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held in Dunedin, N.Z., in the month of January, 1904. It was proposed 
by Mr. T. W. Fowter (Victoria), and seconded by Mr. A. C. MacponaLp, 
that the consideration of the question be postponed until the Hobart 
Meeting. The proposal that the Meeting be held in Adelaide was then 
put. After some discussion it was decided by a majority of 31 to 20 that 
the next Session of the Association after the Hobart Meeting should be 
held in Dunedin in January, 1904. 
An acknowledgment of the address presented to the Queen, con- 
gratulating her upon the attainment of her Diamond Jubilee, was read. 
A recommendation from the Sydney Local Council that the interest 
from invested funds be reserved for grants in aid of scientific researches, 
and that the proceeds from the sales of back volumes of Reports be added 
to the investment funds, was unanimously adopted. 
Professor TATE gave notice of a motion for filling interim vacancies of 
offices to which election is made by the General Council. 
Professor TATE gave notice of motion with reference to the distribution 
of donations to the library of the Association. 
On the suggestion of Mr. Morton, the Tasmanian Local Council was 
authorised to arrange, if it thought fit, for the holding of the Meeting in 
1902 concurrently with that of the Medical Association. 
EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES 
OF THE 
Seconp MEETING OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN 
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, EIGHTH Szs- 
SION, HELD AT THE UNIvEeRsITY OF MELBOURNE, ON Monpay, 
15TH JANUARY, 1900, at 1.30 P.M. 
Mr. R. L. J. ELuery (Victoria), the President, in the chair. 
The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 
A telegram was read from Captain Huron accepting the Presidency of 
the Hobart (1902) Meeting. 
The Report of the Recommendations Committee (for details see pages 
XXX, Xxxi) was presented and adopted unanimously. 
The resolution that the Association hold its Session in 1904 in Dunedin, 
N.Z., was confirmed on the motion of Professor Kernot (Victoria) 
seconded by Professor ELKINGTON (Victoria). 
The following were appointed members of the Publication Committe :— 
The President, the General Secretaries, the Treasurer for Victoria, and 
the Sectional Secretaries. 
Additional members, who had paid subscriptions since the opening 
meeting of the Session, were elected. 
The following Auditors were elected :—Messrs. R. TeEce and R. A. 
DaALLEN (for New South Wales), and Mr. F. J. C. Dickson (for Victoria). 
On the proposition of Mr. W. Howcutin, seconded by Mr. G. M. 
THOMSON, the following resolution, of which notice of motion had been given 
by Professor Rateu Tate, was adopted, i.e., ‘* Should an interim vacancy 
occur to any office appointed by the General Council, the vacancy shall 
be filled by a majority of votes recorded by correspondence by an Election 
Committee composed of the following officers:—The President, the 
President-elect, the Vice-Presidents, the General Secretaries, the 
Treasurer, and the Local Secretaries.” 
