It was decided, on the motion of Mr. E. F. Love, to thank the 

 Government of New Zealand for dedicating Resolution Island to 

 the protection of native fauna. 



It was decided that the Publication Committee should be in- 

 structed that such papers as had already been rejected by the 

 Sectional Committees be not printed ; and, in other cases, publica- 

 tion must be limited to such papers, or parts of papers, as contain 

 original matter, or statistical matter not previously published, and 

 are likely to maintain the reputation of the Association as a scien- 

 tific body. 



The recommendations of the Committee appointed to report on 

 the protection of native fauna were — on the motion of Sir James 

 Hkctok, seconded by the Rev. W. R. Fletcher — approved, with 

 the exception that it was considered undesirable to appoint a 

 Standing Committee on the subject. It was also decided to appoint 

 the following Local Committees to report on the vernacular names 

 of Australian birds, instead of the Committee named in the report 

 fsee Reports of Committees). — South and Western Australia — Dr. 

 R. H. Perks, Messrs. A. Zietz and M. S. Clark. Tasmania — 

 Cc>lonel Legge, Messrs. A. Morton, and the Rev. H. Atkinson. 

 Victoria — Mr. A. J. Campbell and Professor W. B. Spencer, with 

 power to add one. Queensland — Messrs. C. W. de Vis and 

 Barnard, with power to add one. New Zealand — Sir James 

 Hector, Captain Hutton, Prof essor T. J. Parker, and T. F. Cheese- 

 man. New South Wales — Messrs. A. J. North, Masters, and 

 'J'horpe; Dr. Stirling to act as General Secretary. The following 

 were reappointed the Committee for the investigation of seismo- 

 logical phenomena in Australasia, with a grant of £10, namely — 

 Sir James Hector, Sir Charles Todd, Messrs. A. B. Biggs, R. L. 

 J. Ellerj', and H. C. Russell, with Mr. Hogben as Secretary. 



On the motion of the Rev. W. R. Fletcher, it Avas decided — 

 " That a committee be appointed to consider the best means of 

 encouraging psychophysical and psychometrical investigation in 

 Australasia, and that such committee consist of Professor Laurie. 

 Messrs. E. F. J. Love, H. P. Gill, and J. A. Hartley, with power 

 to add to their number. 



Professor Kernot moved — "That the best thanks of the Asso- 

 ciation be offered to the Government of South Australia for their 

 promise to place on the Estimates a sum of £500 for the printing 

 of the volume of proceedings, and for free postage and free tele- 

 grams m South Australia ; to the telegraph departments in the 

 other colonies for similar concessions, and to the Eastern Extension 

 Telegraph Company and Mr. Warren for the free use of the cable 

 to Tasmania ; to His Worship the Mayor and the City Council for 

 the use of the Town Hall and Banqueting Room ; to the Univer- 

 sity Council for the use of the University Buildings ; to the Board 



