Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science: An invitation from this Association to the New Zealand Institute to nominate delegates to the Council for the next meeting, to be held in Sydney from 17th to 24th August, has been received, and incorporated societies have been asked to supply the names of any members proposing to attend. International Congress of Mathematicians: An invitation having been received for the Institute to be represented at this Congress to be held in Zurich in September, 1932, it has been decided to ask Dr L. J. Comrie, Superintendent of the Nautical Almanac, and Mr J. W. Harding, late Lecturer in Physics at Victoria University College, and now in Cambridge, to represent the Institute if they find it possible to attend this Congress. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature: Under date of 15th January, 1932, the Smithsonian Institution wrote asking the New Zealand Institute if, in the event of its being found possible to resuscitate the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature, it would again co-operate in the work by supplying classified references to the current scientific literature in its region. It was decided to approach the incorporated societies to see if they could procure volunteers to undertake this work. Ward Island: An intimation was received from the Commissioner of Crown Lands that the Ward Island Domain Board was being reconstituted, and it had been suggested that the New Zealand Institute might care to be represented on that Board. It was resolved that Mr W. R. B. Oliver be appointed on the Ward Island Domain Board. Weka Pass: In connection with the restoration of Maori rock paintings which has been carried out at Weka Pass by a member of the Dominion Museum staff, letters from the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury and the Otago Institute were received asking that in future if such work is contemplated the societies be consulted. The societies were informed that no further work on these paintings is contemplated. Natural Science in Schools: Two resolutions passed at last Annual Meeting were forwarded to the Prime Minister and the Hon. Minister of Education, also to the Director of Education. A reply was received from the Prime Minister stating that he would be glad to arrange for the resolutions to be given careful consideration. The Committee set up to report on this matter is submitting a report to the Annual Meeting. Walter Burfitt Prize: The Royal Society of New South Wales wrote on the 8th December intimating that the second award of the Walter Burfitt Prize would be made in May, 1932, and nominations should be in the Society's hands not later than 28th February. Several nominations were forwarded from the New Zealand Institute on the 23rd December, 1931. Second International Polar Year: Dr Kidson, Secretary of the New Zealand Polar Year Committee, reports as follows:— “The Committee held a number of meetings at which various schemes for the co-operation of New Zealand in the Polar Year Scheme were discussed. Amongst these were: “1. Co-operation with Great Britain in an expedition to Cape Adare. “2. The organisation of a New Zealand expedition to Macquarie Island or Macquarie and Auckland Islands. “3. Co-operation with Australia in the above. “With regard to the first, the contribution asked from New Zealand was too large and out of proportion to our resources. “The Australian authorities did not find it possible to make any proposal for co-operation with us. “Owing to the continually increasing severity of the financial depression, all efforts to raise funds in New Zealand for an expedition to Macquarie Island proved unavailing.