XViil. 
MEETING OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE, TUESDAY, 
77TH JANUARY, 1890. 
ExTRAcCTs FRoM THE MINUTES. 
Mr. Evuery, C.M.G., F.R.S., in the chair. About twenty-five 
members present. 
The Minutes of the last meeting held in Sydney, on 3rd September, 
1888, were taken as read. 
Professor Liverstp@e presented the Balance-Sheet, showing the 
receipts and expenditure in Sydney, during the year 1889, which was 
received and adopted. 
The arrangements made for the Melbourne Meeting were ratified, and 
the thanks of the General Committee were unanimously accorded to 
Professor W. BALDWIN SprNnceR for having by his untiring exertions 
brought matters to such a successful issue. 
Invitations were received from Auckland and Christchurch for the 
Meeting of 1891. It was resolved on the motion of Professor Hutton 
to hold the Meeting in Christchurch. 
Professor Kmrnor proposed that the the Fourth Meeting should be 
held in Adelaide, seconded by Professor RENNTE. 
Mr. Barnarp proposed and Captain Pascor seconded a motion to hold 
the Fourth Meeting in Tasmania. After some discussion it was resolved 
to postpone the discussion until Saturday, the 11th. 
Mr. W. SuTHERLAND moved—‘ That the asociation add to its sections 
a Special one for the science of education, to be entitled ‘ Educational,’ 
and denoted by the letter K.” He thought educational enthusiam here 
was more general than in the mother country, and it would be a wise 
thing to have an educational section. 
Professor TatE moved, as an amendment—“ That a representive from 
each section be a committee to determine whether any, and what increase 
or decrease, there shall be in the number of sections, and to report to 
the General Meeting of Committee, to be held on Tuesday next.” 
Mr. Tate’s amendment for the appointment of a committee to consider 
the desirableness of extending or curtailing the number of sections was 
put as a substantive motion, and was carried. 
After some discussion the meeting adjourned until Sateen 11th 
January, at 9.30 a.m. 
MEETING OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE, WEDNESDAY, 
14Tg - JANUARY, 1890. 
EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES. 
Mr. Evurry in the chair. About thirty-five members present. 
The Minutes were taken as read and signed by the Chairman. 
The following Reports of Committees of Investigation were presented, 
received, and ordered to be published as far as funds would permit :— 
No. 3.—Australasian Biological Station Committee. 
