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Council Meetings. — Nine meetings of the Council have been held, and, 

 in addition to the general management of the society, the following subjects 

 have been considered : — 



Research Grants : Consideration and favourable recommendation were 

 given to an application from Professor Marsden for a grant of £125 for 

 radium to be used in a research on the disintegration effect of the impact 

 of a particles on matter, and for another for £60 towards the expenses of 

 a research into the relative efficiency of coal, gas, and electricity for domestic 

 purposes in Wellington. 



An application from Sir David Hutchins for a grant of £50 for research 

 into the growth of native trees was also approved, and granted by the 

 Government. 



Dr. C. E. Adams made application for a grant of £250 for the purchase 

 of a Henrici Harmonic Analyser for various researches. The Council has 

 referred the matter to a sub-committee for report. 



Hobart Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of 

 Science. — Professor H. B. Kirk and Dr. C. A. Cotton were appointed as 

 the society's delegates to the Australasian Association for the Advancement 

 of Science meeting in Hobart in January, 1921. 



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Pan-Pacific Science Conference at Honolulu in August, 1920. — Dr. 

 J. Allan Thomson was appointed as delegate to the Pan-Pacific Science 

 Conference at Honolulu in August, 1920. 



Museum, Library, and Research Committee. — A committee was set up to 

 urge, on the Government (1) the need for a new and fireproof building for 

 the Dominion Museum, (2) for the establishment of a scientific and techno- 

 logical library, and (3) for the establishment of a Board of Science and 

 Industry. 



Hamilton Memorial Prize. — Rules have been drafted and forwarded to 

 the Institute for controlling the award of the Hamilton Prize, which, when 

 approved, will be gazetted. 



Natural History and Field Club Section. — On the 3rd December, 1919, a 

 new section, the Natural History and Field Club Section, was formed, and 

 in connection therewith the society agreed to the introduction of associate 

 members, at a subscription of 5s., who may belong to any one section, but 

 shall not receive the annual volume of the Transactions. During the year 

 twenty-six persons were elected associates, and meetings and field excursions 

 have been held on several occasions. 



Fellows of the New Zealand Institute.- — Since the last annual report was 

 compiled the election of original Fellows of the New Zealand Institute has 

 been announced, and the following five members of the society have 

 received Fellowships : B. C. Aston, G. Hogben, G. V. Hudson, H. B. Kirk, 

 and J. Allan Thomson. 



Yale Observatory Committee. — On the 28th July a committee was set 

 up to further the project of the Yale University to establish an astronomical 

 observatory in New Zealand. A strong committee was formed, and met 

 on the 5th August. It is now communicating with the Director of the 

 Yale Observatory. 



