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PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE, 



1916 



FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 



Wellington, 30th January, 1917. 



The annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute 

 was held in the Dominion Museum Library, Wellington, on Tuesday, the 

 30th January, 1917, at 10 a.m. 



Present : Professor Benham, President (in the chair) ; Professors 

 Chilton, Easterfield, Kirk, Marshall, Segar ; Drs. Cockayne, Hatherlv, 

 Hilgendorf, Allan Thomson ; Messrs. C. A. Ewen, H. Hill, D. Petrie, J. W. 

 Poynton, G. M. Thomson, and B. C. Aston. 



The Secretary announced that the appointments of Government re- 

 presentatives in December had made no change in the representation, 

 Dr. Chilton* and Mr. C. A. Ewen having been re-elected. Dr. Hilgendorf 

 apologized for the absence of Mr. A. M. Wright, absent on active service 

 in the war-zone. 



Presidential Address. — The President then read his presidential address 

 (see p. 543). On the motion of Mr. Hill, a hearty vote of thanks was carried 

 to the President for his address, which was ordered to be printed in the 

 Proceedings. 



Standing Committee's Report. — -The Standing Committee's report, which 

 had been circulated, was considered clause by clause and adopted. 



* See Standing Committee's Report. 



