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expenses of members, €124 9s. 4d. to hold the annual meeting in Auckland, and only 

 £'50 19s. lOd. to hold it in Wellington. The separate publication of the Proceedings 

 is an expensive experiment, of doubtful utility. 



British Association Meeting in Australia, 191 Jf. — Several gentlemen having ap- 

 proached the Government with a request that it should financially assist the move- 

 ment to induce some of the British Association members and a selection of American 

 and Canadian men of science to visit New Zealand, a promise to give £2,000 was 

 made by the Right Hon. the Premier. A Reception Committee has been formed 

 having the following constitution : (1) The original signatories of the letter to the 

 Premier ; (2) the representatives of the Professorial Boards of the New Zealand 

 University Colleges; (3) the representatives of the New Zealand Institute branches; 

 (4) the New Zealand Institute subcommittee and the Secretary of the New Zealand 

 Institute. As a result of their Committee's efforts, an invitation from the New 

 Zealand Government was, in September, 1911, cabled to the High Commissioner in 

 London, who was instructed to associate himself with Professor E. Rutherford and 

 Mr. W. P. Reeves in communicating the invitation to the British Association, then 

 meeting at Portsmouth. The invitation was accordingly put before the officers of 

 the British Association at the September meeting. While of the opinion that the 

 invitation should be accepted with their grateful thanks, the officers, seeing that the 

 members of the Association would not visit New Zealand until early in 1915, asked 

 to be allowed to postpone consideration of the invitation until the beginning of 1914, 

 when they will communicate their intentions to the High Commissioner for New 

 Zealand. Professor Maclaurin has been asked to act as the agent of the Committee 

 in America. 



Position of the Incorporated Societies. — Mr. Hamilton has given notice to move 

 the following resolution : " That the names of the Southland and Westland Societies 

 be removed from the list of societies incorporated in the New Zealand Institute, 

 unless cause to the contrary be shown at the annual general meeting, or within one 

 month afterwards." T. F. Cheeseman. 



Return. — A return showing the cost of holding the annual meeting 

 in Auckland compared with Wellington was received. 



Government Statutory Grant. — It was proposed by Mr. Thomson, 

 and seconded by Mr. Speight, That the Government be asked to amend 

 the New Zealand Institute Act in the direction of increasing the annual 

 statutory grant from ,£500 to £750; and, further, that it be asked to 

 make a special grant for the current year of £250 to enable the Institute 

 to meet its outstanding liabilities. — Carried. 



Proceedings. — It was proposed by Mr. Chapman, and seconded by 

 Mr. Speight, That, in the event of the Government declining to increase 

 the statutory grant to the Institute, the publication of the proceedings 

 be discontinued. — Carried. 



Southland and Westland Societies. — Mr. Hamilton moved, and Mr. 

 Chapman seconded, That the names of the Southland and Westland 

 Societies be removed from the list of societies incorporated in the New- 

 Zealand Institute, unless cause to the contrary be shown at the annual 

 general meeting in 1913, or within one month afterwards. — -Carried. 



Future Reports. — It was proposed by Mr. Speight, and seconded by 

 Mr. Thomson, That the Secretary be instructed to furnish each member 

 of the Board with a copy of the report of the Standing Committee, and 

 the business to be submitted at the meeting, one week previous to the 

 meeting of the Board of Governors. — Carried. 



Reports of Incorporated Societies. — Mr. Chapman proposed, and Dr. 

 Petrie seconded, That the affiliated societies be requested to furnish the 

 information required under the resolution of the Board of the 27th 

 January, 1911. — Carried. 



Statement of Receipts and Expenditure. — Mr. Hamilton moved, and 

 Dr. Petrie seconded, That the audited statement of accounts be adopted. 

 — Carried. 



