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EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES 
OF THE 
First MEETING oF THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN 
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, EIGHTH, SEs- 
SION, HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, ON TUESDAY, 
9TH JanuaRY, 1900, at 4 -P.M. 
Professor A. LiversipGE, N.S.W., Vice-President, in the chair. 
Mr.. W. Howcury (South Australia) proposed, and Mr. A. Morton 
(Tasmania) seconded, a resolution confirming the election of the Sectional 
officers, and the arrangements made for the Melbourne Session. 
In consequence of the resignation, at the last moment, of Dr. WILTON 
R. Love (Queensland) of the Presidency of Section I. (Sanitary Science 
and Hygiene), Mr. B. A. Smiru (Victoria) proposed that Dr. J. JAMIESON 
(Victoria) be elected President of the Section. The resolution was carried 
unanimously. 
The subscribing members (of £1 each), whose names appeared upon the 
printed lists, were elected members of Association for the Melbourne 
Session. 
Mr. H. C. Russert (New South Wales) and Mr. A. C. MacponaLpD 
(Victoria) proposed and seconded the adoption of the Balance-sheet of the 
Session held in Sydney in 1898 as printed in the Volume of Reports. 
The amended rules as carried at the Sydney meeting were unanimously 
adopted. 
The following were elected members of the Recommendation Com- 
mittee: —Past and Present Presidents of the Association, the Treasurer, 
and Past and Present General Secretaries. 
Reports were received from the following Research Committees :-— 
(1) The Magnetic Survey of New Zealand (C. C. Farr, Sec.). 
(2) Seismological Committee (GEO. HoGBEn, Sec.). 
(3) Photographic Geological Surveys (J. H. Harvey, Sec.). 
(4) Glacial Committee (W. Howcutn, Acting Sec.). 
The results of recommendations made by the Sydney (1898) Council 
were notified with respect to the following :— 
(1) and (3) Seismological Station and Records. 
(2) Magnetic Records. 
(4) Borings at Funafuti (no report). 
(5) Prismatic Sandstone Quarry—reserved by the New South Wales 
Government. 
It was resolved that a letter be written thanking the New South Wales 
Government for having made the reservation as requested. 
Mr. Justice CLARKE (Tasmania) proposed, and Mr. Morton (Tasmania) 
seconded, the election of Captain Hutron (New Zealand) as President of 
the Association for the Hobart (1902) Session. Mr. MAcponatp (Victoria) 
proposed, and Professor SPENCER (Victoria) seconded, the election of Mr. 
Morton as Secretary. Mr. Morton proposed, and Mr. Macponatp 
seconded, the election of Mr. R. M. Jouwnston (Tasmania) as Treasurer. 
These gentlemen were unanimously elected. 
It was proposed by Professor Tate (South Australia), and seconded by 
Mr. Howcutn, that the 1904 Session be held in Adelaide in the month of 
September or October. It was proposed by Mr. G. M. THomson (Dunedin, 
N.Z.), and seconded by Mr. J. T. CoLtrys (Victoria), that the meeting be 
