HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. 



Third Meeting : 30th August, 1909. 



W. Dinwiddle, Esq., in the chair. 



Paper. — " Is it possible to formulate a Sick, Out-of-work, and Pension 

 Scheme for the Industrial Classes of the Dominion ? " bv H. Hill. 



Fourth Meeting : 27th September, 1909. 



H. Hill, Esq., in the chair. 



Paper. — " Milk and its Composition ; and Practical Dairy- work in 

 Schools," by E. Loten. 



Fifth Meeting : ISth October, 1909. 



D. L. Smart, Esq., in the chair. 



Paper. — " Measurements in Electricity," by J. Niven, M.A., M.Sc. 

 The paper was illustrated by numerous experiments. 



Annual Meeting : Uh Februartj, 1910. 



Election op Officers for 1910. — President — Dr. E. A. W. Henley ; 

 Vice-President— R. Hill, B.A., F.G.S. ; Hon. Secretary— J. Niven, M.A., 

 M.Sc. ; Hon. Treasurer— J. W. Craig ; Council— Dt. J. P. Leahy, Dr. T. C. 

 Moore ; Messrs. Gilbert Clark, W. Dinwiddle, J. Hislop, and G. K. Sinclair. 

 Hon. Auditor — J. S. Large ; Hon. Lanternist — E. Loten. 



A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. J. Hislop, \vho retired from 

 the Hon. Secretaryship after nearly twelve years' service. 



