PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 22 November 1928, Page 9

PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Philosophical Society was held last evening when the President, Mrs, Munoi ioli', prettied over a faii' .'ilUMidanco. Professor f'iisterlield and Mr V. Rigg sent apologies for absence, owing to their being away from Nelson. After the transaction of some, routine business two original papers were read by title, these being (1.) "On the Occurrence of'Xanthine Calculi in Sheep," by T. 11. Easlerlield and ,1. Arthur liruce; and (2) "Oil an Unusual (las Explosion", by T. 11. Easlerlield. 'The hon. secretary then read the annual report, and statement of accounts wh'ieh wore adopted. The report was as follows :- During the year six meetings of the Society have been held, good audiences attending on each occasion One of the meetings took the form of a public lecture under I be. joint auspices of the. Society and the Cawthron Trust Hoard. The gathering was held in the School of Music, in/ charge being made for admission. A large audience assembled to hear the lecturer. Mr Win. C. Davies, on the subject of "Photography as an Aid to the Study of Plants and Plant Problems.'' About 100 fine slides were shown, including some exceptionally good examples of colour photography. Other addresses delivered were as follows:- -' "Bridges: Ancient and .Modern," Mr L. May; "The Great Crested Grebe," Mrs Moiicricl'f; "The Influence of Insects on Agriculture," Dr. D. .Miller: "An Agricultural Tour in the United States, .Mr T. Rigg: "The Pakihi Problem," Professor "Easterliold. Flight original papers were read by title, the authors being Professor Easterfield, and .Messrs Gourlay and Philpoit. A change in the personnel of the Society's officers lietame necessary during the year. Dr. TiUyard, our President, forwarded his resignation in the month of April, consequent Oil his removal to Australia. In accepting the resignation with regret, the, Committee passed ■: resolution congratulating Dr. Tillyard on his appointmnt as Chief Commonwealth Entomologist. To fill Dr. Tillyard's place Mrs Moncrieff was elected, and to the position on the committee thus rendered vacant, Mr A. Tonnoir was appointed. The number of financial members at the date of the report was 35 full members and 26 associates. The actual membership of the Society is, however, greater than these figures' indicate, as there are several subscriptions outstanding. The statement of accounts shows that after allowing for the annual levy on the 'Transactions" and a few minor liabilities, there will be a credit balance of bout £8 to carry forward to 1929. During the year a lantern screen has been purchased and placed permanently on the wall of the Society's room. The thanks of the Society are due to all who have contributed to the past season's programme, to the hon. lanlernist (Mr E. Gourlay) and the hon. auditor (Mr T. Rigg), and to the "Evening Mail" for the excellent reports of the various lectures which have appeared in its columns. ELECTION OE OEFICERS The election of officers for the ensuing year was then proceeded with, resulting in. the reappointment ot those who had held the positions for 1928, namely: President, Mrs Moncrieff; vice-presi-dent, Professor Easterfield; hon. secretary and treasurer, .Mr A Philpolt; committee, Messrs T. A. 11. Field, F. G. Gibbs.F. V. Knapp, J. G. McKay, and A. Tonnoir. Mr C. M. Smith, having been transferred to Wellington, was unable to continue on the council, bis place feeing filled by the appointment of Dr. D. Miller.

At the conclusion of the formal business two very interesting addresses were delivered by Mrs Moncrieff and Mr F. G. Gibbs. ' These will receive more extended notice in a future issue.