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Circulation of Proceedings of this Meeting. — On the motion of Dr. Hilgen- 

 dorf, seconded by Mr. W right, it was resolved, That the issue of separate 

 copies of the minutes of the annual meeting of the Board of Governors 

 be discontinued, but that copies of an abstract of the minutes be sent to 

 each incorporated society as soon as possible. 



Finance. — On the motion of Professor Kirk, seconded by the Ven. 

 Archdeacon Williams, it was resolved, That the Institute express to the 

 Hon. Minister of Internal Affairs its appreciation of the action of the 

 Government in forwarding the passing of the New Zealand Institute 

 Amendment Act, 1920. 



Election of Fellows. — Correspondence between the Standing Committee 

 and Professor Park in connection with the election of Fellows was read 

 and discussed. Professor Segar was appointed honorary returning officer, 

 and it was decided that voting-papers could be handed in either at this 

 meeting or in Palme rston North. 



Hector Award. — The report of the Hector Award Committee, recom- 

 mending that the award for 1921 be awarded to Mr. K. Speight, of 

 Canterbury Museum, was read and adopted. 



Report of Hector Memorial Award Committee. 



The committee that was appointed to make the award of the Hector Medal for 

 1921 have unanimously decided to recommend to the Institute the name of Mr. R. 

 Speight, M.A., M.Sc, F.G.S., F.N.Z.Inst. 



The committee considers that there is no lack of geologists in New Zealand who 

 are fully qualified by their ability and work to be recipients of the medal. We are 

 unanimously of opinion that Mr. Speight has special claims to the honour in virtue of 

 his valuable work in petrology, physiography, and stratigraphy, which has been carried 

 on continuously with energy and zeal since 1892. 



P. Marshall. 



Annual Meeting. — It was resolved .that the next annual meeting be 

 held on Tuesday, 31st January, 1922. 



The meeting at 3.30 p.m. adjourned to Palmerston North, to sit again 

 on Monday, 24th instant, at 9 a.m. 



The adjourned meeting was held in the High School, Palmerston North, 

 at 9 a.m. on Monday, 24th January, 1921. 



Present : Professor Easterfield (President), Mr. B. C. Aston, Dr. L. 

 Cockayne, Professor Charles Chilton, Mr. M. A. Eliott, Hon. G. M. Thomson, 

 Dr. j" Allan Thomson, Mr. A. M. Wright, and Ven. Archdeacon H. W. 

 Williams. 



Financial Statements. — Hon. Treasurer's reports : The statements of 

 receipts and expenditure, and liabilities and assets, duly audited by the 

 Auditor-General, were read and approved. 



On the motion of Dr. J. Allan Thomson, seconded by Ven. Archdeacon 

 Wilbams, it was resolved, That each year, unless otherwise provided for 

 by resolution of the Board of Governors, the annual interest on the 

 Endowment Fund be added to the capital of the fund, 



On the motion of the Ven. Archdeacon Williams, seconded by Mr. M. A. 

 Eliott, it was resolved, That for every copy of Volume 53 of the Transactions 

 received by the incorporated societies a contribution of 2s. 6d. towards the 

 cost of printing shall be made during the current year by such society. 



