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The societies sent in twenty-two nominations, which were submitted on the 4th July 
to the Fellows of the Institute for selection. On the 14th September the Hon. Return- 
ing Officer, ipsia Segar, forwarded the results of the selection, and these were 
communicated to every Governor on the l6th September. 
Publications.—A partial set of Transactions issued during the war was supplied to 
the Naturforschende Miserere Bern, and the numbers issued during the war were 
supplied to a number of institutions in Germany and other late enemy countries 
o wrote in dd to the institute’ в inquiry asking that they be reinstated on the 
ме ида list 
Index, Volumes 41—51.—This index was printed and issued on the 14th July, ge 
and the Standing Committee decided that the price should be 2s., and that no free o 
complimentary copies be issued. 
Science Congress Resolutions.—On the 7th February it was resolved that a copy 
of the resolutions of the Palmerston North Science Congress be forwarded to such 
Ministers as they concern and to the эшим, ve Internal Affairs, and that the covering 
letter should explain that they hav: e been ived from the Secretary of the Science 
ongress, with a request that the keam oid be forwarded to the Government. 
Fireblight. on the 11th February са. а аре Statistician pt анна. Rp that 
it Spponred quite impracticable to him ke, in conjunction with the population 
census, ек = complete census * all hawthorn hedges or i dade pe and ғы 
other ‘ita of fireblight." On the 3rd March the Hon. Minister of Agriculture wro 
везде receipt of nee resolutions of the Science Congress regarding freblight 
(Bacillus amylovorus), and stated that the matter was under active consideration by 
i and үм officers, od that m Meo. would be given to the opinion of the 
Cing as conveyed in the resoluti 
Seismology.—On the lst June the Hon. Minister of Internal vue ti oo om 
in regard to seismological C the question of adding to the equipmen 
on order a seismograph registering vertica pes анан will be given rinm men nein 
when the present financial stringency i 
- Yale Telescope. respect to the Yale ik as it was found that the actual 
specifications and aye size of the small po telescope had not been furnished b 
Dr. Sagem a he has been requested kindly to supply this iua dd together with 
wo orking-dra s, when it will be seen whether the e mountings offered by the Wanga- 
nui Astronomi plea iere the Mies, ар ieget: Society, and the Seminary of 
Greenmeadows, Napier, will be suitable. А decision will then be arrived at by the 
v to the acceptance or пагоне. of ‘ath offer. In imi to the offer of 
the telescope for stellar observations, the Government cannot see Its way at present to 
ive effect to the proposals of the Yale observatory, but if the diet could be raised 
rivate subscription it considers the project is one which s ould be carried out. 
Longitude Standardization.—With reference to the standardization of longitudes, 
the erection of a high-powered wireless receiving outfit at ym Observatory having been 
recently authorized, and the question of finding a permanent situation for the Observa- 
tory bein co o in sympathy mpire 
scheme, is not at present prepared to incur any further с expenditure in the к» 
of pigs ‘additional akere staff, and housing required for the carrying-o of this 
ding Co = i 
financial strin , iders it hopeless to get a guarantee for such a large amoun 
that asked e boma "New Zeala l Pe The me resolution im communicated to the Royal 
ore on the 21st July, and a reply was recet ived stating that as it was found p 
the total promises received in respect of income amou sos ее than one- d im t 
eighty units, tho шшр, with which the A acis Society was prepared t 
of the Catalogue, while in respect of working capital the aem 
tion was even Monet , the President and бонй had no choice but to decline, with the 
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