MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14745, 29 July 1911, Page 5

MEETINGS.

THE GEOLOGY OF .AUCKLAND.

AN illustrated geological lecture on "Auckland Harbour and : Its Surroundings" was repeated by Mr. E. K. Mulgan, chief inspector of schools, before a large gathering ,of teachers, hold, at ' the Training College last evening, under the auspices of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Educational institute. Mr. K. Campbell, president of the branch, presided. , Mr. Mulgan, in speaking of the . geological features of the harbour and its environs, explained that these con--sisted firstly of a basement rock slate, probably of the Jurassic age. Lying on the slate were.the sandstones and shales known as tho Waiteinata beds. Scattered through in places were various old volcanic deposits, and on top of these rested the more recent, geologically speaking, volcanic outpourings with which all Aucklanders were familiar. The means by which, the Waitemata was converted from an ancient river valley into the present harbour by subsidence was also explained. The causes of volcanic and geyser action were also dealt witn and illustrated bv some excellent lantern slides, which included views of Eangitoto, the deposits from the Tarawera eruption, views of Lyttelton Harbour, and other interesting evidences' of volcanic activity. The pictures of Jtangitoto, which illustrated the different stages of lava deposits, were specially interesting. Some pictures of the beautiful scenery on the west coast of Auckland, than which, the leoturcr said, there was nothing finer in New Zealand, were also shown. The lecture wwje altogether a most instructive and interesting one, and was followed . with keen inte.fcst. s ' . Mr. Metge, on behalf of the Headmasters' Association, which had arranged for a repetition of the lecture, moved a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Mulgan for his interesting lecture. ' This was seconded by Mr. Mackenzie and carried by acclamation.

WAITEMATA CHAMBER OF ■ COMMERCE. The annual meeting of the Waitemata Chamber of Commerce was held at Devonport last evening:. Mr. Jas. Henderson, vicepresident, occupied the chair. The balancesheet • showed that receipts amounted to £28 17s 7d, including subscriptions £ib 15s, being in excess of the expenditure by £8 14s 2d. The report (published previously) and balance-sheet were adopted. The' Acting-Postmaster-General ' wroio regretting that it was impracticable to introduce coin-in-the-slot telephones at Devonport for communication with Auckland, and stating that a cable could not be laid ■ across the harbour from Devonport to Auckland, as it would be liable to be torn up at anytime by the anchors of ships. ■■ He. also stated that the bureau charge for communications between Devonport and Auckland could not be abolished. The chairman said that the member for the district, Mr. L. E. Phillipps, had promised to bring the matter up again . in Wellington, and assist the Chamber in securing improved telephonic communications for Devonport. Officebearers were elected as follows:—-President, Mr. Jas. Henderson; vice-president, Mr. R. R. Duder: secretary, Mr. Gen til; treasurer, Mr; W. 8. Stone; council, Messrs. C. D. Sturmfels H. Bond, G. Vaile, W. P. Hayward, J. McGregor, and W. 11. Timewell (Devonport), Messrs. Wallis and D.i Donnelly (Birkenhead); auditor, Mr. Webster. •

CHURCH MEETINGS. The annual meeting of St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, Komuera, was held on Wednesday night. The session reported that 31 new members had been added to the roll, making a total of 260. The attendance at church, communion, and the various organisations had considerably increased. The ■ managers reported that the gross ordinary revenue had been £798 6s 10d, and that £lto had been contributed for missions. The following were elected, members of committee: —Messrs. Bond, Boweli, Keid, Tizard, Allan, Williams, and Dooherty.. The annual meeting of Knox Church, Parnell, was held on Wednesday. The retiring members of manager's court were re-elected, and Messrs. Scott-Smith and McLaughlaai added to -the list. Tho following are the names of the managers:—Messrs. Aimer (secretary), Fegan, P/ibkey, McLaughlan, Scott-Smith, Sadler. "VVooclhouae (treasurer), Armitago. French, Montgomery. Eobertson, Sisson. It was reported that the actual subscriptions, terminating in a small credit balance, were considerably in excess of what they were last year, while cash was. in hand for various schemes of the church. ■? ; •

PEACE association; v . ' The ' annual meeting of tho Auckland branch of the International Peace Association was held on Thursday. The report and balance-sheet showed . that the membership was 112, and the credit balance amounted to £2 17s 2d. The following officers were President, Mr. J. B. Taylor; vicepresidents, the Rev. Griffiths, Messrs. W. Aggers, J. N. Harle, W. Knight, T. Wright, Kemp, and Harris; treasurer, Mr. W. Young; secretary, Mr. E. Gill; committee. Misses B. Jackson, E. P. Cato,, Mesdames J. W. Dimmock, E. Gill. Messrs. J. W. Dimmock, «F. K. Allison. J. Bennett, H. Dearsley, M. Aldis, R. L. Pudney, and Salt.