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Vol. XXII, 560 ; Vol. XXIII. 570 ; Vol. XXIV, 670 ; Vol. XXV, 627 ; Vol. XXVI, 

 613 ; Vol. XXVII, 605 ; Vol. XXVIII, 688 ; Vol. XXIX, 591 : Vol. XXX, 684 

 Vol. XXXI, 695 ; Vol. XXXII, 517 ; Vol. XXXIII, 611 ; Vol. XXXIV, 563 

 Vol. XXXV, 525; Vol. XXXVI. 6»6 ; Vol. XXXVII, 604; Vol. XXXVIII, 750 

 Vol. XXXIX, 192 ; Vol. XL, 91 ; Vol. XLI, 190. 



A. Hamilton, President. 

 27th January, 1910. 



The President moved, " That the report be adopted." Mr. Young 

 seconded the motion, which was carried. 



Mr. Chapman explained, at Dr. Farr's request, the position of the Carter 



Bequest. 



Hutton Memorial Fund. — A letter was read from the Public Trustee, 

 showing that the balance to the credit of the fund, including interest at 4^ 

 per cent, to 31st December, 1909, was £595 4s. lid. Received. 



A letter was read from Dr. Chilton relating to a sum of money in his 

 possession, received in aid of the Hutton Fund. On the motion of Mr. 

 Chapman, seconded by Mr. Speight, it was resolved, " That the money 

 in the hands of Dr. Chilton to the credit of the Hutton Memorial Fund 

 be handed to the Public Trustee." 



On the motion of Dr. Farr, seconded by Mr. Speight, it was resolved, 

 " That a letter be sent to Dr. Dendy thanking him for his offices in the matter 

 of the Hutton Memorial Medal, and acknowledging the receipt of copies 

 of the medal." 



Hector Memorial Committee. — Professor Easterfield, Chairman of the 

 committee, read a report covering the year's work, as follows : — 



Sir, — Wellington, 21st January, 1910. 



The Hector ^Memorial Committee, Wellington, submits the following account 

 of its operations for the year ending 31st December. 1909 : — 



In February a conference between this committee (represented by Messrs. M. Chap- 

 man, K.C., A. D. Crawford. Dr. J. M. Mr.son, Professor Easterfield, and Mr. T. King, 

 Secretary) and the New Zealand Institute's Hector Memorial Committee, the Dunedin 

 Hector Memorial Committee (both represented by Professor Benham), the Wellington 

 Philosophical Society's Hector ^Memorial Committee (represented by Messrs. A. Hanulton 

 and G. V. Hudson), and the Canterbury Philosophical Institute's Hector Memorial 

 Committee (represented by Mr. R. Speight), was held to consider the issue of a circular 

 to bring more prominently before the public the great services renderad to the colony 

 and to science by the late Sir James Hector, and the need of institiiting some permanent 

 memorial to perpetiiate his memory. The wording of a circular asking for additional 

 subscriptions was approved, and the distribution of the circidar was authorised. 



Mr. Thomas King, who had acted as Honorary Secretary during the previous year, 

 resigned in February, 1909, and Mr. B. C. Aston was appointed to succeed him. Mr. 

 King was elected to a seat on the committee. 



One thousand five himdred circulars have been distributed since March, 1909. The 

 amount of subscriptions collected up till that date was some £2.30 ; since then and up 

 till the 31st December, 1909, additional £200 have been received, making a total of £430. 

 This amount includes sums received from the committees in other centres. The incor- 

 porated societies of the Inrtitxite generally have contributed substantial donations from 

 their owtx funds, but the committee regi-et that the names of comparativeh* few individual 

 members of the Institute ap]iear on the subscribers' roll, and trust that the Secretaries 

 of all societies will bring the matter again before their members with a view to removing 

 this reproach. 



The sum in hand has been dejiosited with a financial institution, and is now earning 

 interest at the rate of 4|- per cent, per annum. 



The Government, which in 1908 was asked for a subsidy, was again approached. 

 A deputation from the committee, introduced by Messrs. T. Wilford. I\I.P., and W. Fraser, 

 M.P.. waited on the Right Hon. the Piemier on the 28th October, 1909, with a request for 

 a pound-for-pound siibsidy up to £500. The deputation received a most patient hearing 

 and a favourable reply from Sir Joseph Ward. The committee have since noted with 



