NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2761, 13 February 1907, Page 52

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE.

THE ANNUAL MEETING.

WELLINGTON, January 31. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Institute was held to-day, Sir James Hector presiding. Tho president's report stated that the Government had decided to publish a work on New Zealand mollusca, and had appointed Mr H. Suter, of Auckland, as editor. It was al-^o reported that there* were 25 honorary members of the institute and 732 on the roll of the various incorporated societies. The Hutton Memorial Committee reported that £350 had been raised fiom private subscriptions. The committeerecommended that as the subscription from the North Island had been small tho fund should not be closed; also that thn«<> trustees be appointed to control the fund-, that the three trustee.-, be authorised to procure a bron/o medal, at a cost of not moie than £100. to be known as the Hutton modal; that the balance of the fund be lmestcd, and that interest arising therefrom be used for the furtherance of the object- of the fund ; that the Hutton medal be awarded from time to time to person* who hate made tome notable contribution in connection with zoology, botany, or geology; that a grant be made from tUo accrumg interest from time to time to porson-s or committees who require assistance an prosecuting research. The report stands over for eonsid£ra>tion<

At to-night's sea>ion it waß resolved thafe the papers which appeared to be too long for pnblication m the transactions be re» ferred back to tho writers for condensation.

It was decided that it tv» left to the discretion of the Publication Committee to say whether seismograph icai records should be published

The institute tieoided to •cxpres 1 - iu> eotnpltw faympathy with the projected survey

<rf the southern islands, arid to represent to the Government the importance of establishing marks on the coast of New Zealand. Mr G. M. Thomson, of Dunedin, was elected president.