by Professor Thomas, 

 it was resolved, That the Standing Committee be authorized to act with 

 the Manawatu Society in making all arrangements in connection with the 

 Palmerston meeting, and to co-opt such additional members as they deem 

 desirable. 



International Catalogue of Scientific Literature. — With regard to the 

 letter of the 25th June, 1919, from the Koyal Society, the President stated 

 that the letter had already been circulated among the Governors, and drew 

 attention to the fact that the catalogue was very little used. After some 

 discussion it was resolved, on the motion of Dr. J. Allan Thomson, seconded 

 by Professor Kirk, That a letter be written to the Secretary of the Eoyal 

 Society expressing the view of the New Zealand Institute that the Inter- 

 national Catalogue of Scientific Literature would be of little value without 

 the subject index. If this is retained, the New Zealand Institute will 

 urge on the Government of New Zealand to subsidize a subscription for three 

 further copies of the catalpgue for the incorporated societies of the Institute. 



Resignation of Hon. Editor. — The President read a letter (dated the 

 5th November, 1919) from Dr. C. A. Cotton, resigning his position as 

 Honorary Editor, and expressed his appreciation of the admirable way in 

 which Dr. Cotton had performed the duties of Editor. On the motion of 

 Professor Chilton, seconded by the Hon. G. M. Thomson, it was resolved. 

 That Dr. Cotton's resignation be accepted with great regret, and that the 

 thanks of the Board be conveyed to him for the excellent services he had 

 rendered as Hon. Editor. 



Proposed New Regulations of the Institute. — A letter of the 28th March, 

 1919, from the Wellington Philosophical Society, was read, bringing before 

 the notice of the Institute a suggestion to amend clause 6 of the Fellowship 

 Regulations by deleting the words " is a British subject and." A motion 

 to this effect was moved by Professor Kirk, and seconded by Professor 

 Easterfield, but the motion was lost. 



