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PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE, 



191 5. 



THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 



WELLiNtJTON, 28th Januart, 1916. 



The' annual meeting of the Board of Govei-nors v.-as held in the Dominion 

 Museum Library on Friday, the 28th January, 1916, at 10 a.m. 



Present: Hon. Mr. Russell, Minister of Internal Afiairs^ Mr. D. 

 Petrie, President (in the chair); Mr. Charles A. Ewen. Mr. A. H. 

 Turnbull, Dr. J. Allan Thomson, Mr. B. C. Aston, Professor T. H. 

 Elasterfield, Professor H. B. Kirk, Professor H. W. Segar, Dr. Hilgen- 

 dorf, Mr. A. M. Wright. Professor Marshall, Mr. 'J. M. Thomson, 

 Mr. H. Hill, Dr. L. Cockayne, Mr. J. W. Poynton, and Dr. Hatherly. 



Changes in the Representation. — The Secretary announced that the 

 only changes in the representation Avere : Mr. B. C. Aston replaced 

 Professor von Zedlitz as a Government representative; Dr. Hilgendorf 

 and Mr. A. M. Wright replaced Dr. C. C. Farr and Mr. U. Speight for 

 the Canterbury Philosophical Institute; Mr. J. W. Poynton replaced 

 Mr. K. Wilson for the Manawatu Philosophical Societ^r. 



President's Address. — The President then read his annual address. 

 (See p. 530.) 



The Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. Mr. Russell), by invitation of 

 iht Chairman, then addressed the meeting, and promised to meet the 

 Board again later in the day. A hearty vote of thanks was unanimously 

 accorded the Minister for his interesting and comprehensive address. 



The Annual Reports of the Incorpo'cated Societies for their last finan- 

 cial years were received, and ordered to lie on the table. Dr. Hatherly 

 explained why the Wanganui Philosophical Society's report had not been 

 received. 



