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Bzlznce-sheet. — The balance-sheet, presented by the Treasurer (Mr. R. N. Vanes), 

 showed a credit of £137 17s. 2d. The receipts totalled £721, including subscriptions 

 amounting to £200, deposits at call amounting to £450. 



Election of Officers for 1914. — President— Mr. F. W. Payne; Vice- 

 Presidents — Dr. J. Malcolm and Mr. R. Gilkison; Hon. Secre'ary — Mr. E. J. 

 Parr; Hon. Treasurer — Mr. R. N. Vanes; Hon. Auditor — Mr. D. Brent; 

 Hon. Librarian — Dr. W. B. Benham ; Council — Dr. W. B. Benham, Dr. P. D. 

 Gimeron, Dr. R. V. Fulton, Dr. P. Marshall, Professor J. Park, Messrs. 

 H. Brasch and G. M. Thomson, M.P. Mr. G. M. Thomson and Dr. 

 P. Marshall were re-elected representatives of the Institute on the Board 

 of Governors of the Naw Zealand Institute . 



TECHNOLOGICAL BRANCH. 



First Meeting : 20th May, 1913. 

 Mr. F. W. Payne, Vice-Chairman, in the chair. 

 Address. — " Coal-mining Operations," by Mr. L. 0. Beal. 



Address. 



Second Meeting : 17th June, 1913. 

 Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair. 

 The Evolution of Artillery," by Captain S. G. Sandle. 



Third Meeting : 15th July, 1913. 



Mr. G. Simpson, Vice-Chairman, in the chair. 



Address. — " Modern Methods of Heating Buildings," by Mr. G. W. 

 Da vies. 



An interesting lecture covering the origin and development of the various systems 

 of heating buildings, and illustrated by a large number of slides. The lecturer empha- 

 sized the inefficiency and wastefulness of the ordinary open-fire system. 



Address- 



Fourth Meeting : 19th August, 1913. 

 Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair. 

 Mechanical Refrigeration," by Mr. J. H. Scott. 



Fifth Meeting : 16th September, 1913. 



Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair. 



Papers. — 1. " Centrifugal Pumps," by Mr. F. W. Payne. 



2. " The Cyanide Process," by Professor D. B. Waters, A.O.S.M. 



