First Meeting: 9th June, 1913.

C. J. Parr, Esq., Mayor of Auckland, President, in the chair.

New Members.—F. L. Broadgate, L. T. Griffin.

Lecture.—“Serums and Vaccines, with Special Reference to Dr. Friedmann's Treatment of Tuberculosis,” by F. L. Armitage.

The lecturer endeavoured to show how the body fights disease through the use of serums and vaccines. He explained the nature and preparation of diphtheria antitoxin as an example of a serum, of smallpox and hydrophopia vaccines as examples of vaccines of unknown organisms, and of ordinary bacterial vaccines and tuberculin. The nature of Dr. Friedmann's vaccine was explained, and its prospective value and limitations discussed.

The lecture was illustrated with specially prepared lantern-slides.