SCIENCE CONGRESS

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 156, 30 December 1918, Page 3

SCIENCE CONGRESS

TO MEET IN CHRISTCHURCH

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME.

New Zealand's most distinguished scientists are to have a week's congress at Canterbury College, Christchurch, beginning on 4th February. The following provisional programme has been arranged :— A. Public Lectures. 4th February. Presidential address : | Dr. L. Cockayne. i sth February. Botanical evening, i "Vestiges of the Primeval Plant World" : Dr. J. E. Hol'.oway. 6tb February. Geological evening. "Mountain Structure" : Professor W N. Bensoo. "Mountain Scuiptr.ro" : Dr. C. A. Cotton. ' i 7th February. Science and Industry, i f«) From the lixlucational Standpoint : i Pa-ofessor T. A. Hunter, (b) From the j Chemical Standpoint : Pi-iifivsor F. V. j ' vVorley. i'c) From.the Physical Standpoint. :' Professor 'W\ Ciatk. 13. Papers and Discussions. Section I.—Biology and Agriculture. Hon. Secretary, Dr. F. W. Ililgendorf, Agricultural College, Linocln. Nitrification in Relation to the Cal-cium-carbonato Content of Canterbury Soils : L. J. Wild. The Status of Entomology in the Economy of the Dominion : D Miller. The Control in Succession in Surfacesown Grassland : A. H. Cockayne. Some Geological Inferences from the: Distribution of Ranunculus Paucifolius : Professor A. Wall. The Relative Effect of Histological Fixatives on the Endosperm of Seeds : Professor J. C. Johnson. Indigenous Vegetation of Banks Peninsula : R. M. Laing. Plant-breeding—Methods and some Results : Dr. F. W Hilgendorf. The Need of a Comprehensive Do- | minion Herbarium : D. Petrie. The Seedling form of Helichrysura coralloides : Dr. L. Cockayne. Polymorphism in the Common New Zealand Limpet Cellara Tadians (GmeHh) : Dr. J. Allan Thomson. Destructive Boring Crustacea in New Zealand : Dr. C. Chilton. Instances of Convergent Evolution in the Crustacea : Dr. C. Chilton. Agricultural Bacteriology : R. Waters. Control of Animal Disease in New Zealand : Dr. J. C. Reakes. Agricultural "Efficiency : * W. Martin. And other papers by E. G. Loten, R. P. Connell.cand others. Section 2.—Geology. Hon. Secretary, Mr. L. J Wild, Agri- • cultural College, Lincoln. The Resources of the Nelson District from a Geologist's Standpoint: W. F. Worley. Some Geological Inferences from the Distribution of Ranunculus paucifolius : Professor A. Wall. Further Observations on the Christchurch Artesian System: Dr. F. W, Hilgendorf. , Geology of the Middle Clarence and Dpped Ure Valleys, East Marlborough :' Dr. J. Allan Thomson. And other papers. Section 3.—Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering. • ' Hon. Seecretaries, Mr. S. Page, Canterbury College, Christchurch, and Mr. L. Birks, Electrical. Engineer's Office, Christchurch. The National Electrification of Lakes and Waterfalls : H. Hill. A Slide-rule for Solving the Quadratic Equation: Professor D. M. Sommerville. An Improved Planisphere: Professor D. M. Sommerville. Afforestation in New (Zealand: W Skinner. Forestry in High Country: —.Morrison. Porosity of Porcelain Insulators (with experiments) : Dr. C. C. Farr, Mr L. Birks. ' «' ■ ' And papers by Professor R. J. Scott, W. H. Stunner, and others. Section 4 —General. Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. Martin, 51, Matai-street, Lower Riccarton. War Finance: Dr. J. Hight. Material Culture of the Moriori People : H. D. Skinner. The Natural Laws of Poetry: J. C. Anderson. The Influenza Epidemic: Dr. A. B. Pearson. Five papers by Dr. Adams, Government Astronomer ■ . New. Zealand Fisheries and their Future Control: Hon. G. M. Thomson. Discussion on Daylight Saving.