ANTARCTIC SOCIETY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21640, 4 November 1933, Page 12

ANTARCTIC SOCIETY

SUGGESTED INTERESTS ELECTION OF OFFICERS [by TELrCRAFH —PRESS ASSOCIATION"] WELLIXGTOX. Fridu The inaugural meeting of the Ke* Zealand Antarctic Society was held las! evening. There ■was a large attendance. The chairman, Mr. A. Leigh Hunt, suggested that, .in addition to interest!ing itself in the natural history of tb« Antarctic and aid in expeditions, th« society should endeavour to secure for the Dominion Scott's old ship the Dj* 4 covery, as an ocean survey ai;d training ship and relief vessel for any' expedition. He stated the Discovery was owned by the Falkland Islands Government, which now had no further u.se for her r and she was lying idle in London. It was also suggested that the society should advocate the establishment oJ meteorological stations in southern lands. Mr. Hunt stated that South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and South America might all contribute toward the cost of these stations, which would enable early ' forecasts of th< weather to be made.

OfScers of the soeietv were elected ai follows:—Patrons-. Sir Douglas Mawscn, Rear-Admiral Byrri, Admiral Evans; vice-patrons, the Prime Minister, thi Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, Sir Frederick Chapman, Sir Joseph Kinsey; president, Mr. Justice Ostler; vice-presidents, Messrs. Ferrar. R. Simmers, R. A. Falla; council. Messrs. W. B. Oliver. A. A. Kirk. F. S. Pope. L. B. Quartermain, A. E. Mabin, J. Pearce Luke, A. J. Toogood, B. L. Donne, A. Leigh Hunt, Dr. Graham Robertson, Dr. J. Header* son, Captain P. Whiteford. Miss K. M. Black. Mesdames K. Preston, G. B. Wilson; secretary, Mr. C. E. Collins: lantern operators, Messrs. A. J. Bland and E. J. Hubbard.