Twelfth Annual Meeting. 



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Annual Reports of Societies. — The annual reports and balance-sheets of the following 

 societies have been received: Auckland Institute, to 19th February, 1914; Manawatu 

 Philosophical Society, to 31st October, 1914; Philosophical Institute of Canterbuiy, 

 to 31st October, 1914; Wellington Philosophical Society, to 30th September, 1914; 

 Nelson Institute (Scientific and Literary Branch), to 31st March, 1914; Wanganui 

 Philosophical Society ; and Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute. 



Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco. — An exhibit of all the publications of 

 the Institute avadable, and those of the Canterbury Philosophical Institute, was got 

 together and handed over to the Secretary to the New Zealand Government Com- 

 missioner to the Panama Exposition for exhibition in the New Zealand Pavilion. 



Memorial to the late Mr. Hamilton. — The Wellington Philosophical Society early 

 last year undertook to collect funds for the erection of a memorial to the late Mr. 

 Hamilton, Director of the Dominion Museum, and at the last meeting of the New Zealand 

 Institute Board ol Governors the action of the Wellington Philosophical Society was 

 approved. The committee appointed by the Council of the Wellington Philosophical 

 Society to deal with the matter now reports that the sum of one hundred guineas is in 

 hand, and has ascertained from Mr. Harold Hamilton that the wishes of the family are 

 that a stone should be erected on the grave at Russell. A plain monolith of Whangaroa 

 basalt is suggested, with a reference thereon to the late gentleman's keen interest in the 

 Maori race. 



^ Leave of Absence. — During the year some changes were necessitated through leave 

 of absence being granted to the Hon. Treasurer and the Secretary, to enable them to 

 visit England. Professor G. W. von Zedlitz kindly undertook to carry on the duties 

 of Hon. Treasurer, and Dr. J. Allan Thomson acted as Hon. Secretary, and Mr. Leighton 

 was Assistant Secretary for six months. 



,^ Numbers of Volumes of the Transactions in Stock. — During the year the custodian 

 has taken careful stock of the immense number of Transactions now stored in the cellar 

 of the Parliament Buildings, as well as a small number kept in the Museum for curreht 

 sales and exchange. The labour of turning over, examining, counting, and storing this 

 number of books, each weighing a few pounds, will be appreciated when it is seen that 

 the total amounts to 15,041 volumes. 



The following is a complete list of the Transactions in stock : — 



Number of 

 Copies. 

 549 

 r,32 

 .597 

 699 

 664 

 565 

 659 

 702 

 679 

 617 

 586 

 445 

 532 

 289 

 191 

 212 

 46 

 J 63 

 165 

 .47 

 58 

 73 

 273 



The report was considered and adopted. 



Hector Deed of Trust. — On the motion of Mr. G. M. Thomson, seconde'd 

 by Mr. K. Wilson, a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Messrs. Chapman, 

 Skerrett, Tripp, and Blair for the legal services which they have gratuitously 

 rendered to the New Zealand Institute in connection with the Hector Deed 

 of Trust. 



