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Fourth General Meeting: 23rd August, 1916. 



The President announced that the society had applied for £150 of war 

 bonds. 



On the motion of Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.iS., the society resolved to 

 protest to the Minister of Lands against the killing of fur seals, as reported 

 in the New Zealand Times of the 23rd August, and to ask the assistance 

 of the Xew Zealand Institute in preventing the killing of the fur seals. 



Lecture.-— Mr. W. S. La Trobe, M.A., delivered a lecture on " Big Guns 

 and Big-gun Shooting," illustrated by lantern-slides. 



Paper. — A paper, " Notes on Floristic Botany of Xew Zealand, Part II,"' 

 by Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S., was taken as read. 



Fifth General Meeting : 27th September, 1916. 



Lectures. — Mr. C. W. Adams, a life member of the society, delivered a 



lecture on " Daylight-saving." 



Dr. J. Allan Thomson delivered an address on " The Distribution of 

 Brachiopods in the Southern Hemisphere," with exhibits and lantern-slides. 



Forty-ninth Annual General Meeting : 25th October, 1916. 



The following officers and Council were elected for the year 1917 

 Presidents. Hogben, M.A., F.G.S., C.M.G. Vice-Presidents— C. Monro 

 Hector, M.D., B.Sc. F.R.A.S. : R. W. Holmes. M.Inst.C.E. Council— 

 J. Allan Thomson, M.A., D.Sc, F.G.S. : A. C. Giflord, M.A., F.R.A.S. ; 

 W. S. La Trobe, M.A. (Chairman of Astronomical Section) ; F. W. Fur- 

 kert, A. M.Inst.C.E. (Chairman of Technological Section) ; C. A. Cotton, 

 D.Sc, F.G.S, (Chairman of Geological Section) ; T. H. Easterfield, 

 M.A., Ph.D. ; Evan Parry. B.Sc, A.M.Inst.C.E. ; H. B. Kirk, M.A. ; 

 L. Cockayne, Ph.D., F.R.S. ; D. M. Y. SommerviUe, M.A., D.Sc. 

 Secretary and Treasurer — C. E. Adams, D.Sc, F.R.A.S. Auditor — E. R. 

 Dymock, F.I.A.N.Z. Representatives on /he New Zealand Institute — T. H. 

 Easterfield, M.A... Ph.D. ; H. B. Kirk. M.A. 



Film. — By the courtesy of the Tourist Department, a fine film of 

 " A Tour of the Southern Alps " was shown by Mr. Taylor. 



Papers read. — 1. H. Hamilton, " Notes on the Occurrence of the Crab- 

 eating Seal Lobodon carcinophaga in New Zealand Waters." 



2. J. C. Andersen, " Further Notes on New Zealand Bird-song." 



Papers taken as read. -C. E. Adams, £ Harmonic Tidal Constants of 

 New Zealand Ports," and ft Harmonic Analysis of Tidal Observations." 



King Observatory. — The President exhibited a plan, by Mr. W. S. La 

 Trobe, of the proposed King Observatory, and stated that a deputation 

 of the Astronomical Section would wait on the City Council on the 26th 

 October to make application for a site in the Botanical Gardens on which 

 to erect the Observatory. | 



Meteorological Returns. — On the motion of Dr. Thomson, seconded by 

 Mr. Holmes, the society resolved to urge upon the Government the im 



