REPORT OF MEETING OE THE COUNCIL OF THE 

 AUSTRALASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE- 

 MENT OF SCIENCE. 



Held in the Boys' Grammar School, Brisbane, on Monday, the 11th 

 January, 1909, at 11 a.m. 



Professor W. H. Bragg, M.A., F.R.S. presided, and the following 

 gentlemen were in attendance : — 



G. H. Knibbs, F.S.S., F.R.A.S. (V.P.) ; John Shirley, B.Sc, 

 General Secietaiy; Hon. A. Norton, M.L.C., Hon. Trea- 

 surer; D. Garment, F.I.A., F.A.A. Hon. General Trea- 

 surer; J. H. Maiden, F.L.S. ; Professor J. A. Pollock, 

 D.Sc. ; R. H. Roe, M.A. ; K. ff. Swanwick, B.A., LL.B, ; 

 Professor T. H. Easterfield, M.A., Ph.D., F.C.S. ; A. B. 

 Chater; J. C. Brunnich, F.I.C., F.C.S. ; Geo. Watkins; 

 Professor E. W. Skeats, D.Sc, F.G.S. ; R. A. Wearne, 

 B.A. ; W. E. Cameron, B.A. ; Chas. Hedley, F.L.S. ; R. 

 Hlidge; A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., B.Sc; A. Exlej; Pro- 

 fessor S. B. J. Skertchly; Jas. Johnston; Thornhill 

 Weedon, F.S.S. : J. F. Bailey; H. W. Potts. F.C.S. , 

 F.L.S.; E. G. E. Scriven; F. W. Woodroffe; W. Poole, 

 B.E., F.G.S., A.M. Inst. C.E.; John Thomson, M.B. ; A. 

 Sutton, M.R.C.S., Eng-. ; Peter Board, M.A. ; J. S. Badger; 

 John Morris; Professor J. A. Schofield, A.R.S.M., F.I.C. ; 

 W. M. Hamlet, F.I.C; J. B. Henderson, F.I.C, F.C.S.; 

 Dr Walter Spencer; W. T. Gray; John George, B.A. ; C 

 H. W. Thom; Geo. Sweet, F.G.S. ; W. S. Dun (Sydney); 

 Wm. Benson, B.Sc. (Royal Society, South Australia); E. 

 J. Goddard, B.A., B.Sc. (Sydney University Science, 

 Society); Clias. Daley (Geelong) ; R. L. Jack, LL.D. ; 

 Eugen Hirschfeld, M.D. ; Dr. Storie Disson ; W. J. Beving- 

 t'On ; R. Gailey. 



1. Confirmation of 1907 Minutes. — 



The President: The first business, gentlemen, is the confirmation 

 of the minutes of meeting held in Adelaide in 1907, and as these have 

 been published in the Proceedings I think we will take them as read. — 

 Agreed to. 



2. Confirmation of the Election of Sectional Officers. — 

 Proposed by Professor Pollock and seconded by Mr. G. H. 



Knibbs — That the election of sectional officers, as per printed list, be 

 confirmed. — Carried. 



{See list on p. xi.) 



3. Resignation of Professor A. Liversidge, Permanent Hon. Secre- 



tary.— 

 The President read a letter from Professor Liversidge, conveying 

 his resignation as Permanent Hon. Secretary. 



