PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19814, 4 December 1919, Page 5

PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual mooting of the Canterbury Philosophical Institute was field m the Riotogical Laboratory, Canterbury College, last night. Dr F. W. Hilgendorf (vice-president) presided over an attendance of about thirty members. UKPORT AND BALANCE-SHEET. Ihe annual report stated that during the year the membership, mainly as a result of the Science Congress hold in Christchurch in February, had increased from 177 in 191S to 'JAO in 1919; .IS new nionibors had been elected and live memberships had lapsed. Degree was expressed at the death of Sir John Denniston and .Messrs .1. \V, Adams and Filbert Anderson. The balance-sheet showed that the total receipts, including the balances from the previous year, were £5*23 IBs 3d, including the sum of £S3 2s 9d, special contributions towards, the expenses of the Science Congress. CM the expenditure, £73 4s lid had been spent on the library including the sum of £U) contributed to the technical library and £77 9s (id in connection with the Science Congress. The New Zealand Institute levy of £23 2s (Jri had been, paid, and 'research grants amounting to COO returned (o the New Zealand Disunite, leaving a. balance of £7O 2s Id to the credit of tlie ordinary account. In connection tilth the tunnel investigation account, £1 11s was expended on the, preparation of the final report, and the balance of £ll2 Ids 3d had, with the- consent of the A3 blister of Internal Affairs, been Hanslerred to a research fund account, iho file members' subscription account now stood at £ISS 19s 7d. deposited wttn the Permanent Investment and Loan Association of Canterbury. The assets were estimated at C-121 7s ILI and the liabilities at £l<2 UL 3,1 leuv mg a balance of £2 J1 11s Sd. '.ihe report and ha.'anec-sboei wore adopted, on the motion of the chairman, -ofended by .Mr 1), .M, EI.ECTION of officers. Tim following oiiicers mere elected:’— dent-. Dr ('. C. Farr and Mr A. ,M. ''right.; honorary sec re tare, M,- \V Alartin : honorary t re;"-lire r, Dr C. Chilton ; honorary librarian. Mi s , ; ,\J p Llerriott council, ]};• 11 shmiido, f' V-ri-tam Atvhoy and Ale»r- M. '|| I'Odby. J. Drummond, L. .1. \Vi!,| t , uni O. Molioni; represent a t tves mi 'tj, 0 hoard oi Coventors of the Now Zealand nshtnt.g Dr 11 ilgendor! ami A] r ''right; representative on the Lean! of n U V W r.,°! l:,ls!l ’ 'Ecciinon. t.. (billon; honorary auditor. Air ,). 0. Jameson. On the motion of Dr Chilton. Air 0, E. Way, who ha-, retired from (he position of honorary auditor alter filling it ior nineteen years, was eleetod a life member of the institute. The following papers were read • ‘‘ Geological Features of t | K , |.;, ok( , n River Coal Area, ' Air R. Speight- “ Behaviour of Certain New Zealand Arboreal Plants when Partiaiiv Buried by diver Shuigie,'’ Air C. Chri-.teu.am ; “4 he Nbirugenons Constituents of the Alcoholic' Extract of Aloat.’ - Air A. A 1 Wright and the late AirP. S. N’idson ; !i The I’tcridophytes of Akaroa Ham boifr,” Air AA". Atarcin; “Studies in the New Zealand Specie?, of the Genus Lycopodium : Part IV., Structure of the Prothallus in Eight Species,” Rev J. E Holloway; “The Natural Regeneration of Pint’s silvestris and Pi mis radiata at (’l.vrm AVye Station, North Canterbuly. ' ,A3r AV. G. Morrison