PROCEEDINGS ^ 



OP THE 



LINNEAN SOCIETY 



OF 



:n^ea\^ south avales. 



Wednesday, 30tli March. 1921. 



The Forty-sixtli Annual General Meeting, together -with the Ordinary Monthly 

 Meeting, was held in the Linnean Hall, Ithaca Ro.-id, Elizabeth Bay, on Wednesday 

 erening, 30th March. 1921. 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 



Mr. ,J. J. Fletcher, M.A., B.Sc, President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of thq preceding Annual General Meeting (31st March, 1920) 

 ■were read and confirmed. 



PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. 



During the past year there have been a number of events of more than usual 

 interest to those who follow the trend of progi'ess in scientific affairs. The more 

 important of these include (1) the placing of the Australian National Research 

 Council on a permanent footing, (2) the permanent establishment of the Com- 

 monwealth Institute of Science and Industry, (3) tlie first Pan-Pacific Scientific 

 Conference, and (4) the renewal of the regular meetings of the Australasian Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science. 



To the close observer these events have special significance, indicating as they 

 do an increased tendency for sympathetic international co-operation in scientific 

 affairs, and also reflecting, in Australia, the almost world-wide attempts that are 

 being made to bring about closer and moi'e s\Tnpathetic relations between Science 

 and Industry than have existed in the past. 



La.st year I drew your attention to the preliminary steps fliat had been 

 taken towards, the formation of an Australian National Research Council to work 



