\R Proceedings. 



HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. 



First Meeting : 2nd June. 1911. 



The President, Mr. H. Hill. B.A., F.G.S., in the chair. 



New Member. — Mr. Alexander. 



Address. — The President delivered his presidential address on 'Indi- 

 vidualism versus Collective Industrialism." 



Mr. Hill first referred to the advantage of being a member of the Institute, and 

 urged the desirability of keeping records of early settlement, of the natural characters 

 of the country, of original and introduced flora and fauna, of climate, of temperature, 

 of rainfall, of floods, &c. 



The address dealt with the economic relations between workers and masters and 

 the State. The comparison between the State and a person was made with respect 

 to the various changes taking place as time passed, and deductions were made therefrom. 

 Some scenes in industrial centres in England which were visited by the lecturer were 

 described, and the evil effects of specialization were noted. The treatment of the 

 '" human machine " was discussed, and the question raised why the employer did not 

 treat the worker as well as the inanimate machine. The State should help workers in 

 sickness, unemployment, and old age by better methods than it does, and national pro- 

 vision should be made for such cases. As the State looks after children in providing 

 education for their future trades and professions, so also it should make provision that 

 during their later life they should never be dependent upon mere charity. Germany 

 has provided a scheme for her workers, and New Zealand has instituted pensions and a 

 National Provident Fund. More is required. 



Second Meeting : 30th June. 1911. 



The President, Mr. Hill, B.A., F.G.S.. in the chair. 



New Member. — Mr. Malcolm McLeod. 



Papers. — 1. " Some Contents of Napier Waters." By J. Niven. 

 A later paper will deal more fully with the subject. 



2. " A Chat on Some Peculiar Stones." By H. Hill, B.A., F.G.S. 

 Various peculiar and interesting stones were shown and their story told. 



