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The advisability of issuing the Transactions in two half-yearly parts was suggested 



at the last annual meeting, it is found, however, that under existing arrangements 



the pressure of work at the Governm.net Printing Office during parliamentary session 



makes the accomplishment of this difficult, and it has not been possible to do anything 



in the matter as yet. 



For the Committee. 



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 t? o«™-„ m M-Hon. Editors. 

 K. Speight, j 



On the motion of Dr. Cockayne, seconded by Mr. D. Petrie, power was 

 given the Committee to publish the second part of Mr. Dixon's papers on 

 New Zealand mosses. It was unanimously resolved that Major Broun be 

 released from the terms of his guarantee in reference to the publication of 

 his papers on Coloeptera. 



Publication of Transactions. — -It was proposed by Mr. Speight, seconded 

 by Professor Farr, That, together with the Hon. Treasurer, the Publication 

 Committee be instructed to consider and report to the next meeting of the 

 Board on the possibility of issuing the Transactions more than once a year, 

 — Carried. 



Proceedings. — ■ Mr. G. M. Thomson proposed, and Professor Kirk 

 seconded, That the Publication Committee be asked to reconsider the 

 advisability of renewing the publication of the Proceedings, and to report 

 on the same at the next meeting of the Board. — -Carried. 



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Exchange List Revision. — It was resolved, That the Standing Committee 

 inquire into the matter of making slight alterations in the list. 



Protection of Fur Seals. — A letter from the Secretary of the Marine 

 Department (22nd December, 1913), with reference to the protection of fur 

 seals, was received. The Standing Committee's action was approved. 



Protection of Gannets. — On the motion of Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. 

 Stewart, it was resolved, That the preservation of the gannets on Cape 

 Kidnappers be referred to the Standing Committee, with power to take 

 such action as may be necessary. 



Plumage Bill. — Letters from the Royal Zoological and Acclimatization 

 Society of Victoria on the Plumage Bill were, read, and, on the motion of 

 Professor Kirk, seconded by Mr. G. M. Thomson, it was resolved, That the 

 Institute approves heartily of the principles embodied in the Plumage Bill 

 at present before the British Parliament, and asks the Government to 

 bring in a Bill in the New Zealand Parliament embodying similar principles. 



Panama Exposition. — A letter from the New Zealand Commissioner to 

 the Panama Exposition, asking for the Institute's publications, was received. 

 On the motion of Dr. Cockayne, seconded by Mr. Petrie, it was resolved, 

 That the Standing Committee prepare an exhibit of the scientific work of 

 the Institute and its branches for the Exposition. 



Government Printer's Account. — The action of the Standing Committee 

 in inquiring into the cost of printing illustrations was approved. 



Correspondence. — Letters of acknowledgment and thanks were received 

 from Messrs. Botting Hemsky (Kew), W. M. Davis (Harvard), A. H. Turn- 

 bull, and Sir Edward Thorpe (London). 



