Sixteenth Annual Meeting. 471 



Clause 5 (a) of the Regulations as amended is as follows : — 



The publications of the Institute shall consist of — 



(1.) Such current abstract of the ]Hoceeclings of the societies foi' the time being 

 incorporated with the Institute as the Board of Governors deems 

 desirable ; 

 (2.) And of transactions comprising papers read before the int-orporated 

 societies or any general meeting of the New Zealand Institute (subject, 

 however, to selection as hereinafter mentioned), and of such other 

 matter as the Board of Governoi-s shall from time to time for special 

 reasons in each case determine to publish, to l)e intituled Transactions 

 of the New Zealand Institute. 

 7. That it be a recommendation to the Publication Committee to alter 

 the " Memorandum for Authors of Papers "' (see p. iii, vol. 49 or 50) bv 

 the deletion of the words " Secretary of the society before which it was 

 read," and the insertion therefor of the words '" Editor of the Transactions.'''' 

 Adopted. 



Metric System. — On the motion of Professor Kirk, seconded by the Hon. 

 G. M. Thomson, it was resolved. That it be a recommendation to authors 

 of papers to adhere as nearly as possible to the metric system in the 

 statements of any weights or measures. 



Election of Honorarij Members. — A letter to the Presideiit from Professor 

 Benham (28/1/19), endorsed by Professors Malcolm and Jack, was received. 

 The Hon. Secretary pointed out that the regulations had been complied 

 with. On the motion of Professor Easterfield. seconded by Mr. Hill, it 

 was resolved, That the President be requested to reply to the letter from 

 Dr. Benham, pointing out that the Hon. Secretary has acted strictly in 

 accordance with the rules laid down by the Board of Governors, -t^^ 



A motion by Professor Chilton, seconded by Mr. Hill, That when 

 vacancies are known to exist in the list of honorary members of the 

 Institute notification of the number of vacancies be sent to the Secretaries 

 of the local societies before the 30th September, was lost. J ^ -0 p i^|^ 



A motion by Dr. J. A. Thomson, seconded by the Hon. G. M. Thomson, 

 That the Standing Committee prepare a list of vacancies of honorary 

 members and call for nominations from the incorporated societies before 

 the 1st June in each year, and communicate the complete list of nomina- 

 tions to each incorporated society before the 1st September, was lost. 



On the motion of Mr. L. Birks, seconded by Professor Thomas, it 

 was resolved. That vacancies in the list of honorary members be announced 

 at each annual meeting of the Board of Governors, and such announcement 

 be communicated as early as possible to each incorporated society, and that 

 each such society nominate on or befoj-e the 1st December one person for 

 each vacancy as honorary member, and that the election take place at the 

 next annual meeting of the Board of Governors, notification of the vacancies 

 now on the roll of honorary members to be sent to the incorporated societies 

 at once. 



On the motion of Professor Easterfield. seconded by the Hon. G. M. 

 Thomson, Dr. J. W. Mellor was unanimously elected an honorary member 

 of the New Zealand Institute. It was also resolved that Professor Easter- 

 field and the Hon. G. M. Thomson prepare for the Press an account of the 

 life and work of Dr. Mellor. 



Election of Officers. — The officers for the year 1919 were unanimously 

 elected as follows : President, Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S. ; Hon. Editor, 

 Dr. C. A. Cotton ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. C. A. Ewen : Hon. Librarian, 

 Dr. J. A. Thomson : Hon. Secretary, Mr. B. C. Aston. 



