474 Proceedings. 



Officers of the Congress. 



PRESIDENT. 

 Dr. L. CocKAYNK, F.R.S. 



HON. SECRETARY. 

 Mr. William Martin, B.Sc. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



The Officers and Council of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, and the Chairman 

 of tile Hospitality, Excursions, and Finance Committees — viz. : Officers and Council 

 of Philosophical Institute of Canterbury (President, Professor C- C Fakr, D.Sc, 

 F.P.S.L. ; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. W. H. Skinkee and L. P. Symes ; Hon. 

 Secretary, Mr. William Martin, B.Sc. ; Hon. Treasurer, Dr. Charles Chilton, 

 F.L.S., C.M.Z.S. ; Hon. Librarian. Mr. W. G. Aldridge, M.A. ; Hon. Auditor, 

 Mr. G. E. Way ; Council, Dr. F. W. Hilgendoff. M.A., Messrs. L. Birks, B.Sc, 

 L. J. Wild. M.A.. F.G.S., A. V. Moi-ntford, M. H. Godby, M.A., B.Sc, James 

 Drummond, F.L.S., F.Z.S.) ; Chainnan Ho.spitahty Committee, Sir John Den- 

 NiSTON ; Chairman Excursions Committee, Mr. E. F. Stead ; Chairman Finance 

 Committee, Mr. A. Kaye. 



HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE. 

 Sir John Denniston (Ciiairman), His Worship the Mayor (Mr. H. Holland), Mrs. 

 Carey Hn.L, Miss R. Tabart, Miss M. Ferrar. Dr. H. T. J. Thackee, M.P., 

 Messr.s. R. C. Bishop, H. D. Acland, R. Scott, (j. T. Booth, A. W. Beaven. 



EXCURSIONS COMMITTEE. 

 Messrs. E. F. Stead (Chairman), R. E. Alexander, L. Birks, C. M. Ollivier, 

 N. L .Macbeth. H. G. Ell, M.P.. R. Speight, R. M. Laing, C. J. Williams, 

 H. F. Skey. H. J. Marriner. 



FINANCE COMMITTEE. 

 Mr. A. Kaye (Chairman). Professor R. J. Scott, Councillors Howard and Flesher, 

 Messrs. B. Seth-Smith, G. Humphreys, A. W. Jamieson, J. Keir, T- J. McBride, 

 William Reece, and Dr. W. P. Evans. 



General Meeting, Tuesday, 4th February, 1919, 11 a..\i. 



Present : Dr. L. Cockayne, President, in the chair, and a large number 

 of members of the New Zealand Institute. 



The President announced the general arrangements of the Science 

 Congress. 



On the motion of the President, it was decided that the sections, with 

 their officers, be as follows : — 



Section 1.— BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE. 

 President. Dr. C J. Reakes, M.R.C.V.S. ; Vice-President, Hon. G. M. Thomson, 

 F.L.S. ; Hon. Secretaries, Dr. C. Chilton, F.L.S., CM.Z.S., and Dr. F. W. 

 Hilgendorf, F.G.S. 



Section 2.— GEOLOGY. 

 President, Mr. P. G. Morgan, F.G.S. ; Vice-President, Dr. C A. Cotton, F.G.S. ; Hon. 

 Secretary, Mr. L. J. Wild, F.G.S. 



Section 3.— CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND ENGINEERING. 

 President, Professor T. H. Easterfield, F.I.C, F.CS. ; Vice-President, Professor 

 D. M Y. SoMMERViLLE, F.R.S-E. ; Hon. Secretaries, Messrs. S. Page, B.Sc, and 

 D. B. McLeod, M.A., B.Sc. 



Section 4.— GENERAL. 

 President, Ven. Arcluleacon H. W. Williams, M.A. ; Vice-President, Dr. J. Allan 

 Thomson, F.G.S. ; Hon. Secretary, Jlr. W. M.artin, B.Sc 



