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Association for the advancement of Science, and he sup- 
posed they had all received a circular setting that object 
forth. Their business was to frame conditional rules and 
to appoint a date for the first meeting in 1888, that year 
having been partly fixed upon because it was the hundredth 
anniversary of this colony, and when this subject was 
proposed it was thought that there would be an exhibition 
here that year and therefore a good time for the meeting 
of scientific men. The exhibition contemplated appeared 
to have fallen through, and it was for those present to say 
whether this meeting in 1888 should take place or not. 
The Chairman stated that the first resolution had been 
put down on the business paper to be proposed by Mr. 
Rolleston, but he (the Chairman) was bound to move it in 
that gentleman’s absence. It was one about which he 
thought there could not be much question. The resolution 
was— 
“‘ That an association of the scientific societies of Australasia be 
formed under the name of the Australasian Association for the 
Advancement of Science.” 
There had been hitherto in these colonies a great want of 
united action, and many subjects which might have been 
taken up had not been. It was therefore desirable that 
they should, by every means in their power, form associa- 
tions for the furtherance of investigation. There were many 
objects for investigation which men coming from the 
civilised world took the honor and credit of discovering 
that might otherwise belong to these colonies. The forma- 
tion of the Association would be the means of stirring them 
up to work which they had hitherto left undone. 
Sir Edward Strickland seconded the motion, which was 
unanimously carried. 
Professor Stephens then moved— 
“That the rules of the British Association, as printed, be adopted 
by the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. 
and such other rules of the British Association be followed as may 
be necessary until the first meeting of the Australasian Associa- 
tion.” 
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