72 Proceed lings. 



desires to draw attention to. Even moderately executed drawings are at times more 

 explanatory from a scientific point of view than a good photograph. 



The Committee would also like to recommend, unless the matter is out of its 

 province, that a list of publications actually received by the Institute should be 

 inserted in the Transactions in addition to the list of the societies, &c, to which 

 the Transactions are sent free of charge. This would give at times important infor- 

 mation as to the presence in New Zealand of papers that are of value to workers in 

 many branches of science. 



The Committee would also recommend that theses written for honours degrees 

 should be pruned of all superfluous matter before being published in the Trans- 

 actions. Maps and sections coloured as suitable for examination purposes should be 

 redrawn in a form and character adapted for printing in the Transactions, and the 

 Secretaries of societies should see to this before accepting them for transmission to 

 the Editor. 



In October Dr. Chilton resigned from his position as Honorary Editor, as he 

 was about to visit Europe, and, with the approval of the President, the Publication 

 Committee arranged with Mr. R. Speight to act as Honorary Editor till the annual 

 meeting of the Board of Governors in January. 



R. Speight, Acting Hon. Editor. 



Hon. Librarian's Report. — The report of the Hon. Librarian was 

 received, as follows : — 



Hon. Librarian's Report. 



I have to report that very little has taken place in regard to the library during 

 the last year. 



The usual exchanges have been received and noted. 



Additional pigeon-holes have been provided for the better storage of some of 

 the serial publications. 



Very little use hasbeeu made of the library, except, by one or two college students. 



I have again to regret that it seems impossible to have this collection of books 

 properly attended to. It needs the constant care and attention of a qualified 

 librarian, and the position will always be unsatisfactory until this is arranged for. 



A. Hamilton, Librarian. 



Exchange List Committee. — The report of the Exchange List Com- 

 mittee was received, and, on the motion of Mr. Chapman, seconded 

 by Mr. Wilson, it was resolved, That the B list of the Exchange Com- 

 mittee's report be referred to the Standing Committee to act on the 

 recommendations of the Exchange Committee. The report of the Com- 

 mittee was as follows : — 



Exchange List Committee Report. 



The Committee on Exchanges reports that it drew up an interim report, a 

 copy of which was printed and sent out to each of the members for their detailed 

 consideration. 



The societies, &c, who send or receive publications were classed under the 

 following heads : — 



A. Societies to whom the New Zealand Institute publications are sent, and from 

 whom publications are received regularly. 



B. List of societies to whom the publications of the New Zealand Institute are 

 sent, but which either do not publish Proceedings and Transactions or do not send 

 them in exchange. 



Q. List of societies who send publications of various kinds at irregular inter- 

 vals, but who do not receive the publications of the New Zealand Institute. 



The Committee was asked to make suggestions on these three lists, and in order 

 to assist it in the consideration of the matter further lists were added. 



D. List of publications received by the Museum in exchange for the Museum 

 Bulletin. 



E. List of those societies which in exchange for the Transactions ol the New 

 Zealand Institute send more than one copy of their publications to the library of 

 the New Zealand Institute or other libraries of the branches. 



F. List of publications subscribed by the Wellington Philosophical Society. 



These three lists were simply included to point out what literature was avail- 

 able in Wellington, as it was understood that, although the publications in the D 

 and F lists are not the property of the Institute, the members of the Institute are 

 at liberty to borrow them for consultation. 



