NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE SCIENCE CONGRESS, 1926.
The third Science Congress under the auspices of the New Zealand Institute will be held at Dunedin from 28th to 30th January, 1926. As previously, the work .of the Congress will be divided among a number of sections. Section 1 is that of Agriculture, and will be presided over by Mr. A. H. Cockayne (Department of Agriculture, Wellington), with Dr. F. Hilgendorf (Canterbury Agricultural College) as vice-president. The work of this section will include papers and discussions on modern research methods under both field and laboratory conditions, problems of agricultural teaching in schools and colleges and in extension work, as well as original papers giving the results of research. Full use is to be made of the Agriculture Department’s court and plots at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition. Section 2 is Biology, with Dr. .R. J. Tillyard (Cawthron Institute) as president, and Mr. R. M. Laing (Christchurch) vice-president. The other divisions of the Congress are : Section 3, Geology; Section 4, Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering ; Section 5, Anthropology ; and Section 6, Social Science and Economics.
In addition to the sectional papers and the discussions arising therefrom, it is hoped that joint meetings will be held for the consideration of subjects of wider interest. Thus it is suggested that a joint discussion be held by the Geology, Agriculture, and Biology Sections on the most useful basis for a soil survey of New Zealand. During the term of the Congress two public evening lectures will be givenone by Professor C. C. Farr on “ The Story of the Universe,” the other by Dr. P. H. Buck on The Coming of the Maori.”
The president of the Congress is the president of the New Zealand Institute. The general honorary secretary is Dr. J. E. Holloway, Otago University, Dunedin. The honorary secretary of the Agriculture Section is Mr. E. R. Hudson, Training College, Dunedin ; and Mr. W. Martin, District High School, Mosgiel, acts similarly for the Biology Section. it
Noxious Weeds Orders. — Gorse has been declared to be a noxious weed within the Te Kuiti Borough.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXXI, Issue 6, 21 December 1925, Page 417
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