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except Pee which was on Ек south wall in the li rary. 
A committee consisting of two members of the New Zealand Institute and two 
bers of the Wellington Philosophical mig was appointed to determine the 
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The agreement drawn up by Mr. Len. К of the Victoria ne comes 
was submitted to the Standing Committee on the 21st September, an solve 
to insert a clause safeguarding the present privileges of members to ‘ee pei 
to the effect that members of the New Zealand Institute should be аа оп г same 
footing with regard to the books of the Institute deposited in the Victoria College 
Library as the College staff are now with regard to the College Library. 
“эч: e 14th November a commencement was made with the removal of the books. 
were engaged from the Public Works Department, and Internal Affairs 
rip its ена for the үч ith the assistance of the Institute's officers, the 
work took over a week to mplete, хой the books which are now in Victoria College 
will be available to niche, as soon as they are arranged on the shelves 
Carter. Library.—The Under-Secretary of Internal Aflairs having intimated on the 
llth December that the Hon. the Minister had approved of the conditions laid down by 
he annual m eeting in January Ami ie keys of the Carter Library book-cases, wi with a 
list of the contained volumes, w anded to Mr. Andersen on the 28th December. 
Mr. pog en pas his M Vi e volumes to the Alexander Turnbull Library, 
and t g transferred by the Pu pe. ka rks Department, the cost of 
=> being ы bad by the Internal Affairs Departm 
Travelling-expenses.—On i 17th moony the Standing Committee pesoi to 
approach the incorporated societies to rtain if each diei] would in future 
to bear the cost of the озінен viae rd Sd dis representatives attending the асыл 
meeting of the Boa T wing societies replied : Auckland Institute was not 
in favour of th sal; Manawatu Philosophical Society asked tha nses 
pooled and the cost to each societ, apportione number of its 
delegates; Philosophical Institute of mem asked that the Ae erem pooled ; 
Wellington Philosophical Society agreed to pay expenses idi delegates. It was 
decided to refer the matter to the annual meeting for discussi ғ 
Incorporated Societies.—1In accordance with a resolution of the last annual meetin 
th sig d balance-sheets of the incorporated societies were submitted to the 
Hon. Treasurer to determine wheth er od being complied with 
(See also Presidential Address, vol 50, p. 342.) His r rt has since come to hand, 
and at a meeting of the Standing Committee a on 21st mier it was decided to 
postpone consideration until the annual meetin; 
Publications Fund.—In order to assist in publication expenses the Standing Com- 
ttee, at a meeting held 17th February, 1922, decided to issue a circular to every 
Th , how- 
ever, it was promised in the circular to publish an acknowledgment of all donations, 
and by November only about one-fifth of the —Ó had contributed any donation, 
as thou, i i hat жеө of 
le to d r 
contributing might have an opportunity belote eoe last date for accepting matter for 
the annual volume in which it was contemplated publishing the list of Соника. 
This was dnd on the lst November, with the result that a total of £188 4s. 5d. has 
received tow. the fund Ae G. Howes donated to this fund the amount of his 
iig cup p esca at the annual m eeting. 
he 20th June is км resolved to vote £100 of the above amount to the cost 
of illustrations і in Volum: 
Carter Bequest.—At the last annual meeting a committee was set нг to prepare 
grs and estimates on the lines of the majority 906 rt for submission to the Board 
f Governors at its next annual meeting, provided that legal poer could be obtained 
гй using the money as indicated in the majority report. 
e 9th June Professor Sommerville, convener of the above committee, wro 
requesting the Institute to obtain legal opinion with regard to the utilization of д 
residue of the Carter Bequest for the purpose of iid an observatory in accordance 
with the recommendations of the majority report. The Standing Committee decided 
to consult Messrs. Bell, Gully, Mackenzie, and O'Leary on the matter, and these 
