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of the astronomical and geophysical activities in New Zealand, will not cost more than 

 £1,000 per annum in addition to what is already spent. The committee desires the 

 Institute to request the Hon. Minister of Internal Affairs to give leave of absence to 

 Dr. C. E. Adams, so that he may undertake an investigation of suitable sites for 

 an observatory, the investigation to commence with Central Otago. The committee 

 suggests that, other things being equal, the farther south the proposed site is situated 

 the better. 



" C. Vulcanological Observatory. — The committe considers that, although the matter 

 of a vulcanological observatory is not as immediately urgent as the co-operation with 

 Yale, it is in entire sympathy with its proposed establishment. Although this observatory 

 would naturally not be situated at the same place as the proposed central observatory, 

 it might come under the guidance of the same committee of visitors to be appointed 

 by the Institute. The committee understands that there is a report from Dr. Jaggar, 

 and after seeing that report it hopes to give further deliberation to the subject." 



The above report was forwarded to the Hon. Ministers of External and Internal 

 Affairs, and the following reply was received from the latter : — 



" Yale offer : The representations of your committee thereon are noted. 

 Dr. Schlesinger was written to some little time ago and asked to supply further details 

 in regard to the offer of telescopes, &c, and it had been decided that until a reply is 

 received the question of the Government Astronomer proceeding to Central Otago or 

 elsewhere to investigate the most suitable site for a Government Observatory has to stand 

 over." (The Minister subsequently stated that Dr. Adams was to visit Otago at once 

 for the purpose of investigation as above.) "It is noted that the committee is in 

 entire sympathy with the proposal to establish a vulcanological observatory in New 

 Zealand. The Director of the Dominion Museum on his recent visit to Honolulu was 

 instructed to report on the vulcanological observatory work being done there, and to 

 make a recommendation on his return as to whether it is desirable or otherwise to 

 establish an observatory on similar lines in this Dominion. In the meantime I have 

 pleasure in forwarding herewith a copy of Dr. Jaggar's report." 



Dr. Jaggar's report has since been published in the Journal of Science and Technology 

 (vol. 3, pp. 162-67, 1920). 



Method of electing Fellows. — It was resolved, on the motion of Dr. 

 Cockayne, seconded by Professor Segar, that a committee be appointed to 

 draw up rules for a simple method of voting. 



It was resolved, on the motion of Dr. Cockayne, seconded by Professor 

 Segar, that Professor H. W. Segar, Professor D. M. Y. Sommerville, 

 Dr. J. Allan Thomson, and the President be a committee to draw up the 

 simple rules for election. 



It was resolved, on the motion of Archdeacon Williams, seconded by 

 Mr. Wright, that the question as to whether in any one year the Governors 

 shall be obliged to fill all the vacancies be submitted to the committee on 

 voting, and that if necessary they recommend a method of procedure to 

 meet the case. 



Index to Last Ten Volumes. — On the motion of Professor Kirk, seconded 

 by Dr. Thomson, it was resolved, That the Institute express its apprecia- 

 tion of Major Wilson's action in having a manuscript index of the last ten 

 volumes of the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute prepared and 

 handing over the index to the Institute for publication. 



Scientific and Industrial Research. — The President read a copy of his 

 letter of the 27th July to the Minister. On the motion of Dr. Chilton, 

 seconded by Dr. Hilgendorf, the action of the President was approved. 



Hamilton Prize. — The President made a statement as to the corre- 

 spondence and conference with the Wellington Philosophical Society. The 

 draft regulations for administering the prize as drawn up by Mr. Von 

 Haast were read and approved. On the motion of the President it was 

 resolved, That application be made forthwith to the Wellington Philo- 

 sophical Society to hand over the moneys of the Hamilton Memorial Fund 

 for administration by the New Zealand Institute, in conformity with the 

 above rules. 



