40 Proceedings 



MANAWATU PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Third Meeting : oth September, 1910. 

 The President, Mr. W. F. Durward, in the chair. 

 Neiv Members. — Messrs. C. R. Hewett, R. Mo Nab. 



Paper. — Mr. E. D. Hoben read a paper on " The Moving Picture," 

 and its variovis historic, scientific, business, and educational aspects, 

 showing the immense possibilities of the machine as it was developing — 

 how it would presently show scenes in natural colours and with all the 

 sounds produced simultaneously. 



After the j^aper various qviestions were asked, especially in relation 

 to the method of production of trick films, and attention was called to 

 a remarkable film recently exhibited at the E^mpire Hall, in which a 

 second picture is shown within the covers of a book, apparently quite 

 independent of the main movement. 



Alteration of Rule. — On the motion of Captain Hewitt, acting for 

 Mr. Eliott, seconded by Mr. Hoben, Rule •! was altered to read as fol- 

 lows : " Candidates may be elected members of the society, on the recom- 

 mendation of a member of the Council and of one other ordinary 

 member, by a majority of the Council present at any meeting of the 

 Council, and on payment of the annual subscription within three 

 months." 



Fourth Meeting : 20th Ortoher, 1910. 



The President, Mr. W. F. Durward, in the chair. 



Additions to the Museum.- — Some recent additions to the Museum 

 were exhibited, including the collection of ferns exhibited by Mr. Lan- 

 caster at the last Winter Show of the local Agricultural and Pastoral 

 Association, to which had been awarded the societj^'s prize; also a col- 

 lection of fossils from Scinde Island, and a couple of meres and some 

 Maori ornaments, which were described by Mr. C. M. Waldegrave, the 

 owner, one of the meres having belonged to Te Rauparaha. 



Paper. — Wv. R. McNab then read a most interesting paper on 

 " Recent Researches into the History of Te Rauparaha 's Raid on 

 Akaroa, and the French Race for the same Place in 1840," showing with 

 regard to the latter event, from original documents, both French and 

 English, that the generally accepted story was quite unsupported by 

 facts. 



