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PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS. 
investigation of the following subjects; all have furnished 
reports, which being of permanent value, have been 
printed, viz. :— 
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The Establishment and Endowment of a Biological 
Station for Australasia. 
. Certain points in the Construction and Hygenic 
Requirements of Places of Amusement in Sydney. 
. A Census of Australasian Minerals. 
. Glacial Evidence in Australasia, £20 granted 
towards the expenses. 
Town Sanitation. 
. The Seismological Phenomena of Australasia (£10 
granted in aid of this research). 
. A Bibliography of the Australasian and Polynesian 
Races. 
. The question of Antarctic Exploration. 
. The State and Progress of Chemical Science in 
Australia, with special reference to Gold and 
Silver Saving Appliances. 
. The Question of Rust in Wheat. 
. The Location and Laying-out of Towns. 
. The Improvement of Museums as a means of 
Popular Education. 
. The Fertilisation of the Fig in the Australasian 
Colonies. 
. The Unification of Colours and Signs of Geological 
Maps. 
. The Tides of Australia (The Tides of the coast of 
South Australia). 
. Polynesian Bibliography, with special reference to 
Philology. 
. The Protection of Native Animals. 
. Glacial Action in Australasia during Tertiary and 
Post-Tertiary Eras. 
. The Photographing of Geological Surveys. 
. The best means of encouraging Psychophysical 
and Psychometrical Investigation in Australia. 
