384 Proceedings. 



5. " The Geology of Komiti Bluff, Kaipara Harbour, and of Orewa," by 

 Dr. P. Marshall, F.G.S. 



6. " Notes on the Geology of the Islands Moorea and Rurutu," by 

 Dr. P. Marshall F.G.S. 



Address.— " Old Clocks and Watches," by Mr. F. W. Payne. 



An interesting history of clock and watch making, with many exhibits of fine speci- 

 mens of the watchmaker's art dating back as far as the early part of the eighteenth 

 century. 



Eighth Meeting : 2nd December, 1913. 



The President, Dr. J. Malcolm, in the chair. 



New Members. — Messrs. James Edgar and J. T. Johnson. 



Papers. — 1. ''Localities for Fossils near Oamaru," by Professor P. 

 Marshall, D.Sc, F.G.S., and Mr. G. H. Uttley, M.Sc, F.G.S. 



2. " Geology of the Cape Runaway District," by Professor P. Marshall. 

 D.Sc, F.G.S. 



3. " On the Relationship of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Strata of North 

 Auckland." by Professor James Park, F.G.S. 



Annual Report. — The annual report and the balance-sheet for 1913 were 

 read and adopted. 



Abstract of Annual Report. 



Work of the Council. — During the year the Council has met eight times for the 

 transaction of the business of the Institute. 



On the introduction of the Science and Art Bill, 1913, into the Lower House, strong 

 exception was taken by your Council to certain of its provisions, and resolutions were 

 forwarded to the Minister in charge of the Bill, and to the New Zealand Institute, pro- 

 testing against the small representation of the New Zealand Institute on the proposed 

 Board of Science and Art, and objecting to the proposal that the Board of Science 

 should decide upon the suitability of papers for publication in the Transactions after 

 they had been passed by the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute. It is 

 satisfactory to note that the clauses that called forth these protests were removed from 

 the Bill before it was finally passed. 



Acting upon reliable information that indiscriminate slaughter of native birds was 

 taking place on Stewart Island, in spite of the fact that the greater part of it has been 

 proclaimed a sanctuary for bird-life, the Council approached the Government with a 

 view to obtaining a more effective enforcement of protection for the native birds on 

 the island, either by appointing rangers or otherwise. It is gratifying to note that the 

 Southland Acclimatization Society, to whom the Minister also referred the matter, has 

 undertaken to co-operate by appointing rangers, and by placing warning notices in 

 various localities on the island. 



Meeting.';. — Eight meetings of the Institute have been held during the session, at 

 which there have been read or received eighteen papers embodying the results of original 

 work. These may be classified as follows : Entomology, 7 ; ornithology. 2 ; botany, 2 ; 

 chemistry. 1 : geology, 5; physiology. 1. 



Of more general interest to members were the following addresses : " A Review of 

 the Position of Scientific Research in New Zealand " (presidential address), by Professor 

 Malcolm ; " Modern Alchemy and Radio-active Change," by Professor J. K. H. Inglis. 

 D.Sc. ; " The Evolution of Maori Art," by Mr. H. D. Skinner, B.A. ; " Stewart Island " 

 (lantern lecture), by Mr. D. L. Poppelwell ; "Light," by Mr. E. E. Stark; "The 

 Common Infectious Diseases," by Dr. S. T. Champtaloup. 



Fur Seals. — At its September meeting the Institute passed a resolution, addressed 

 to the Minister of Marine, deploring the removal of the protection hitherto accorded to 

 the fur seal in New Zealand waters, and praying that that animal should, in the interests 

 of science, be saved from extinction by the restoration of the protection at an early 

 date. The Minister replied that inquiry would be made as to the effect of the present 

 open season before a decision was arrived at next year. 



