66 Frortediin/.i. 



lluttoii Mt'iiiftrml Trust Fund. — Thf t'oilowing statLiiieiit, showing 

 the position of the Hutton Mcmoiial K'esearcli Fund, was received from 

 the Public Trustee : — 



Statement of Account., 3rd Apkil. 1908, to 31st December. 1910. 

 Cr. £ «. d. 



Capital — 



New Zealand Institute . . 5o0 



Subscription . . . . 110 



Balance forwarded by Hon. 



Treasurer of fund . . 19 9 1 



Interest, Public Trust Office . . 71 12 



£042 2 1 



1>>: £ s. d. 



Balance . . 642 2 I 



£642 2 1 



FositioH of the Incorporuird. Societit><. — It was resolved, on the motion 

 of Dr. Hilgendorf, .seconded by Dr. Cockayne, tliat Mr. Martin Cliap- 

 man, K.C., Mr. Hamilton, and Dr. Cockayne be a committee t(* consider 

 the position of the incorporated societies. 



Iluttoii Mtiiiori(d Award. — A recommendation, dated tith December, 

 1910, was received from Professors T. W. E. David, W. A. Haswell, 

 and Mr. Maiden, the Committee of Award appointed to recommend a 

 suitable recipient for tlie Hutton Medal. The committee lecommended 

 that the medal be awarded to Professor AV. \^. Benham for liis contri- 

 butions to the zoology of New Zealand. 



On the motion of Dr. Cockayne, seconded by Dr. Hil<^endorf, it 

 was resolved that the report of the committee be adopted. 



It was resolved that the Secretary lie authorized to act witli the 

 President in getting a suitalile inscription engraved on tlie medal. 



It was resolved that the Chancellor of the University of Otago be 

 asked to present the Hutton Medal to Professor Reidiam at tlie first 

 public ceremonial held by the University Council. 



On the motion of Mr. Speight, seconded by Dr. Hilycndoif, it was re- 

 solved that the thanks of the Institute l)e accorded to the committee for 

 their assistance in making this award of tlie Hutton Medal. 



On the motion of Dr. Hilgendorf, seconded by Dr. Cockayne, it was 

 resolved that Professor David, Mr. Maiden, and Professor Benham be 

 appointetl a committee to inaki' the ne.xt award of the Hutton Medal. 



Hutton Fund /I'cxrurr/i drnut. — An application, (hited 2()t]i Sep- 

 tember, 1910, from Dr. C. Chilton, ajiplying for a gi-ant of ,£1U towards 

 the cost of preparing illustrations for a ri'vision of tlic New Zealand 

 (' riixt(trca , was, on tlic motion of Di\ Bi-nliam. s<'con(h'd liy Dr. Cockayne,. 

 granted. 



Hector Miniorial Coniniift< r Hcport. — The report of the Institute's 

 Hector Memorial Committee was tlien read and nceivcd, togctlier with 

 the audited statement of the fund at the tim*' of talking it ovei' on 30th 

 August, 1910. A statement by tlie Public Trustee showing the condi- 

 tion of the fund on 21st January, 1911, was also ri'<-eived. 



I'eport. 



In presenting this repoit voiu runiinittef desires to pift';ui' it.s reniiuks h\ a 

 short summary of the means which have been adopted to cnlleit the sum in hand, 

 how the Institute became the administrator of the fund, ami under what conditions- 

 it accepted the responsibility. 



Sir James Hector died in November. 19(r7. ( '(iiiniiitties weie iit once si't up in 

 the various centres with the object of cnlh-ct ini; funds to pi'vpetuati' Iiy sojne fitting 



