the necessity of holding together after the war the physical research teams which had been formed under the stress of war. Physics entered into every walk of life and was exemplified by many modern inventions such as radio, sound pictures, radium and X-rays. He was confident that physics research in New Zealand would be backed by the people to an ever increasing extent if it were better organised. New Zealand could not afford to neglect physics research in the future if she wanted to remain a first class nation. There was a great opportunity in New Zealand for the use of physics in medical research, and physics could help considerably in the establishment and maintenance of future industries. Here, however, the scientist must confine his attention to technical questions and leave economic questions for the economists to decide. Dr. Cooper then referred, with the aid of slides, to the use of physical research in metallurgy, electro-plating and precision measurement. He demonstrated a New Zealand-made pyrometer. Building materials presented a very wide field for physics research in New Zealand, particularly with regard to the design of buildings and the use of different materials in relation to earthquake shocks. Industry in New Zealand did not fully realise the value of physical testing during manufacture to control the quality of its products. He thought that physics in New Zealand could follow three channels with regard to industry—(1) instrumentation. (2) quality control, and (3) methods of processing. Dr. Cooper referred to the position that British scientists had won in the community as a result of their war research. He thought that research schools should be set up in New Zealand after the war in our University Colleges, and he called for a far greater expenditure on research in New Zealand.