XI. 



^onal ^orictn of Casmanui 



AHSTRACT OF PHOCEEDINGS. 



JANUARY 29, 1912. 



A Special (Joi\«'ial Meeting of the Society was held at 

 8 p.m. in the Museum. 



Hon, G. H. Butler occupied the chair. 



The business of the Special Meeting was as follows : — 



(a) That the following be a Rule of the Society: — 



"Number '?3. The Secretary shall have the cus- 

 tody of the common real of the Society. Subject 

 to the Rules the Council may authorise the seal 

 to be affixed to any document. The fixing of the 

 seal shall be attested by at least two members of 

 the Council." 



(b) Tliat the Field Naturalists Club be permitted to 

 hold its meetings in the Society's Room, subject 

 to such conditons as the Council may arrange. 



Mr. Piesse mo\ed clause ''a," which was carried. Mi-. 

 Piesse moved clause ''b." This motion was spoken to by 

 Messrs. H. B. Ritz, A. O. Green, and L. F. Giblin, and car- 

 ried. 



MARCH 18, 1912. 



The Annual General Meeting of the Royal Society was held 

 at the ^Tuseum. Hon. G. H. Butler presided, and 

 there was a good attendance of members and visitors, including 

 a number of ladies. 



The annual reiX)rt. which was read by the secretary (Mr. 

 R. Hall) stated that eight monthly general meetings and two 

 special general meetings were held during the year. Nine or- 

 dinary meetings and five special meetings of the Council were 

 held during the same period. Eleven Fellows were elected. 

 Avhile 17 Fellows left the State or allowed their meml)ership to 

 lapse. Tho total number of Fellows of the Society was 138, in- 

 cluding nine life members. Tlie number of corresponding 

 members was 16. Of these latter, Sir Joseph Hooker, th<^ re- 

 nowned botanist, died within the year. During the year a bill 

 to incorporate the Society, and to confer upon it ix)wers as to 

 holding proi)erty, litigation, and to make and alter rules was 

 passed by Parliament. The rules of the Society were revised by 

 a special committee, and were now in op^^ration. A sub-section 

 on psychology and education had been formed, and the bio- 

 logical sub-section was brought into action about the middle 

 of the year. On the representation of the Council of the 



