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make room for the incoming exchanges, unless further shelf accommodation can be 

 provided. This is not possible in the present room. 



Owing to the absence of the Honorary Librarian during the latter months of 

 1920, no steps have been taken to secure fresh quotations for binding. With the 

 prospect of falling prices this may be found expedient in 1921. The greater part of 

 the £250 voted for this purpose by the Government in 1919 is still unexpended. 



A list of the publications received during 1919 was published in the annual volume 

 .or 19i0. j Allan Thomson, Hon. Librarian. 



Regulations Committee Report. — The report of the Regulations Committee 

 was read and received, and the committee was appointed for another year. 



Report of Regulations Committee. 



(Hon. Librarian, Hon. Editor, Hon. Treasurer, and Hon. Secretary.) 



The committee reports that the minute-book and published reports have been 

 carefully searched for matter which has the force of regulations, and the results have 

 been classified in a schedule which has been prepared and which it is hoped to go into 

 fully during the coming year. The committee therefore suggests that its term of office 

 should be extended for another year. 



Honorary Members' Roll. — There was no response to the President's 

 invitation for any Governor to notify any vacancy in the roll of honorary 

 members through death. 



Election of Fellows. — The ballot for the election of Fellows resulted in 

 the election of the following, as reported by the hon. returning officer : 

 Dr. C. A. Cotton, Dr F. W. Hilgendorf, Rev. Dr. Holloway, Professor 

 James Park. 



Correspondence. — It was resolved to refer the International Catalogue 

 of Scientific Literature Report to the Standing Committee to deal with 

 Applications for publications were referred to the Standing Committee. 



It was resolved, in connection with certain proposals brought before 

 the Board by Mr. G. V. Hudson, That, as Mr. Hudson's proposals would 

 involve altering the constitution of the Institute, with a corresponding 

 amendment of the Act, no action be taken. 



With reference to a letter dated 7th November, 1920, from the Philo- 

 sophical Institute of Canterbury, regarding the Carter library, permission 

 was given the Standing Committee to house the Carter collection in the 

 Turnbull Library if suitable arrangements for doing so could be made 



In reference to a letter dated 23rd December, 1920, from the Philo- 

 sophical Institute of Canterbury, it was resolved, on the motion of 

 Dr. Thomson seconded by Hon. G. M. Thomson, That a committee 

 consisting of Professor D. M. Y. Sommerville and Mr. G. E. Archey be set 

 up to frame a practicable scheme for a printed catalogue of scientific serials 

 in the various libraries of the Dominion, and report to the Standing 

 Committee. 



In reference to a letter from Mr. Henry Woods, who wrote to say he 

 had not received his certificate of membership, it was resolved to issue a 

 plain honorary membership certificate, the supply of parchment forms being 

 exhausted. 



Election of Officers. — President, Professor T. H. Easterfield ; Hon. 

 Treasurer, Mr. M. A. Eliott ; Hon. Editor, Mr. Johannes C. Andersen ; 

 Hon. Librarian, Dr. J. Allan Thomson ; Hon. Secretary, Mr. B. C. Aston. 



On the motion of Ven. Archdeacon Williams, seconded by Dr. Chilton, 

 it was resolved, That the Board desires to place on record its appreciation 

 of the valuable services rendered to the Institute by Mr. C. A. Ewen during 

 the many years in which he has acted as Hon. Treasurer of the Institute. 



