652 Proceedings. 



Sixth Meeting : 23rd October, 1914. 



Mr. W. Dinwiddie, President, in the chair, and twenty others. 



Papers. — 1. " La Perouse's Expedition and its Fate," by Mr. W. 

 McCarthy. 



2. " King Lear," by Mr. H. W. Lee. 



Annual Meeting : 11th December, 1914. 

 Mr. W. Dinwiddie, President, in the chair, and a small number of members. 



Annual Report. 



This shows a small addition to the membership and the loss of a few members. 

 Support was given to the Wellington Institute's proposal for a memorial to the late 

 A. Hamilton, and to the Manawatu Institute's proposed increase in the Tongariro Park. 

 The balance-sheet shows a satisfactory credit balance. 



. Election of Officers for 1915. — President— F. Hutchinson ; Vice-President — 

 F. Heaton ; Secretary — J. Niven ; Treasurer — J. Wilson Craig ; Council — 

 W. Kerr, D. Strachan, T. Hyde, W. Dinwiddie, H. Hill, T. C. Moore ; Auditor 

 — J. Large ; Lanternist — E. G. Loten. 



