] EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES. 
That the adoption of these measures would have the immediate 
effect of rendering the forestry departments self-supporting, and 
would, in the near future, result in large additions being made to 
the revenues of the States. 
The forestry recommendations, brought up in another form 
were discussed at some length, and agreed to in the amended 
form above given. It was also agreed that the attention of the 
Governments of the Australasian States should be drawn to them. 
Recommended by Section E (Geography). Spelling of native 
names of places. Committee to collect lists of names and recom- 
mendations as to spelling. To report to the Council at 
Dunedin :—For Victoria: Dr. Fison and Professor B. Spencer. 
New South Wales: Dr. Brown and Rev. J. J. Prescott. South 
Australia : Mr. Maurice and Mr. Gillen. Tasmania: Mr. Alex. 
Morton and Mr. R. M. Johnston. Queensland: Dr. Roth and 
Mr. J. F. Bailey. New Zealand : Captain Hutton, Mr. Percy 
Smith, Mr. EK. Tregear, and Mr. A. Hamilton. West Australia : 
Mr. Alex. Morton and Mr. Prinseps, with power to add to their 
number. Agreed to. 
Recommended by Sections G and I (Ethnology and Mental 
Science) that Section G be dropped out, and that Anthropology 
and Philology be the name of the Section. Agreed to. 
Reasons for establishment of a Philological Section from the 
Committee of Section I. (1.) To encourage and develop study of 
Polynesian and Australian languages from the linguistic and 
phonetic standpoints. (2.) Collation of the results of the work 
of Polynesian scholars, with the latest linguistic and philological 
movements in Europe. (3.) Much purely philological work, now 
crowded into the Education and Ethnological Sections, should 
have its owm separate recognition. (4.) Students of classical, 
romance, and Teutonic philology can at present find no field at 
all. The “Education” Section is very remotely allied to these 
studies. (5.) With Philology should be included Phonetics, with- 
out which the study of Aboriginal languages cannot be complete. 
Recommended by Section H (Sanitary Science, &c.) that the 
sanitary legislation of every State should contain provisions for 
the notification of phthisis as an infectious disease, and for the 
prevention of its spread by the taking of proper precautions 
against its dissemination, and especially through the sputum of 
consumptives. That there should be provided in every State at 
least one sanatorium where tuberculosis patients could be treated 
on terms within the means of all. Agreed to. 
Recommended by Section I. (1) The following committee to 
report on the education of defective children :—Mr. R. M. John- 
ston, Mr. S. Clemes, Mr. C. Bjelke-Petersen, Dr. Scott, Mr. T. 
Stephens, Dr. Delany, Mr. Richard Smith, Miss S. Clarke, Miss 
Poulett-Harris, Miss Jay, Mr. E. I. Gower (Secretary), with 
power to add to their number. 2. (a) That it be a rule that all 
papers be sent to the General or Sectional Secretaries at least a 
fortnight before the Congress, and that each paper be accom- 
panied by an abstract for the Press and a brief synopsis of its con- 
tents. (b) That these papers be submitted to the Vice-Presidents 
and Secretary of the respective Sections for examination. 
(c) That they shall determine which papers shall be read, and in 
what order. (7) That all writers of papers who do not conform to 
these rules must take the chance of having their papers rejected. 
Agreed to. 
