538 Proceedings. 



ASTRONOMICAL SECTION. 



Seven meetings were held, and the following papers were read : (4th 

 November, 1914) "Magnetism of the Sun," by Rev. I. von Gottfried; 

 " Ball's Theory of the Great Ice Age," by Mr. R. Gilkison (by arrange- 

 ment with the Dunedin Astronomical Society) : (5th May, 1915) " Note 

 on Kappa Crucis," by Mr. A. C. Gifford,' M.A., F.R.A.S. ; "Recent 

 Astronomy," by Rev. P. Fairclough (by arrangement with the Dunedin 

 Astronomical Society): (2nd June, 1915) "Solar Radiations," by Rev. 

 I. von Gottfried; " Spectra of Helium and Hydrogen," by Professor E. 

 Marsden, D.Sc. : (7th July, 1915) "The Seasonal Variations in the 

 Duration of Twilight," by Professor D. M. Y. Sommerville, M.A., D.Sc, 

 F.R.S.E. : (4th August, 1915) " Southern Variable Stars," by Mr. C. J. 

 Westland, F.R.A.S. : (1st September, 1915) " Some Engineering Problems 

 of Mars," by Mr. W. S. La Trobe, M.A. : (6th October, 1915) "Some 

 Points in the Theory of Optical Instruments," by Professor E. Marsden, 

 D.Sc. 



At the annual general meeting (6th October, 1915) the following 

 officers for 1916 were elected: Chairman — Mr. C. G. G. Berry; Hon. 

 Member of Section — Miss Mary Proctor, F.R.A.S.; Vice-Chairmen — 

 Mr. C. P. Powles, Professor E. Marsden, D.Sc, and Mr. C. J. Westland, 

 F.R.A.S.; Commitfee— Mr. G. Hogben, C.M.G., M.A., F.G.S., Mr. E. 

 Parry, B.Sc, M.I.E.E., A.M.Inst.C.E., Professor D. M. Y. Sommerville, 

 M.A., D.Sc, F.R.S.E., Dr. C. M. Hector, B.Sc, Mr. A. C. Gifford, 

 M.A., F.R.A.S., Mr. W. S. La Trobe, M.A., Captain G. Hooper; 

 Director and Curator of Instruments — Mr. C. J. Westland, F.R.A.S.; 

 Hon. Treasurer— Mr . C. P. Powles; Hon. Secretary — Mr. E. G. Jones, 

 B.A. 



GEOLOGICAL SECTION. 



At a special meeting on the 31st March, 1915, Professor J. P. Iddings 

 delivered an address entitled " The Mechanics of Igneous Intrusion." 

 Seven ordinary meetings were held during the year, and the following 

 papers were read : (21st April) " The ' Red Rocks ' and Associated Beds 

 in the Wellington Peninsula," by Mr. F. K. Broadgate : (19th May) 

 "Types of Folding in the Terebratulacea,'" by Dr. J. A. Thomson; 

 " The Amuri Limestone and Flint Series of Marlborough," by Dr. J. A. 

 Thomson: (16th June) "Fault Coasts — Examples from Marlborough 

 and Wellington'," by Dr. C. A. Cotton: (2lst July) "The Weka Pass 

 District," by Mr. P. G. Morgan; "Evolutionary Stocks in New Zealand 

 Tertiary Brachiopoda," by Dr. J. A. Thomson : (18th Augvist) " The 

 Structure of the Paparoa Range," by Dr. J. Henderson : (15th Septem- 

 ber) " East Coast Earthquakes, September to November, 1914," by 

 Mr. G. Hogben : (20th October) " High-water Rock-platforms : A Phase 

 of Shore-line Erosion," by Mr. J. A. Bartrum; "Stage Names appli- 

 cable to Divisions of the Tertiai-y in New Zealand," by Dr. J. A. Thom- 

 son; "The Continental Shelf," by Dr. C. A. Cotton; "An Artesian 

 Trial Bore at the Westshore, Napier," by Mr. R. W. Holmes. 



At the annual general meeting (18th August) the following oificers 

 were elected for 1916: Chairman — Mr. G. Hogben; Vice-Chairman — 

 Dr. C. A. Cotton; Hon. Secretary — Dr. J. A. Thomson; Committee — 

 Mr. W. Gibson, Dr. J. Henderson, Mr. R. W. Holmes, Mr. P. G. Morgan, 

 Mr. M. Ongley. It was resolved that the Government should be ap- 

 proached with a view to continuing the seismological observations at the 

 Samoa Seismological Station. 



