458 Proceedings. 



Povert)/ Bat/ Institute. — The application of the Poverty Bay Institute, 

 dated the 18th December. 1918, for incorporation with the New Zealand 

 Institute being granted, on the motion of Professor Kirk, seconded by 

 Mr. H. Hill, it was resolved, That the certificate of incorporation of the 

 Poverty Bay Institute be signed by the President and the Hon. Secretary. 

 It was then sealed and signed. 



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The Hon. the Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. G. W. Russell, then 

 addressed the meeting, and promised to increase the annual grant for the 

 current year to the New Zealand Institute by £500, and bring in legislation 

 to increase the statutory grant to £1,000 per annum. Dr. Cockayne thanked 

 the Hon. tht^ Minister, and, on the motion of Dr. J. A. Thomson, seconded 

 by Mr. H. Hill, it was resolved. That a hearty vote of thanks be accorded 

 to the Hon. Mr. Russell for his speech and for his promise of further 

 financial support to the Institute. In order that the Hon. the Minister 

 might take ])art in the discussion, Professor Kirk's motion was now taken. 

 Professor Kirk moved, and Professor Easterfield seconded, That the Insti- 

 tute express to the Minister of Internal Affairs its regret that he has, in a 

 recent instance, vetoed its well-considered advice in respect to an allocation 

 from the research grant, giving no reason for the veto ; that it requests 

 that the right of veto shall in future not be exercised without stated reason, 

 and, if the Institute desire it. without discussion between the Minister and 

 the representatives of the Institute ; and that, if this request of the Institute 

 be not granted, tlie Institute nmst reluctantly leave it to the Minister to 

 administer the research grant without its advice, unless in some special matter 

 he wishes it for his guidance. 



The Hon. the Minister promised that in future, where the veto was 

 exercised, reasons would be given, and the motion was withdrawn. 



The meeting adjourned at 12.30 p.m. until 2 p.m. 



Incorporated Societies' Reports and Bala i tee-sheets were laid upon the 

 table. No reports had been received from the Nelson Institute, the 

 Wangauui Philosophical Society, or from the Hawke's Bay Philosophical 

 Institute. 



Standing Committee's Report. — The report of the Standing Committee 

 was read and adopted. 



Report of thk .Standing Committee for 1918. 



Xine meotiugs of tlic Standing Committee have been iield during the year 1918, 

 the attendance being as follows : Dr. Cockayne, 7 ; Dr. J. A. Thomson, 6 ; Mr. Ewen, 7 ; 

 Mr. Hogben, 7 ; Professor Kirk, 6 ; Mr." Parr, :} ; Hon. G. M. Thomson, 2 ; Mr. 

 Aston, 9 ; Messrs. Benham, Hilgendorf, Birks, Eliott. Hill, Marshall, Segar, and 

 Thomas, 1 each. 



Hector Memorial Award. — The High Commissioner for A^ew Zealand, under date of 

 Gth August, 1918, notified the Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs that at the request 

 of Sir E. Rutherford, and with the consent of the Standing Committee, the 191fi medal 

 was presented to him privatelj' on the 2.5th July, 1918. 



The 1918 medal, awarded to Mr. T. F. Choeseman, of Aucklaml, was presented 

 to him publicl}- on the 10th June, 1918, b\' the Mayor of Auckland, Mr. J. H. Gunson, 

 at the ojjening lecture of the Auckland Institute's session. 



Supply of Medals. — A further supply of twelve medals has been received from 

 Messrs. Wyon. These are not quite the same as the old medal, being struck on thicker 

 metal of apparently a different composition. 



War Boll of Huiiour. — The collection of data from tlie incorporated societies foi- 

 the preparation of a Roll of Honour has been continued b}- the Hon. Secretary. 



Volume 49, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, for the year 1916, was laid 

 upon the tables of the House of Representatives and of the Legislative Council on the 

 loth April, 1918. 



Vohrine 50, Tratts<icAit>ns of t/ic New Zealand Institute, for the year 1917, was 

 issued on the loth -July, 1918, and distributed in bulk direct to the incorporated 



