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to meet the British visitors. The New Zealand Government has continued the offer of 

 its predecessors in office, and is represented on the Committee by Mr. James Hislop, 

 Under-Secretary of the Department of Internal Affairs. A pamphlet setting forth the 

 attractions which New Zealand offers to the man of science has been prepared, and is 

 now in the press. 



Derisions of the Standing Committee. — The only resolution which calls for record 

 passed by the Standing Committee during the year was that the amount of the Hector 

 Award for 1913 should be UQ. 



A nn mil Reports of Societies. — The annual reports and balance-sheets of the follow- 

 ing societies have been received : Auckland Institute, to 19th February, 1913 : Hawke's 

 Bay Philosophical Institute, to 12th December. 1913; Manawatu Philosophical Society, 

 to 31st October, 1913 ; Wellington Philosophical Society, to 24th October, 1913 ; Canter- 

 bury Philosophical Institute, to 31st October. 1913 ; Otago Institute, to 28th November, 

 1913. 



Southland and Westland Societies. — In accordance with the resolution of the Board 

 of Governors, the names of these societies ceased to appear as incorporated societies one 

 month after the last annual meeting, held on the 29th January, 1913. 



Special General Meeting to consider the Science, and Art Bill. — A special meeting of 

 the Board was held in Wellington on the 5th September, 1913. Present : Professor 

 Charles Chilton, President (in the chair), Hon. H. I>. Bell. K.C. (Minister of Internal 

 Affairs), Mr. M. Chapman, K.C, Mr. ('. A. Ewen, Professor C. C. Fair, Mr. A. Hamilton, 

 Mr. H. W. Hesse. Professor H. B. Kirk, Mr. D. Petrie, Mr. .James Stewart, C.E., Mr. 

 G. M. Thomson, M.P., Mr. A. H. Turnbull. and Mr. John Young. 



The President detailed the reasons for calling the Board together, which was to 

 discuss the Science and Art Bill before Parliament. He read the resolutions passed by 

 the Otago Institute, the Wellington Philosophical Society, the Philosophical Institute of 

 Canterbury, and the Auckland Institute, objecting to the passing of the Bill in its present 

 form. 



The Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. H. I). Bell) explained the intentions of the 

 Government with regard to the Institute as affected by the Bill. 



The Minister's proposal and the Bill was then fully discussed in committee, and 

 on the motion of Professor Kirk, seconded by Mr. Petrie, it was resolved, on the casting- 

 vote of the Chairman, That the Institute cannot agree to the proposal that the issue of 

 its Transactions and Proceedings should come under review of an outside Board. 



On the motion of Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. A. Hamilton, it was resolved. That 

 in the fixing of the constitution of the Board of Science and Art the representation of 

 the New Zealand Institute should be increased to four members. 



On resuming, it was resolved to adopt the motions passed in committee. 



On the motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Chapman, it was resolved that the 

 President should attend the Committee of the Houses of Parliament to which the Bill 

 was referred, and give evidence on behalf of the Institute. 



It was left with the President and Mr. Hamilton to confirm the minutes. 



Scientific Board of Advice. — Mr. G. M. Thomson. M.P.. reports as follows : In 

 furtherance of the recommendations made during the session of 1912 by the Museum 

 and Scientific Departments Parliamentary Committee, the Government introduced a 

 Science and Art Bill into the House of Representatives on the 27th August, which was 

 referred to a Select Committee for report. Under this Bill it was proposed to set up a 

 Board to control the Dominion Museum, a Dominion Art Gallery, and a Dominion 

 Scientific Library, as well as the scientific publications of the Government and of the 

 New Zealand Institute. The composition and powers of this Board were not accept- 

 able to the executive of the Institute, and evidence to that effect was given before the 

 Committee by your President. Professor Charles Chilton, with the result that the con- 

 nection of the Institute with the proposed Board was severed, only that the President 

 of the New Zealand Institute becomes ex officio a member of the Board. 



On the motion of Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Stewart, it was resolved, 

 That the thanks of the Governors be accorded to Mr. G. M. Thomson, M.P., 

 and the gentlemen who accompanied him to interview the Hon. H. D. Bell. 



Finance. — Balance-sheet, assets and liabilities statement, and the 

 balance-sheets of the Carter Bequest, the Hutton Memorial, and the Hector 

 Memorial Funds, duly audited by the Auditor-General, were adopted, as 

 follows : — 



