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P R O C E E D I N (i S 



OF THE 



NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE 



1912. 



TENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 



Wellington, 29th January, 1913. 



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

 Institute was held in the Dominion Museum Library on Wednesday, the 

 •29th January, 1913. 



Present : Mr. 1 . F. Cheesenian, President, in the chair, Mr. M. 

 Chapman, Hon. H. D. Bell (Minister of Internal Affairs), Mr. A. Hamil- 

 ton, Mr. G. M. Thomson, Dr. Cockayne, Mr. D. Petrie, Mr. J. Stewart, 

 Mr. R. Speight, Professors H. B. Kirk, P. Marshall, C. C. Farr, 

 Mr. John Young, Mr. K. Wilson, Mr. A. H. Turnbull, and Mr. H. W. 

 Hesse. 



Changes in tlit Eeprestntatiun. — The Secretary announced that the 

 only clianges in the personnel of the Board were the replacement of the 

 (Government nominee, Mr. Tregear, by Mr. A. H. Turnbull, and of 

 Dr. Hilgendorf, who had resigned, by Professor C. C. Farr. 



Ix'oll. — The Secretary th.en called the roll. 



Apologies for Xon-attendance. — The President read apologies from 

 Mr. C. A. Ewen, Hon. Treasuier, and Mr. H. Hill, who were unable to 

 attend. 



The President called upon Mr. G. M. Thomson to report what had 

 been done in regard to two motions standing in his name which were 

 carried at the last annual meeting. 



Scientific Board of Advice. — Mr. Thomson read the following report 

 and the order of reference (printed in parliamentary paper I. -7) of the 

 Museum and Scientific Departments Committee (of which he was Cliair- 

 nian) : — 



Thf Museum and Scientific Depaitnients Committee has the honour to report 

 that, in accordance with the order of reference, it has met to consider the matters 

 submitted to it, and has taken evidence in connection therewith. It now begs to 

 submit the foHowing recommendations, which have been agreed to unanimously : — 



(1.) That a Scientific Board of Advice he set up to which the publication ot 

 all scientific and historical work undertaken by Government Departments should 

 bo referred. 



