PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. 



1910. 



PART III, 



EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING. 



The annual general meeting of the Board of Governors of the New 

 Zealand Institute was held in the Auckland Museum Library, Auckland, 

 ■on Thursday, 'iGth January, 1911. 



Present : Mr. A. Hamilton, President (in the chair). Professor W. B. 

 Benham, F.R.S., Dr. L. Cockayne, Dr. Hilsfendorf, Mr. D. Petrie, 

 Mr. R. Speight, Mr. J. Stewart, Mr. K. Wilson.^ 



Changes in the Re prtscntafioii . — The Secretary announced the fol- 

 lowing changes in the representation of the Government and of the 

 incorporated societies on tlie Board of Governors :■ — 



Nominate*! by the Government : Mr. C. A. Ewen (vice Mr. J. W. 

 Joynt, resigned). Elected by incorporated societies : Dr. Hilgendorf 

 {vice Dr. Farr, resigned). 



The Secretary then called tlie roll. 



The President declared the meeting open, and apologized for the 

 absence of His Excellency the Governor, the Hon. the Minister of 

 Internal Affairs, Mr. Martin Chapman, K.C., Professor Easterfield, 

 Mr. C. A. Ewen, Mr. H. Hill, and Mr. John Young. 



Presidential Addres.^. — The President then delivered his presidential 

 a<klress. (See ji. 74.) 



Report of the Standing Vomnnftee . — The Secretary read the report 

 of the Standing Conmiittee, whicli was adopted, as follows : — 



Report of the Standing Committee. 



Uuiing the past year seven meetings of the Standing Committee of the Board 

 have been held, the attendance being as follows : Mr. Hamilton, 6 : Mr. Chap- 

 man, 4; Professor Easterfield, ft: Mr. .Joynt, 3; Mr. Petrie. '2; ;\Ir. Thomson, 2; 

 Mr. Young, 1 ; Professor Benham, 1 : Dr. Cockayne, 1 : Mr. Stewart, 1 ; Mr. 

 Wilson, 1. Dr. Chilton, Hon. Editor, was present at twfj meetings, at the request 

 of the Committee. 



