160 AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION 
different scientific societies throughout Australasia were 
represented as follows :— 
VICTORIA. 
Field Naturalists’ Club of Victoria, Rev. Dr. Wools, F.L.S. 
Geological Society of Australasia, Mr. R. T. Litton, F.L.S. 
Historical Society of Australia, Mr. R. T. Litton aie: 
Royal Society of Victoria, Mr. K. ‘. Murray. 
Victorian Institute of Surveyors, | Me ts = bedi and 
a as : sods. Soe Professor Kernot, M.A., and 
Victorian Engineering Association, | Me K. T. Murray. 
QUEENSLAND. 
Royal Society of Queensland, Henry Tryon. 
Geographical Society of Australasia, 
Queensland Branch, J. P. Thomson, M.A., C.E. 
TASMANIA. 
Royal Society of ‘Tasmania, James Barnard. 
NEW ZEALAND. 
Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, S.Herbert Cox,F.C.S.,F.G.S. 
Nelson Association for the Promo- Ee u 
tion of Science and Industry, ; S. Herbert Cox,F.C.S.,F.G.S. 
NEW SOUTH WALES. 
2 . Prof. Stephens, M.A., and 
Linnean Society of New South Wales, i }. Fe M.A., ee. 
H. C. Russell, B.A.; F.R.S: 
Royal Society of New South Wales, Prot. Lea 
FES. 
New South Wales Zoological Society, Dr. A. T. Holyrod. 
Geographical Society of Australasia, Sir E. Strickland. 
The Chairman (Mr. H.C. Russell) remarked that Pro- 
fessor Rolleston, C.M.G., not being present, he had been 
prevailed upon to take the chair. He regretted that gentle- 
man’s absence as he himself had little knowledge of what 
was intended to be done and felt it therefore his duty to at 
once ask Professor Liversidge, the convener of the meeting, 
to inform those present on this head. 
Professor Liversidge, in response, explained that the 
object of the meeting was the formation of an Australian 
