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societies by the Government Printer. A copy was laid on tlic table of the House of 

 Representatives on the 29th October, 1918, and on the table of the Legislative Council 

 on the 30th October, 1918. 



Publications. — It has been decided to present as complete a set as possible of the 

 Transactions of the New Zealand Institute to the Cawthron Institute, and to place the 

 library on the mailing-list of the Institute. 



A number of observatories, at the New Zealand Government Astronomer's request, 

 have been supplied by the New Zealand Institute with volumes of the Transactions 

 which contain papers b}* Professor Bickerton. 



The following have been placed on the mailing-hst and an exchange of publica- 

 tions arranged : — 



Societe de Chimie Industrielle. 

 Athenaeum Subject Index to Periodicals. 

 Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Industry. 

 University of California (certain departments only). 

 Lloyd Library, Cincinnati. 

 Department of Agriculture, Wellington. 



Partial sets of Transactions have been presented to the Ashburton High School, 

 and to the Department of Agriculture, Wellington. 



Resolutions of the Staiiding Committee not othei-wise mentioned in this report aic 

 as follows : — 



Banking Account : That Dr. J. A. Thomson be authorized to sign cheques in place 

 of Professor Easterfield, who was then no longer a member of the Board. 



Carter Bequest : That the Public Trustee be autliorized to sell the New Zealand 

 Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's stock. 



Science Congress at Christchurch : That it is tlesirable that the Philosophical 

 Institute of Canterbury should take over the whole management of the Congress. 



Date of Annual Meeting : That all Governors be informed that the annual meeting 

 is called for the 17th January, 1919, at Wellington, but that those not living in Wel- 

 lington need not attend ; and that, in accordance with the agreement amongst the 

 Governors at the last annual meeting, the meeting will be adjourned from AVellington 

 to Christchurch on the 1st February, 1919. 



Jubilee of the Institute : That owing to the war the Institute postpone any recog- 

 nition of the Jubilee until a more convenient season. 



National Efficiency. — On the 12th March, 1918, the Standing Committee asked the 

 Hon. the Minister of Internal Affairs for information concerning the report of the New 

 Zealand Institute's Scientific and Industrial Research Committee, which that com- 

 mittee had sent to the National Eificiency Board, and asked whether the committee 

 set up by the New Zealand Institute in conjunction with the Director of the Dominion 

 Museum could now proceed with the proposed census of industries in terms of the 

 resolution sent him on the 11th January, 1918, which was as follows: "That the 

 committee, having heard that the Hon. the Minister is prepared to take steps at an early 

 date to inaugurate a Dominion scheme of scientific and industrial research by making 

 a preUminary census of past research, actual problems of industry awaiting solution, 

 and of available laboratories and research workers, advises that the Director of the 

 Dominion Museum should undertake such census, being supplied by the Minister with 

 specially qualified assistance, and that a committee of the New Zealand Institute should 

 co-operate with him.'' 



The Hon. the Minister, under date 24th April, 1918, replied that Cabinet had con- 

 sidered the report of the National Efficiency Board on the subject, and it had been 

 decided to circulate this report among Ministers for their consideration, and promised 

 to communicate again with the Institute in the matter. 



Annual Rejmrts and Balance-sheets of the following incorporated societies have 

 been received and are now laid on the table : - 



Auckland Institute, to 20th February, 1918. 



Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, to 31st October, 1918. 



Otago Institute, to 30th Nov(miber,^19I8. 



Manawatu Pliilosophieal Society, to 31st October, 1918. 



Wellington l'hil()Sf)phical Society, to 30th September, 1918. 



Census of Industries. — On the motion of Professor Kirk, seconded by the 

 Hon. G. M. Thomson, it was resolved, That the Hon. the Minister of Internal 

 Affairs be asked whether he can now make the further communication on 

 the matter of the census of industries, referred to in the Standing Com- 

 mittee's report under the heading " National Efficiency." 



On the motion of Professor Kirk, seconded by Mr. Eliott, it was 

 resolved, That the Institute depute the President, Professor Easterfield, 

 and Dr. J. A. Thomson to give evidence before the Parliamentary Committee 

 on Science and Industry. 



