Eleventh Annual Meeting. 



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Hector Memorial Fund. — Statement of Accounts, 31st December, 1912, to 31st 



December, 1913. 



Cr. « £ s. d. 

 Balance as at 31st Decem- 

 ber, 1912 .. .. 1,030 15 1 

 Interest. Public Trust Office 46 12 2 



Dr. 



Balance 



£1,077 7 3 



£ s. d. 

 1,077 7 3 



£1,077 



Hutton Memorial Research Fund. — Statement of Accounts, 31st December, 1912, 



to 31st December, 1913. 



Cr. £ s. d. 

 Balance as at 31st December, 



1912 .. .. .. 690 4 10 



Interest, Public Trust Office 31 7 



£721 5 5 



Dr. 



Balance 



£ s. d. 

 721 5 5 



£721 5 5 



It was proposed by Mr. D. Petrie, seconded by Dr. L. Cockayne, That 

 the Board of Governors press on the Government the need of increasing 

 the statutory grant in aid of the New Zealand Institute from £500 to £1,000 

 a year. — -Carried. 



The following motion was proposed by Mr. Hill, and, after discussion, 

 was withdrawn : " That the Government be recommended to set aside an 

 area of land as an endowment to the New Zealand Institute Board of 

 Governors to enable them to obtain a sufficient income to foster original 

 research in natural and physical science in a way deemed necessary by the 

 Governors." 



On the motion of Mr. C. A. Ewen, seconded by Dr. Cockayne, it was 

 proposed, That, in terms of Regulation No. 5, section (e), the Institute, on 

 and after this date, will require from each of the incorporated societies a 

 contribution of 2s. 6d. per member. Professor Marshall moved the follow- 

 ing amendment, which was seconded by Dr. Hatherly : That the question 

 raised in the motion be referred to the different Institutes for consideration 

 and report. The amendment was carried by nine votes to five. 



British Association Reception Committee. — Dr. Thomson announced that 

 the Minister desired that he should take the late Mr. Hamilton's place on 

 the Committee. 



Charge for Authors' Reprints. — On the motion of Mr. Speight, seconded 

 by Mr. Ewen, it was resolved, That the affiliated societies be asked to 

 collect the amounts due for authors' reprints, and forward the same to the 

 Secretary of the New Zealand Institute. 



Hutton Memorial Aivard. — The report of the Award Committee was 

 received in a sealed envelope. The President announced that the Com- 

 mittee recommended the name of Dr. Leonard Cockayne, F.R.S., who has 

 done admirable work on the ecology of New Zealand plants, for the medal 

 for the present year. The recommendation of the Committee was unani- 

 mously adopted. The President congratulated Dr. Cockayne, who suitably 

 responded. 



Hutton Fund Research Grants. — Application for grants from the fund 

 were received from Major Broun, on behalf of Mr. T. Hall, for a grant of 

 £20 for collecting entomological and other specimens of the New Zealand 



