Fourteenth Annual Meeting. 539 



Hutton Memorial Fund. — Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the 



Year ending 31st December, 1916. 



Dr. Cr. 



£ s. d. £ s. d. 

 By Balance brought forward . . . . . . . . 739 13 6 



Public Trust Office— 



£3.944 12 7 £3,944 12 7 



By Balance brought down . . . . . . . . £3 , 944 3 5 



Hutton Fund Grants for Research. — Reports on the progress of the investi- 

 gations undertaken by Major T. Broun (by the Honorary Editor), by Mr. 

 W. R. B. Oliver, and by the Portobello Fish-hatchery (from Mr. G. M. 

 Thomson) were read and approved. No further applications for grants 

 were received. 



Financial Position. — On the motion of Dr. Cockayne, seconded by 

 Dr. Thomson, it was resolved, That for every copy of volumne 49 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. 



Hector Award Committee's Report. — The report of the Committee (Pro- 

 fessor Haswell and Sir Baldwin Spencer) was opened by the President, and 

 the recommendation awarding the medal and prize to Professor Charles 

 Chilton was adopted. 



