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hae ини spirit in the way it has treated and assisted the deliberations of the 
ittee. 
The committee has regularly met, and has arranged for the publications of the 
Observatory as well as scientific working 
E. MARSDEN. 
Committee on Cataloguing Scientific Periodicals.—The report was received 
and adopted. On the motion of Dr. Thomson, seconded by Dr. Chilton, 
it was resolved, That the card catalogue of scientific gines poen be 
the property of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbur 
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE CATALOGUE OF SCIENTIFIC PERIODICALS. 
The last list of pou als was received a dd Nb. ago: all entries have now 
been transferred to a card catalogue. I hope urn from the Chatham Islands 
таніну early in January to enable me to hw vile оиса ready by the end of 
t 
The reference list will necessarily contain the information in the briefest form, 
but the card catalogue contains all the relative information sumen. to me. It is 
suggested that libraries desiring a copy of this may obtain a set by paying the cost of 
the cards and copying, which should be done locally ; while the present card catalogue 
should in fairness „belong to the Canterbury Philosophical 9 which was the 
instigator of the proposal and whose members hav omes T eee ts preparation. 
Сп, 
Hon. Editor, corse ‘List neg Periodicals. 
Great Barrier Reef Committee.—The report was received and adopted. 
REPORT oF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF COMMITTEE. 
Since reporting last year i Great = Reef Committee has met five times. 
The chief d "dens acted was as fo 
ns for pow Анни етин "of abe New Guinea region of the reef were 
жй ун "E R. Stanley. 
inn ter was received from the Director, British Museum iet History), 
ting that Dr. W. T. Calman had been appointed to keep in uch with the 
activities of the committee, and giving many suggestions for carrying om зон on the 
(3.) Professor H. C. Richards and Mr. C. Hedley ge the reef between Cairns 
hursday Island, and submitted a report on the work done. Further results of 
.) A special meeting, attended b € overseas delegates to the Pan-Pacific 
Science Débat Ws was ийге, ун” йй. Relie EU к 18th September, 1923, and a 
Programme of investigations was as disot ussed. This s was on the occasion of the expedition 
to the reef of delegates © the Pan-Pacifie Science „ази after the close of the 
Sydney session. 
W. В. B. OLIVER, 
New Zealand Institute Representative on Committee. 
Fellowship Election.—It was resolved that the number of Fellows to be 
elected in 1925 be two. A ballot for the election of two Fellows for 1924 
resulted in the election of Dr. R. J. Tillyard and Mr. H. Guthrie-Smith. 
Hector ze.—On the а of Dr. Farr, seconded by Dr. Chilton, it 
was кюре. That a committee, consisting of the retiring President, the 
President-elect, and the Hon. Tocat, be elected to look into the trust 
deeds of the Hector Memorial Prize and report on the general powers of the 
Board at next meeting. It was resolved that the amount of the Hector 
Prize for 1924 be £45. 
Honorary Members.—A ballot for the election of three honorary members 
resulted in the election of Dr. Charles Chree, Mr. Charles Hedley, and 
Professor Einstein. On the motion of Dr. Thomson, seconded by Professor 
Kirk, it was resolved, That the Publication Committee be directed to 
