Journal Of The Polynesian Society Containing The Transactions And Proceedings Of The Society Volume Iii

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Download or read book The Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol. 20 written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-27 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol. 20: Containing the Transactions and Proceedings of the Society; 1911 The Annual Meeting took place at the Borough Council Office on the 31st January, when a number of members attended. After the minutes of the last annual meeting had been confirmed, the Annual Report of the Council and the Treasurer's accounts were read, passed, and ordered to be printed in the March Journal. The election of officers for the ensuing year then took place, when Mr. S. Percy Smith was re-elected President, and Messrs. Corkill and Newman (who had by the rules been ballotted out) were also re-elected members of the Council, and the latter re-elected Hon. Treasurer. Mr. W. D. Webster was re-elected Hon. Auditor. The meeting then elected Mr. Edward Tregear an Hon. Member of the Society in recognition of his contributions towards Polynesian History, Traditions, and Philology, and also for his services as one of its first secretaries. Rule No. 3 was then altered to read, "The Society shall consist of one (or more) patrons" - the words in brackets having been added to the previous form, and of which six months' notice had been given. After the formal proceedings had terminated, the President delivered an address on "The first discovery of New Zealand by Kupe, in about the tenth century," which was listened to by a large number of ladies and gentlemen who had been invited to attend. The report of the Council and the accounts fallow. Annual Report of the Council. For the year ending 31st December, 1910. This, the eighteenth annual report of the Council, may be brief, for no noticeable feature has marked the proceedings of the past year. As in previous years we have continued to accumulate documents relating to the Polynesian race, many of which have appeared in our quarterly Journal, but still more remain on hand for publication as occasion offers. The Journal has appeared punctually shortly after the expiry of each quarter, and is about the usual size; the number of pages in the year's volume amounting to 235, whilst there are more illustrations than usual. In this connection a word of praise must be given to Mr. Thos. Avery, our publisher, for the care with which the papers are printed, and the consequent trifling corrections to the proofs, by which the editorial duties are much lightened. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.