Election of Committees: Hector Award Committee—Mr. G. V. Hudson (Convener), Sir William Benham, and Dr. W. J. Dakin, Sydney. Library Committee—Professor Kirk, Professor C. A. Cotton, Dr. W. R. B. Oliver, and Dr. H. H. Allan. Fellowship Selection Committee—Dr. J. Henderson (Convener), Professor W. P. Evans, Mr. G. Archey, Professor H. W. Segar, and Dr. H. H. Allan. Wild Life Control Committee—Dr. Oliver (Convener), Dr. H. H. Allan, Mr. G. Archey, Mr. E. F. Stead, Dr. R. A. Falla, Mr. L. E. Richdale, and the President, Dr. J. E. Holloway. Votes of Thanks: Hearty votes of thanks were accorded to Victoria University College, to the Press, and to the Secretary, Miss M. Wood. Dr. Holloway specially thanked Professor Evans for his work during the year, and this was endorsed by the Council. On the motion of Professor Segar, seconded by Mr. Eliott, Professor Evans and Dr. Marshall were cordially thanked for their invitation to luncheon. Annual Meeting, 1941: The date and place were left to the Standing Committee. A. and N.Z.A.A.S.: On the motion of Mr. Archey, it was decided to appoint Dr. Marshall, Dr. C. Coleridge Farr, and Professor F. L. Wood to represent the Society at the Adelaide meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science. The above minutes were confirmed by the Standing Committee, 31st May, 1940.

Reports of Member Bodies. Auckland Institute. President: Mr. C. Reginald Ford. Director and Secretary: Mr. G. Archey. Report for the Year 1939-40. The seventy-second Annual Report of the Auckland Institute and Museum is presented while the Empire is engaged in a great war. The activities and services of the Institute and Museum, educational, scientific and cultural, form part of the abiding values of civilised life, and so it becomes a source of more than ordinary pleasure to be able to report that all these activities and services have been continued throughout the year, and in some cases even expanded. It gives great pleasure to be able again to place on record how excellent has been the work of the Director and Staff of the Museum, besides those many persons outside the Staff who give with such cheerfulness and goodwill so much voluntary assistance in various departments of the Museum. Membership: At the commencement of the year there was a roll of 550 members. During the year we have lost by death, resignation and deletions, 21 members, but have gained, largely as the result of a special effort by the Members of the Council, 70 new members, leaving the present roll at 599, of whom 172 are life members. Congratulations: Congratulations are extended to Professor Bartrum on the award of the Hector Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand for his distinguished research in geology. This award is warmly welcomed by Professor Bartrum's many friends in the scientific community.