728 Proceedings. 
Resolutions a үөү —The President briefly addressed the meeting 
and asked the meeting to record their sorrow at the passing of those 
distinguished scientific men connected with New Zealand who had died 
during the past year—Professor F. D. Brown, Professor Emeritus, Auckland 
University; Mr. S. Percy Smith, late Surveyor-General of New Zealand ; 
and the two honorary members in Great Britain, Dr. W. S. Bruce and Dr. 
D. Sharp, F.R.S. 
Incorporated Societies! Reports. — Reports were received from the follow- : 
ing: Auckland Institute, for year ending 20th February, 1922 ; Wanganui 
Philosophical Society, for year ending 31st October, 1922 ; Philosophical 
Institute of Canterbury, for year ending 31st October, 1922; Otago 
. Institute, for year ending 30th November, 1922; Wellington Philosophical 
Society, for year ending 30th September, 1922; Manawatu Philosophical 
Society, for year ending December, 1922 ; Nelson Institute, for year ending 
October, 1922. ,It was resolved to refer the reports to the Hon. Treasurer 
to ascertain whether the conditions oi incorporation were being complied 
with. 
Annual Report.—The annual report was read and adopted with two 
minor amendments, as follow :— 
Hamilton Memorial Prize: After hearing Mr. Eliott's account of the 
fund, on the motion of Dr. Tillyard, seconded by Professor Segar, it was 
resolved, That the amount of the Hamilton Prize for 1923 be 
Investment of Hamilton Memorial Fund: On the motion of Mr. Eliott 
it was resolved, That the funds of the Hamilton Memorial Fund, which 
were to be invested with the Public Trustee, be transferred to Government 
war bonds. The motion was seconded by Professor Marshall and carried. 
On the motion of Professor Chilton, seconded by Mr. Eliott, it was 
ша That in к, шыш, Memorial Regulations No. 2 all the words 
nvest the same" ruck out, and in lieu thereof the words 
жим “ in any аша sked for trust-moneys." 
REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR THE 
EAR ENDING 3lsT doxes. 1922. 
Meetings. ub meetings the Standing Committee have been held gie the 
year, e attendance being as follows :—Professor H. B. Kirk i aperi P ; Dr. 15 
Co чу ‘Professor E. etic i n, Bi Professor C. A. Cot 3; Hon. G. M. 
Dr. J. A. Thomson, 1; Mr. A. M. Wright, i. and Me Rl AM 
(Hon. Setar 8. 
Awa 
ME s 7. — for “his s researches in physical erue an "e eher. for his work 
ion of th 
t of the Institute, who represen the titute at that ‘commemoration, 
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publicly presented the med al to Professor Farr 
ene іп Hand.—T ransactions of t ida New s enam Institute, Volume 54: 
Owing to an extra session of уе аву with the mpanying pressure of work for 
the > айна Printer during the aerae pei Ree to the printing of the yearly 
volume of T'ransactions, Volume 54 has yet been publish 
Dixon' ч» = pese On the 21x Septem ber the Standing Committee autho- 
Edito the ne ure ME to — one plate of 
illustrations for this bulletin. "The proofs have been revised and corrected by the author, 
eedem England, and the work will shortly be published by the "Government 
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Exchange List .—The Hofmuseum, Wien, and Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, 
have been added to the exchange list 
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