2 president'.s aodress. 



in conjunction with the International Hesearcli Council. A provisional (.'ouncil 

 bad been nominateii. with a small executive, to hold office until the meetinj; of the 

 Australasian Association for tlie A<lvancement of Science in January livst. At this 

 meeting the uece^sary steps were tiikeu to place tlie Research Council on a per- 

 manent footing, and the following resolutions were agreed to : — 



1. The Resolutions of the Conference held in Sydney on 21st August, li)l!), 

 shall cease to he operative from this day, 15th Jan. 1921. 



2. The National Research Cimncil shall consist of not more than 100 mem- 

 bers and shall ccmtain two or more representatives of each of the fol- 

 lowing branches of Science and of such othei-s as may be determiiied 

 from time to time by the General Council of tiie Australasian Associa- 

 tion for tiie Advancement of Science. [List of Branches as in Resolu- 

 tion 3, with addition of Economics and Statistics and of Mental Science 

 and Education. It was also decided to add a Section of Mining and 

 Metallurgy (with Me.s-srs. R. C. Sticht and G. C. Klug a.s rejiresenta- 

 tives)]. 



3. The members of tlie provisional Council are hereby clecte<i members of 

 the Research Council, together with Mr. G. H. Knibbs and Mr. G. 

 Lightfoot (representing Economics and Statistics), and Professor Labv. 



4. The members as defined in Clause 3 sliall co-opt additional members 

 within the numerical limit pres<-ribed in rule 2, and shall select such 

 additional members in consultation with the Presidents of the more im- 

 portant Scientific, Techni<'al and learned Associations and Societies of 

 the Commonwealth. 



5. The Council may appoint as Associate members, scientific workers resi- 

 dent in Australia who are deemed likely to confer benefit by their re- 

 searches. 



6. The Council may appoint such standing Committees and Special Com- 

 mittees as it deems reciuisite for national or inter-national purposes. 



7. The Council may appoint such office-bearers as it may determine. These 

 shall hold office for a term of two years and be re-eligible. 



8. A meeting of the memliers as defined in Clause 3, shall be held at Sydney, 



not later tiian May, 1921, for the purposes indicated in rule 4, and 

 a meeting of tlie whole Council so constituted sliall meet as soon as pos- 

 sible thereafter for the purposes indicated in rules ,5, (i, 7 and for the 

 formulation of by-laws and any other uecessaa\v business. 



9. Members unable to attend any such meeting mav cominuni<ate their 

 views beforehand in writing to the Hon. Sec. and all such cotniniinications 

 shall receive full consideration at the meeting. 



10. Every member and Associate member shall retain his membership for 

 life unless it be terminated (1) by his resignation, (2) by his ceiusing to 

 reside in Australia, (3) by vote of at least two-thirds of the members. 



1 1 . The Council shall submit a full report of its work and proceedings to the 

 Austrahusian Association for the Advancement of Science on the occasion 

 of each meeting of the Association. 



12. Until other arrangements are made for the financial supixirt (d' the 

 Council, each member thereof shall lie liable to contriliute the sum of 

 £2 2s. per annum, and each Associate member £1 Is. per ;uinmii. 



13. That the Provisional Executive Committee be asked to continue to act 



pro tem. till the Council has appoint^'d its office-bearers. 



