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Election of Officers for 1912. — President — Professor W. B. Benham, 

 D.Sc, F.R.S.; Vice-Presidents — Professor J. Malcolm, M.D., Mr. A. 

 Bathgate; Council — Dr. R. V. Fulton, Professor P. Marshall, D.Sc, 

 F.G.S., Professor D. B. Waters, Messrs. H. Brasch, F. W. Furkert, 

 G. E. Thompson, M.A., G. M. Thomson, M.P., F.L.S. ; Hon. Treasurer 

 — W. Felsj Hon. Secretary — E. J. Parr, M.A., B.Sc. ; Hon. Librarian — 

 Dr. Benham; Hon. Auditor — D. Brent, M.A. ; Governors of the New 

 Zealand Institute — Professor P. Marshall and Mr. G. M. Thomson. 



TECHNOLOGICAL SECTION. 



Sixth Meeting : 17th October, 1911. 



Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair. 



Mr. F. W. Payne gave an explanatory lecture on " Dredge-construc- 

 tion." 



Seventh Meeting : 21st November, 1911. 



Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair. 



Mr. Michael Elliot, Engineer to the Taieri Drainage Board, gave a 

 most interesting lecture on " Irrigation and Irrigation-works in Egypt." 



After the lecture he exhibited some fine lantern-slides illustrating the engineering 

 methods used in the various constructions — the Assouan Dam, the ruins on the Island 

 of Philae, &c. 



ASTRONOMICAL SECTION. 

 First Meeting : 9th October, 1911. 



Rev. P. W. Fairclough in the chair. 



The Rev. D. Dutton, F.G.S., F.R.A.S., gave an interesting address 

 on " The Sun." 



The lecture was fully illustrated by lantern-slides of the sun, with its corona and 

 sun-spots, Jupiter, star-clusters, dead worlds, and worlds in the making. 



