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been fully worked out, but the few molluscas that were taken 

 have been identified by Mr. Suter, who finds among them several 

 additions to New Zealand fauna. 



Since then there has been no opportunity afforded to the Com- 

 mittee of making further investigations directly, but it is hoped 

 that the Antarctic Expedition's ship " Terra Nova " will be avail- 

 able for work in this direction on her return from the Antarctic 

 regions in 1911. No opportunity has been lost of impressing upon 

 those connected with the Antarctic Expeditions visiting New 

 Zealand and upon other authorities the importance of taking 

 soundings along the New Zealand continental shelf whenever oppor- 

 tunity offers, and in response to a request made on the suggestion of 

 the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury by the Premier of New 

 Zealand, the Commander-in-chief of the Australasian station has 

 given instructions that His Majesty's ships visiting the islands to 

 the south of New Zealand are to take soundings on every oppor- 

 tunity. The Committee trusts that the Association will assist in 

 every way the efforts thus being made by the Committee for the 

 more complete investigation of the continental shelf of New Zealand. 



The statement of accounts attached hereto shows that there is 

 a balance of £13 7s. still in the hands of the Committee. In view of 

 the importance of the work entrusted to the Committee and of the 

 opportunities likely to be afforded in the near future for further 

 prosecution of the investigations, the Committee recommends that 

 the members be reappointed and that the balance be reassigned 

 to it, and that a further grant of £25 be placed at its disposal. 



Chas. Chilton, 



Hon. Sec. and Convener. 



list of papers dealing with the work of THE COMMITTEE. 



1. " Results of Dredging on the Continental Shelf of New Zealand," 



by Charles Hedley (Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxxviii, pp. 68-76). 



2. "On the Foraminifera and Ostracoda obtained off Great Barrier 



Island, New Zealand," by Frederic Chapman (Trans. N.Z. 

 Inst., vol. XXXVIII, pp. 77 to 112). 



3. " Report on Some Crustacea Dredged off the Coast of Auck- 



land," by Chas. Chilton, M.A., D.Sc, F.L.S. (Trans. N.Z. Inst., 

 vol. XXXVIII, pp. 269 to 273). 



4. " Results of Dredging on 'the Continental Shelf of New Zealand, "^ 



by R. Murdock and H. Suter (Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxxviii, 

 pp. 278 to 305). 



5. " Results of Dredging on the Continental Shelf of New Zealand," 



by W. H. Webster (Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxxviii, pp. 305 to 

 308. 



