It was also resolved to subsidize (to the extent of £50 at present) 

 the work of the investigation of the ocean currents and tides and the 

 sand movements on the Australian coasts, which has been undertaken 

 at his private expense by Mr. Gerald H. Halligan, M.Inst.C.E., 

 late Hydrographic and Supervising Engineer for New South Wales. 



Following on a combined recommendation of Sections D and E, it 

 was resolved : — 



That the Government of Tasmania be urged to give the utmost 

 consideration to the question of protecting the native fauna of 

 Macquarie Island. 



Section F. 



The following resolutions were approved by the Council : — 



1. That there be urged on the Federal Government the need for 



the formation of a Federal Museum for Australia and its 

 Territories, and the immediate necessity for securing 

 specimens, historical and ethnological, while they are yet 

 available. 



2. That there be urged upon the Federal Government the need 



for endowment of a chair of Anthropology, especially in 

 view of its value in the government of subject races. 



3. That there be brought under the notice of the Federal Govern- 



ment the desirability of at once investigating and recording 

 the Ethnology of the noHhern part of Western Australia. 



Section H. 

 The following resolutions were carried : — 



We welcome the general recognition being gradually extended 

 towards the movement for the better planning and development of 

 cities and suburbs, and affirm — 



(a) That great economic waste exists, and is increasing, conse- 



quent upon the ill-planning and absence of regulation for 

 the proper development of our cities and suburbs. 



(b) That such ill-planning and absence of regulation being con- 



tinued will lead to many and very costly resumptions to 

 make necessary improvements. 



We also express the hope that State Governments, following the 

 lead of South Australia, may initiate suitable legislation on the subject, 

 including provisions for ensuring full inquiry by means of civic 

 surveys into the needs of existing urban areas, and directs that this 

 resolution be courteously submitted to the heads of Governments in 

 Austraha and the Mayors of the Capital Cities. 



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