548 Proceedings . 



WELLINGTON PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



At the Council meeting held, in March, 1916, to fill the vacancy caused 

 by the death of Mr. Thomas King, Dr. C. Monro Hector was elected Presi- 

 dent, Mr. A. C. Gifi'ord was elected Vice-President, and Dr. C. E. Adams 

 Secretary and Treasurer. 



First General Meeting : 24th May, 1916. 



The President, Dr. Hector, in his introductory remarks, made sympa- 

 thetic reference to the death of the late President. Mr. Thomas Kin";. 

 Dr. Hector announced that Miss Jessie King, sister of the late Mr. King, 

 had presented to the society, for the use of the Astronomical Section, 

 the 5-| in. equatorial telescope, made by Sir H. Gruhb, Dublin, and the 

 astronomical books of her brother, as a memorial to him, and that the 

 Council had accepted these valuable gifts on behalf of the society. 



Life Member. — Mr. C. W. Adams was elected a life member of the society. 



New Rules. — The new rules of the society were adopted. 



Address. — Dr. Hector delivered an interesting address on " National 

 Efficiency." 



Exhibit. — Dr. J. A. Thomson exhibited a model of the Piltdown skull. 



Lecture. — Mr. J. L. Elmore delivered an address on the " Pictorial Art 

 of the Australian Blacks and the South African Bushmen," illustrated by 

 tracings of rock drawings and carvings in their natural size and colours. 



Second General Meeting : 28th June, 1916. 



Exhibit. — Mr. P. W. Burbidge, M.Sc, exhibited and described a new 

 X-ray bulb — the Coolidge type. 



Lecture. — Professor Kirk delivered a lecture on " Ely-control in Camps 

 and Cities." 



Third General Meeting : 26th July, 1916. 



Discussion. — Professor Easterfield introduced a discussion on the organ- 

 ization of scientific and industrial research. Many members of the society 

 took part in an interesting discussion, and a committee, consisting of Mr. 

 W. Ferguson, Mr. G. Hogben, Mr. E. Parry, Dr. L. Cockayne, Professor 

 Easterfield, and Mr. S. H. Jenkinson, with power to add to their number, 

 was appointed to consider the best means of organizing scientific and 

 industrial research, and the study of science within New Zealand, and to 

 confer with similar bodies in order that action may be taken. 



