72 Proceedings. * 



Professor Ueiiliaiu moved, and Mr. Speiylit seconded, that the rule 

 in regard to authors' separate copies be inserted in the iiienioranduni 

 to authors. Carried. 



Monographs and BuUetiiin. — On the motion of Professor Jienhani. 

 seconded b}- Dr. Cockayne, it was resolved that a new re<^ulation be 

 adopted : "In addition to Proceedings and Transactions, special mono- 

 graphs or bulletins may lie published from time to time."" 



Report of the Librarian . — The report of tlie Hon. Librarian was 

 received, as follows : — 



During the past yeai' considerable progress has been made in the anangement 

 oi the library. Proper pigeon-holes have been provided, and labelled for the current 

 numbers of the serial publications received from various parts of the woild. This 

 enables the parts as they arrive to be kept together in definite places. A new 

 system of entering the parts received has also been instituted, and will enable the 

 checking of parts received to be more easily accomplished ; il also points out- thi; 

 missing numbers. Owing to the kindness of the Minister of Internal Affairs, a 

 lady has been employed for two months in tying up and checking bound and un- 

 bound sets of serial publications. A list has also been prepiircd of the unbound 

 volumes, showing the parts missing. From this list it will be easy to compile a 

 list of parts to be ordered on some future occasion to complete the sets. The 

 number of items received during the year is 859. 1 would draw your attention 

 to a book which has been received, the report of the exploratiou nf the subantarctic 

 islands, carried out by the Philosophical Institute of C'anterl)ury. ;\ work whic'h is in 

 every way a credit to New Zealand. 



Report of the Index Committee. — The rei>ort of the index Committee^ 

 was received, as follows : — 



The Index Committee repoit that work on llie index has been proceeding 

 steadily during the year. The first part of the index is already set up, and a fev 

 copies have been printed, but the Government Printer has hitherto been imablc 

 to work off the number of impressions ordered. The second part, which gives 

 titles and contents in a more detailed manner, has taken some considerable time, 

 but is now ready in card form for the Printer, and the printing has been autho- 

 rized by the Standing Committee. As soon as the Printer can pidcced with the 

 work it will be gone on with. 



Election of Honorary Members. — The election of an honorary memliei- 

 ia place of the late Mr. R. B. Sharp was then proceeded with. 



Nominations were as follows : Captain R. H. Scott, nominated by 

 the Auckland Institute; Sir Robert Ball, nominated by the Manawatn 

 Philosophical Society; Dr. W. S. Bruce, nominated by the Philosophical 

 Institute of Canterbury; Mr. W. W. Froggatt. nominated by the "Wel- 

 lington Philosophical Society ; Sir John Murray, nominated by the Otago 

 Institute. The ballot resulted in the election of Dr. W. S. Bruce, leader 

 of the Scottish National i^tarctic Expedition. 



Bathymetrical and Biological Survey. — On the motion of Mr. Speight. 

 seconded by Professor Benham, it was resolved that the New Zealan<l 

 Institute respectfully request the Government of New Zealand to takc^ 

 advantage of the unique opportunity afforded by tlie presence of the 

 exploring ship " Terra Nova " to carry out as complete a bathymetrical 

 and biological survey as possible of the seas around the Auckland, Camp- 

 bell, and Macquarie Islands. 



Dr. Mawson's Expedition . — It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. 

 Hamilton, seconded by Mr. Stewart, that this meeting of the Board of 

 (lovernors of tlio Now Zealand Institute desire to express their Ix'st 

 wishes to Dr. Mawson for the success of his Antarctic expedition. 



