Sixteenth Annual Meeting. 467 



The Board resumed on Monday, the 3rd February, at 10 a.m., there being 

 present Dr. Cockayne (President), Mr. Aston, Mr. Birks, Professor Chilton, 

 Mr. Eliott, Mr. Hill, Dr. Hilgendorf, Professor Kirk, Professor Segar, Hon. 

 G. M. Thomson, Dr. J. A. Thomson, and Professor Thomas. 



Clause 7, subclause (fo) : " Out of the persons so nominated the Fellows 

 resident in New Zealand shall select twice as many persons as there are 

 vacancies, if so many be nominated." Adopted. 



Subclause (c) : " The election shall be made by the Board of Governors 

 at the annual meeting." On the motion of Professor Segar, seconded by 

 Professor Thomas, the words " from the persons selected by the Fellows " 

 was added to the end of subclause (c). Adopted as amended. 



Subclause [d) : " The methods of election in clause (b) and of election 

 in clause (c) shall be determined by the Board of Governors." The word 

 " selection " was on the voices inserted in placed of " election " where it 

 first occurs. Adopted as amended. 



New subclause 7 (e) : On the motion of Dr. Hilgendorf, seconded by 

 Mr. Eliott, it was resolved. That the names of the nominees shall be 

 submitted to the Fellows at least six months, and the names selected 

 by them shall be submitted to the Governors at least three months, before 

 the date fixed for the annual meeting of the Board of Governors at which 

 the election is to take place. Adopted. 



New clause 8 : On the motion of Professor Chilton, seconded by 

 Professor Easterfield, it was resolved. That the official abbreviation of the 

 title " Fellow of the New Zealand Institute " be " F.N. Z.Inst." Adopted. 



The President then put the motion. That the regulations governing the 

 institution of the Fellowship of the Institute as amended be adopted. 

 The motion was carried, Mr. Hill dissenting. 



The following are the regulations as adopted : — 



Regulations govbrning the Fellowship of the Institute. 



1. The Fellowship of the New Zealand Institute shall be an honorary distinction 

 for the life of the holder. 



2. The Original Fellows shall be twenty in number, and shall include the past 

 Presidents and the Hutton and Hector Medallists who have held their distinctions 

 and positions jirior to the 3rd February, 1919, and who at that date are members of 

 the Institute. The remaining Original Fellows shall be nominated as provided for 

 in regulation 7 (a), and shall be elected by the said past Presidents and Hector and 

 Hutton Medallists. 



3. The total number of Fellows at any time shall not be more than forty. 



4. After the appointment and election of the Original Fellows, as provided in 

 Regulation 2, not more than four Fellows shall be elected in any one year. 



5. The Fellowship shall be given for research or distinction in science. 



6. No person shall be elected as Fellow unless he is a British subject and has been 

 a member of one of the incorporated societies for three years immediately proceeding 

 his election. 



7. After the appointment and election of the Original Fellows, as provided in 

 Regulation 2, there shall be held an annual election of Fellows at such time as the 

 Board of Governors shall appoint. Such election shall be determined as follows : — 



(a.) Each of the incorporated societies at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, 

 and Dunedin may nominate not more than twice as many persons as 

 there are vacancies, and each of the other incorporated societies may 

 nominate as many persons as there are vacancies. Each nomination must 

 be accompanied by a statement of the qualifications of the candidate 

 for fellowship. 



(6.) Out of the persons so nominated the Fellows resident in New Zealand shall 

 select twice as many persons as there are vacancies, if so many be 

 nominated. 



(c.) The names of the nominees shall be submitted to the Fellows at least six 

 months, and the names selected by them submitted to the Governors at 

 least three months, before the date fixed for the annual meeting i<f the 

 Board of Governors at which the election is to take place. 



