Proceedings of The Royal Society of New Zealand

Minutes of the Annual Meeting, 17th May, 1944. The Annual Meeting of the Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand was held on Wednesday; 17th May, 1944, at 10 a.m., in the Council Room, Victoria University College, Wellington. The President, Dr. H. H. Allan, presided. Present: The President, Dr. H. H. Allan; the Vice-President, Dr. P. Marshall; representing the Government—Dr. G. Archey, Mr. B. C. Aston, Dr. W. R. B. Oliver; representing Auckland Institute, Mr. A. T. Pycroft; representing Wellington Branch, Dr. L. I. Grange, Dr. L. R. Richardson; representing Canterbury Branch, Dr. R. A. Falla, Dr. O. H. Frankel; representing Otago Branch, Dr. F. J. Turner; representing Nelson Institute, Dr. D. Miller; representing Southland Branch, Professor W. P. Evans; representing Hawke's Bay Branch, Mr. G. V. Hudson; Co-opted Member, Dr. J. Marwick; the Honorary Treasurer, Mr. S. Cory-Wright. Apologies for Absence: Apologies were received from His Excellency the Governor-General, the Hon. Minister of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lieut.-Colonel E. Marsden (at present in Great Britain), Professor H. W. Segar, and Dr. C. M. Focken (both on account of railway restrictions). New Members: The President extended a welcome to Dr. Richardson, who took his seat for the first time as a representative of the Wellington Branch, and to Mr. S. Cory-Wright, who had accepted the appointment of Honorary Treasurer in succession to Mr. M. A. Eliott, whose resignation on account of ill health came before the last annual meeting. Presidential Address: The President announced the death of three distinguished Honorary Members of the Society—Sir Albert Seward, Sir Edwin Butler, and Mr. F. Chapman,