XXV 



Work or the Tasmanian and Melbourxe Executive. 



It was reported that this meeting had been fixed for Hobart 

 (oth-llth January, 1921) when, on the preceding 18th December, a 

 strike of marine stewards practically cut off passenger communication 

 with Tasmania. After an anxious time it was decided to hold the 

 meeting at Melbourne instead of Hobart. By this unavoidable decision 

 a grave disappointment was inflicted on the Tasmanian executive 

 which had worked for months in the organization of the meeting, and 

 on Australians who desired to combine a holiday with participation in 

 this science congress. 



Further, it meant that a great strain was placed upon our Melbourne 

 colleagues to arrange local details after a particularly strenuous time 

 during midsummer and with very little time to do it in. But the 

 result proved that the meeting was one of the most successful ever 

 held, and members had especial reason to be grateful to the President 

 of the Association (Professor Sir Baldwin Spencer, K.C.M.G., F.R.S.) 

 and the Local Secretaries (Associate-Professor Georgina Sweet, D.Sc, 

 and Mr. Roy S. Burdon, B.Sc.) who, at the head of a band of devoted 

 assistants, worked early and late and thus secured the fine results 

 obtained^ 



A feature of the meeting was the number and importance of the 

 sectional and intersectional discussions, many of the jjapers being 

 taken as read, in order to afford an opportunity for the interchange 

 of ideas on subjects which are of special importance to the Common- 

 wealth. 



Votes of Thanks. 



Votes of thanks to the following were carried with acclamation : — 



(1) The Governor-General, His Excellency Lord Forster.K.C.M.G.; 



the Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria, His Excellency the 

 Hon. Sir William Irvine, K.C.M.G.; and the Governor of 

 Tasmania, His Excellency Sir William Lamond Allardyce, 

 K.C.M.G., for acting as Patrons of the Association, and for 

 their help and sympathy with its work. 



(2) The Premier of Victoria, the Hon. H. S. W. Lawson, for his 



interest and co-operation. 



(3) The Council of the University of Melbourne for its help and 



for the loan of its buildings and grounds. Also to the 

 Committee of the University Union for the loan of its 

 buildings. 



(4) Associate-Professor Georgina Sweet, D.Sc, and Mr. Roy 



Burdon, B.Sc-., for their organization of the meeting. 



(5) The President, Sir Baldwin Spencer, and Lady Spencer for 



their hospitality, and to Mr. and Mrs. Baker for hospitality. 



