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iotended to form the nucleus of au art gallery for Tasmania, asking 

 whether there would be any likelihood of the pictures being sent on to 

 Tasmania after the Sydney Exhibition closed. The President replied 

 that the proposal might be entertained if a guarantee was given to 

 cover the expense. Eventually he obtained from tlie I'resident his 

 views in writinj?, and tlie note in which they were embodied specified, 

 among other tilings, the provision of galleries for the Society, and a 

 guarantee tliat the sum of ,1'jOO would be raised in the event of the 

 exhibition not realising that sum from entrance money. Ue felt 

 confident tliat a large proportion of the sum would be realised by 

 the charge for admission. In return, tlie president would give his 

 large picture, " Helpless," painted by himself and J. C. Gotch, R.A., 

 for presentation to the trustees of the National (lallery. The picture 

 was 14ft. X Sft., and its price was l,000gns. A photograph of the 

 picture was laid on the table. If a committee were appointed to 

 take up the matter and wait on the Government for assistance, there 

 would be no doubt wliatever tlic pictures would come here for 

 exhibition. In addition to other works it was more than probable 

 Firth's celebrated pictures, entitled "The Road to Ruin," which 

 created such a furore, when they were first cxliibited, would bo sent 

 to Sydney, and Mr. Ingram, the president, promised him that if they 

 went there they should come on to Hobart, provided the arrange- 

 ments were made. 



Mr. RcssELL YouNc thought great credit was due to Mr. Burgess 

 for taking such an interest in the subject. It would be a good 

 opportunity to raise the status of artistic ability in Tasmania, and as 

 it appeared to him simply a matter of guaranteeing the difference 

 between the sum taken at the doors and .t.lOO, lie tliought there 

 would not be much difficulty in obtaining the requisite guarantee. 



Mr. CiiAKi-KNTiKR said he had pupils in the Technical School who 

 would, if they could only see something to stimulate their ambition, 

 produce work which would be astonisliing. We had nothing what- 

 ever here whereby any person attempting to learn anything of art 

 could see any technical methods by which certain results were arri\'ed at, 

 or any high standard of art. 



Mr. Cl'kzon Alli'out thought the matter had best be referred to 

 a committee. He doubted whether the room in the Museum was 

 altogether .suitable for an art exhibition, on account of the arrange- 

 ment of the lights. 



fiishop Sanokoki) thought it would bo as well to give Launceston 

 the benefit of such an exhibition if possible, as well as llobart. 



The Chief Justice would be very glad to see all the assistance 

 possible given to such an exhibition as this, but was afraid the best 

 of the pictures would never reach Hobart, as they would be sold in 

 Sydney or perhaps Melbourne. 



After further discussion, Mr. Alij-ort moved the appointment of a 

 committee, consisting of liishop Sandford, the Chief Justice, lion. W. JI, 

 Hurgess, Messrs. Russell Young, R. M. Johnston, W. Iknson, A. 

 Morton, Colonel Lcgge, and the mover, to arrange preliminaries. This 

 was seconded and carried. 



ills ExcKLLENCv then proposed a vote of thanks to the gentlemen 

 who had prepared pipers, those who had taken part in the discussions, 

 and to Mr .J. F. Kclilin and Mr. C.J. Atkins for the lantern exhibition, 

 lie was sf)rry Mr. I'etterd was not present, but lu; had contributed a 

 very valuaiJe paper. Mr. Johnston's paper was also v(!ry valuable. 



The vote was carried, and those jirescnt then examined several natural 

 history specimens under the microscope, after which the meeting 

 terminated. 



