92 Proceeding a. 



HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. 



Fifth Meeting : 3rd November, 1911. 

 Dr. T. C. Moore, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Address. — " Neglected Principles in Education," by Mr. W. Kerr, 

 M.A. 



The paper dealt with the crowded syllabus, harmonious development, differential 

 education, methods of learning, and excessive correction. 



Annual Meeting: 11th December, 1911. 



Mr. Hill, B.A., President, in the chair. 



New Members. — W. Oates, E. J. Humphreys, H. Bull, P. L. Poole. 



Election of Officers for 1912. — President — Dr. T. C. Moore; Vice- 

 President — W. Kerr, M.A. ; Secretary — J. Niven, M.A., M.Sc. ; Trea- 

 surer — J. Wilson Craig; Council — H. Hill, B.A., W. Dinwiddie, G. K. 

 Sinclair, T. Hyde, G. Clark, W. Fossey; Auditor — J. S. Large; 

 Lanternist — -E. G. Loten; Library Committee — H. Hill, W. Dinwiddie; 

 representative on Board of Governors of New Zealand Institute — H. Hill, 

 B.A. 



Annual Report. — The annual report and balance-sheet were read and 



adopted. 



Abstract. 



Five meetings of the Institute and six meetings of the Council were held. 



Six members were elected during the year. The membership now stands at 

 eighty. 



Twenty-three new works were added to the library, and the shelving accommo- 

 dation was increased. 



Four prizes were offered through the Agricultural and Pastoral Association for 

 collections of plants, shells, seaweeds, and insects. 



The Institute has a credit balance of £26 6s. 7d. 



