NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21649, 20 May 1932, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE

DAYUGHT SAVING SIDEY MEMORIAL MEDAL, - (Per-United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 19. Among'many matters dealt with at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute to-day was daylight saving arising from the 9 uest f°° of finally formulating the terms of the deed of declaration of trust m connection with the award o£ the Sidey Memorial Medal. , .• Sir Thomas Sidey, who was present, said there was latitude in the regulations which would enable the changing of the times to be met. The award was to be made in respect to light radiations, but this could be extended to include radiations of ’ all kinds. There was discretionary power, and the award could later on go beyond New Zealand and become international. A resolution was moved asking the Government to extend the half hour to 12 months of the year, but on further representations from Sir Thomas Sidey as to what this would mean in inconvenience to the South Island, the resolution was withdrawn and the discussion Mr G, B, Acchey ! (Auckland) and Mr Rigg (Nelson) were elected fellows. Mr F Chapman, of the Melbourne Museum, was elected an honorary member. . It was announced that the recipient or the Hector medal would be Dr P. Buck (Te Rangi Hiroa). It was announced that the Carnegie Corporation, of New York, had granted 1000 dollars towards the expenses ox the Institute’s publication. It was decided after a keen discussion that the present election to fellowship was not satisfactory and it was abolished. In future nominations are to be made annually by incorporated societies, but the nominees • are not to be informed or their nomination. The nominations are to be submitted to a special committee, which shall recommend to the . board ot governors those who should be ihvitert to accept fellowship. . The formation of a national research council was decided on by the meeting. As a of the council the Institute will appoint five men who. must be ot recognised scientific attainments and thoroughly representative of the basic sciences; A committee was empowered to frame regulations as to the period ot .office and 6ther matters having to do with the constitution of the council, ihe committee will then proceed at once, or from time to time, to co-opt other members to the council, provided that the total number does not exceed 50. Office-bearers were'elected ns follows; President, Professor H. W. Segnr (Auckland I : vice-president, Mr B. C. Aston (Wellington): treasurer, Mr M. A. Eliott (Palmerston North): editor and librarian, Professor D. M. Y. Sommerville (Wellington); representative on the Eew Zealand Institute of Horticulture. Mr B. C. Aston; representative on Great Barrier Reef Committee, Mr W, R. B. o}iver v (Wellington). '