XXIV. MEETINGS OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. 



Grants of Money. 



Professor Liversidge moved — " That it is desirable that all persons and bodies 

 who receive grants of money shall forward vouchers and a statement of expenditure 

 to the local Hon. Treasurer, for transmission to the General Secretaries, at least 

 one month before the meeting of the next ensuing session, in order that they may 

 be audited according to Rule 18." Mr. E. F. J. Love seconded the motion. 

 Carried. 



Surplus Copies of Reports. 



Professor Liversidge siid that he had arranged a sample set of surplus copies 

 of the Association's Rsports for disposal at a reduced price ; but, apparently, 

 there was very little demand for them. Some of the surplus Reports ran into 

 500 and 600 copies, while some were out of print. He suggested that they should 

 be offered to suitable institutions throughout the world at a much reduced rate, 

 or distributed amongst them gratutiously. 



The proposal was approved of, and Mr. J. J. Stuckey said that the Association 

 should retain at least 100 copies of each Report. 



Associates. 



Professor Liversidge moved, and Mr. E. F. J. Love seconded — " That in 

 future ladies and local matriculated University students be admitted as associates 

 at a subscription of 10s." If the motion was passed it would be necessary to form 

 a new rule to that effect. 



Mr. C. C. Farr, Professor Rennie, Mr. J. J. Stuckey, Mr. S. Dixon, and Mr. 

 G. H. Knibbs took part in the discussion, in which Professor Liversidge, replying 

 to questions, said that neither steamship nor railway managers objected to 

 associates sharing in the concessions granted to members attending the Congress. 

 He was powerless to stop the practice that had sometimes prevailed in the past 

 of issuing ladies' tickets for a subscription of os. Carried. 



Australasian Journal of Science. 



Professor Liversidge said he had been asked to bring this matter forward. 

 Some time ago he brought out a prospectus for a Journal of Science, of which 

 7,000 copies were distributed all over Australasia and New Zealand. The support 

 received, however, had been very small, and so the matter had been dropped. 

 Perhaps the Association might take the matter up. 



Recommendation Committee. 



The resolutions of the Recommendation Committee were received and 

 adopted, as follows : — 



[Mr. Maiden's proposals for (a) Bibliographies of Australasia, and (6) selection 

 of subjects two years in advance, were reported on by the Sections as follows : — 

 As to (a), Sections B, C, and D approve ; Sections A and I express no opinion ; 

 Section E does not approve. As to (b). Sections A, B, C, D, and I approve ; Section 

 E suggests six montlis' notice.] 



Section A. — " That a discussion be held at a joint session of Sections A and B 

 on the ' Theory of the Voltaic Cell,' and that Mr. E. F. J. Love, M.A.,and Professor 

 Orme Masson, F.R.S., be invited to open the discussion." 



" That the Council notes with satisfaction that the Government of South 

 Australia has decided to install a seismograph at Adelaide, as suggested at the 

 Dunedin meeting." 



" That the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science learns 

 with satisfaction of the completion of the magnetic survey of the main island of 

 New Zealand, and also of the effort which is being made to extend that survey to 

 the outlying island of that colony, and trusts that the Government of New Zealand 

 may see its way to carry the scope of the work still further, so as to include the 

 Macquarie Islands." 



" That the Committee on Terrestrial Magnetism be reappointed." 



