ABSTRACT OP PllOCEKDlNGS, 



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23rd March, 1914. 

 Anniuil Mcttiny. 



The Annual General Meeting was held at the Museum 

 at 8 p.m., Dr. G. H. Butler in the chair. 



The Ajinual Report of the Council for 1913 (printed in 

 the Papers and Proceedings for 1913) was read, and, on 

 the motion of the Chairman, was adopted. 



Mr. J. A. Johnson, Honorary Secretai-y of the Psychol- 

 ogy and Ed'ucation Section, read the Report of the Sec- 

 tion for 1913. 



The following nine members, having been duly nomi- 

 nated, and there being no other nominations, were declared 

 elected as members of the Council for 1914: — Dr. G. H. 

 Butler, Dr. A. H. Clarke, Professor T. Thomson Flynn, 

 Mr. L. F. Giblin, Dx-. J. L. Glasson, Mr. J. A. Johnson, 

 Dr. Fritz Noetling, Mr. E. L. Piesse, and Mr. Leonard 

 Rodway. 



On the motion of Mr. M. W. Simmons, Mr. H. W. W. 

 Echlin was appointed Auditor for 1914. 



Mr. J. W. Fraser, M.Sc, Fel. A.I.E.E., M. Can. Soc. 

 C.E., Mr. W. E. Hitchcock, Dr. S. A. McClintock, M.D., 

 D.P.H., D.T.M. and H., Mr. T. W. Robertson, Mr. R. H. 

 Smith, LL.B., and Lieut. W. B. Wilkinson, R.A.N., were 

 elected members. 



Alterations of Rules. 



A Special General Meeting was held at the conclusion 

 of the Annual Meeting, Dr. G. H. Butler in the chair, 

 to consider recommendations of the Council for altera- 

 tions in Rules 1, 47, and 56. 



The following statement was submitted by the Council 

 in support of its recommendation that Rule 1 be altered 

 to read : "The object of the Society is the advancement of 

 knowledge." 



"1. The objects of the Society were defined in the origi- 

 ■"nal rules of 1843, hs follows: — 



"The leading objects of tlie Society .shall be to dovelope 



"the physical character of the Island, and illustrate its 



"natural history and production." 



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