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- PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 



MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE 

 BOARD OF GOVERNORS. 



Wellington, 30th January, 192 0. 



The annual meeting of the Board of Governors was held in the Dominion 

 Museum Library on Friday, the 30th January, 1920, at 10 a.m. 



Present : , Dr. L. Cockayne, President (in the chair) ; Mr. B. C. Aston, 

 Professor Charles Chilton, Professor T. H. Easterfield, Mr. C. A. Ewen, 

 Dr. F. W. Hilgendorf, Mr. H. Hill, Professor H. B. Kirk, Professor 

 J. Malcolm, Dr. P. Marshall, Professor H. W. Segar, Professor A. P. W. 

 Thomas, Hon. G. M. Thomson, Dr. J. Allan Thomson, and Mr. A. M. Wright. 



Mr. Park attended as delegate from the Manawatu Philosophical Society, 

 and apologized for the unavoidable absence through illness of Mr.. M. A. 

 Eliott. 



The Hon. Secretary called the roll. 



Apology for non-attendance was received from the Hon. Sir F. H. D 

 Bell, Minister of Internal Affairs. 



The President welcomed the new members of the Board of Governors — 

 Mr. A. M. Wright and Professor J. Malcolm. He also stated that the 

 Board was glad to receive Mr. Park (with power to address the meeting, 

 but not to vote) as delegate from the Manawatu Society, especially as the 

 important matter of the 1921 Science Congress at Palmerston North was 

 to be considered. 



Presidential Address. — Dr. L. Cockayne then delivered his presidential 

 address (see page xxv). 



On the motion of Professor Easterfield, it was resolved, That the 

 President be thanked for his address, and be asked to allow it to be 

 published in the Transactions. 



Incorporated Societies' Reports and Balance-sheets were received and laid 

 on the table. No reports were received from the Wanganui Philosophical 

 Society or from the Poverty Bay Institute. 



'Standing Committee's Report. — The annual report of the Standing Com- 

 mittee was read, and adopted with a slight amendment. 



Report of the Standing Committee for Year ending 31st December, 1919. 



Meetings. — Ten meetings of the Standing Committee were hfeld during the year, 

 the attendance being as follows : Dr. Cockayne (President), 4 ; Professor Kirk, 9 ; 

 Professor Easterfield, 8 ; Hon. G. M. Thomson, 2 ; Professor Segar, 1 ; Professor 

 A. P. W. Thomas, 1 ; Mr. C. A. Ewen, 4 ; Dr. J. Allan Thomson, 7 ; Mr. Birks, 3 ; 

 Mr. Parr, 4 ; and Mr. Aston, 10. 



