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2. General licmailoi mi the Actirilics of the Scctio)}. 



1. Old St. David's Burial Ground. — The preservation 

 of monuments of historical interest in this burial ground has 

 greatly interested the Section this year, the chief aim being 

 to raise public opinion in favour of the adoption of some 

 definite and fittinj;- scheme in the near future. 



2. Historical IMonuments. — Owinp; to the selection of the 

 site for the Tasman memorial beinu' taken out of its hands, 

 the Section felt that it could nut assume any responsibility 

 for the accuracy of the determination of the present site. 

 At the November meetinjj, the Section, after considering the 

 position and recognising- that no small amount of doubt 

 existed, passed a motion recommending that the Council of 

 the Royal Society change the wording on the Memorial fi-om 

 "At this spot" to 'Near this spot." The Section has also 

 interested itself in the proposed erection of one memorial to 

 all the navigators who visited Adventure Bay between 1772 

 and 1802. 



3. Historical Research. — Realising the necessity of mak- 

 ing a definite advance in research work and the necessity 

 of establishing its own bureau of information, the Section 

 have voted a small sum of money for the purpose of put- 

 ting a reference card index system into operation. The im- 

 portance of collecting historical reference cannot be over- 

 estimated, and it is hoped that in the not distant futurs the 

 Section will possess a both extensive and valuable reference 

 system. 



EDUCATIONAL SECTION. 

 Chairman : T. W. Blaikie. 

 Secretary: H. T. Parker. 



The following meetings were held: — 



24th April — Observations made in the Schools and 

 Colleges of New Zealand. Mr. J. A. Johnson. 



15th May. — A Historical Resume of the Development of 

 Educational Measui'ement. Mr. Parker. 



12th June. — Intelligence: Its Measurement and Distribu- 

 tion. Mr. Huxley. 



loth July. — (Comprehension and Interest as Related to 

 the School Curriculum. Mr. Fletcher. 



14th August. — Tests of Schola.stic Efficiency: Measure- 

 ment of the Products of Instruction. Messrs. Johns(m and 

 Dechaineux. 



11th September. — Rote Learning: Its Place in the Cur- 

 riculum. Messrs. Clemes and Purcell. 



