372 Proceedings. 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



First Meeting : 30th April, 1913. 



Professor T. H. Easterfield, President, in the chair, and about forty 



members and friends. 



New Member. — Mr. G. G. Bridges. 



The President announced that Mr. G. V. Hudson had resigned from the 

 Council, and that the Council had elected Mr. L. Birks as a member of the 

 Council. 



Alteration of Rules. — A new rule was adopted giving the Council power 

 to elect as a life member — (1) Any member of the Society who, in the 

 opinion of the Council, has given the Society specially meritorious service, 

 provided that the number so elected in any one year shall not exceed one ; 

 or (2) any member of the Society who has paid his subscription to the 

 Society for thirty years, and who intimates to the Council his desire to 

 become a life member : or (3) any member of the New Zealand Institute 

 who has paid his subscription to one or more of the affiliated societies for 

 thirty years, and who after taking up his residence in Wellington inti- 

 mates to the Council his desire to become a life member. 



Ex- Presidential Address. — " Some Recent Advances in Chemistry," by 

 Professor Easterfield. 



Second Meeting : 28th May, 1913. 



Professor T. H. Easterfield, President, in the chair, and about sixty 



members and friends. 



New Members.— Mr. W. R. Morris, Mr. F. H. Bakewell, M.A., Mr. W. 0. 

 Beere, and Mr. W. H. Hodson. 



A discussion took place on the presidential address of Professor E. A. 

 Schaefer. D.Sc, F.R.S.. delivered at the Dundee meeting of the British 

 Association for the Advancement of Science, on the nature, origin, and 

 maintenance of life. 



Professor Easterfield, on the invitation of the Council, gave a summary of the 

 address. Professor Kirk criticized the views of Professor Schaefer, giving his reasons 

 at length ; while Dr. ( '. .M. Begg supported Professor Schaefer. 



A general discussion then took place, to which Mr. F. G. A. Stuckey, Dr. Cockayne, 

 Mr. G. V. Hudson, Professor Lahy, Mr. H. L. James, Mr. W. H. Hodson, and Professor 

 Hunter contributed. 



Professor Kirk then replied to the points raised in the general discussion. 



