Proceedings of The Royal Society of New Zealand

Minutes of the Annual Meeting, 22nd MAY, 1940. The Annual Meeting of the Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand was held on Wednesday, 22nd May, 1940, at 10 a.m., in the Council Room, Victoria University College, Wellington. The President, the Reverend Dr. J. E. Holloway, presided, and the following were present:— The Vice-President, Professor W. P. Evans; Representing the Government: Mr. B. C. Aston, Professor E. R. Hudson, Dr. E. Marsden, and Dr. W. R. B. Oliver; Representing Auckland Institute: Mr. G. Archey and Professor H. W. Segar; Representing Wellington Branch: Dr. H. H. Allan and Mr. F. R. Callaghan; Representing Canterbury Branch: Dr. R. A. Falla and Dr. F. W. Hilgendorf; Representing Otago Branch: Dr. C. M. Focken and Mr. G. Simpson; Representing Hawke's Bay Branch: Mr. G. V. Hudson; Representing Manawatu Branch: Mr. M. A. Eliott; Representing Southland Branch: Mr J. H. Sorensen; Co-opted Member: Dr. P. Marshall. Apologies were received from His Excellency the Governor-General, the Honourable the Minister of Scientific and Industrial Research, and Sir Thomas Easterfield, representative of the Nelson Institute. Presidential Address: The President welcomed two new members to the Council, namely, Dr. R. A. Falla, representing the Canterbury Branch, and Mr. J. H. Sorensen, representing the Southland Branch, a recently resuscitated Member Body. He also paid a tribute to the work of Mr. E. F. Stead while a member of the Council. Before commencing his address, Dr. Holloway moved the following resolution of loyalty to His Majesty the King:— That this Annual Meeting of the Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand expresses its loyalty to His Majesty the King, and assures him and his Ministers in New Zealand of the whole-hearted support of the members of this Society in the efforts that are being made to bring the present great conflict with our enemies to a successful issue, and that the Council directs that this resolution be forwarded to the Right Honourable the Prime Minister with a request that it be respectfully submitted to His Majesty.