638 Proceedings. 



Exhibits. — Exhibits by Mr. J. McDonald, Acting Director of the Museum, 

 of Japanese articles presented to the Museum ; of photographs of moa, 

 Cygnus, and Notornis bones found recently in a cave near Pahiatua, and of 

 a skull of Notornis. 



Fifth Meeting : 23rd September, 1914. 



Dr. C. Monro Hector, President, in the chair, and about 160 members 



and friends present. 



Lecture.— Protease* Ernest W. Brown, M.A., Sc.D., F.R.S., F.R.A.S., 



Professor of Mathematics in the Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 

 U.S.A., delivered a lecture on " The Moon," in which he gave an interest- 

 ing account of his recent work on the motion of the moon, and .showed 

 a number of lantern-slides illustrating the result of his work. 



Special Meeting : 24th September, 1914. 



Dr. C. Monro Hector, President, in the chair, and about sixty members 



and friends present. 



Lecture. — Professor Ernest W. Brown delivered a lecture on ' The 

 Asteroids." 



The lecture was illustrated by lantern-slides, and the most recent researches on 

 the motions of the asteroids were presented, and explanations given of periodic orbits. 



Annual General Meeting : 28th October, 1914. 



Dr. C. Monro Hector, President, in the chair, and eighteen members 



present. 



New Members. — Mr. C. J. Freeman, Mr. W. Earnshaw, and Mr. H. 

 Hamilton. 



Annual Report and Balance-sheet. — The Secretary read the annual 



report and balance-sheet. 



Professor Kirk, commenting on the reply received by the Society from the Post- 

 master-General as to wireless amateurs, stated that the society heard this reply with 

 regret, and that the reply showed inability to grasp the position ; and on his motion it 

 was agreed that the incoming Council should raise the question again when conditions 

 were normal. 



The reports of the Astronomical, Technological, and Geological Sections 

 were read and adopted. 



The President congratulated all sections on the valuable work done. 



Election of Officers for 1915. — President- — Mr. Thomas King : Vice-Presi- 

 dents — Dr. C. Monro Hector, Professor Kirk : Council — Mr. A. C. Gifford 

 (Chairman, Astronomical Section), Mr. R. W. Holmes (Chairman, Techno- 

 logical Section), Mr. J. Allan Thomson (Chairman, Geological Section), ex 

 officio; Mr. P. G. Morgan, Mr. G. Hogben, Dr. Cockayne, Mr. B. C. Aston, 

 Mr. E. Parry, Professor Easterfield, Mr. S. H. Jenkinson : Secretary and 

 Treasurer — Mr. C. E. Adams : Auditor — Mr. E. E. Dymock. 



