REPORT OF MEETING OE THE GENERAL COUNCIL. 



Held in the Girls' Grammar School, Brisbane, 

 ON Friday, the 15th January, 1909. 



Mr. G. H. Knibbs, F.S.S., F.R.A.S., Vice-President, was in the 

 chair, and the following gentlemen were present : — 



Professor J. A. Pollock, D.Sc. ; Professor E. W. Skeats, D.Sc, 

 A.R.C.S., F.G.S.; Mr. C. Hedley, F.L.S.; Mr. A. H. S. 

 Lucas, M.A., B.Sc. ; Professor P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc, 

 F.G.S.; Professor S. B. J. Skertchly; Professor J, A. 

 Schofield, A.R.S.M., F.I.C. ; Messrs. W. S. Dun; W. 

 M. Hamlet, F.I.C; J. B. Henderson, F.I.C; G. Sweet, 

 F.G.S.; W. Poole, B.E., F.G.S., A.M. Inst. C.E.; J. C 

 Briinnich, F.I.C, F.C.S.; T. Weedon, F.S.S.; R. H. Roe, 

 M.A.; Dr. Goddard; F. B. Guthrie, F.I.C, F.CS. ; W. 

 Cameron, B.A. ; J. H. Maiden, F.L.S. ; and J. Shirley, 

 B.Sc. 

 The Minutes of Meeting of Council, held on the 11th instant, were 

 taken as read, and confirmed. 



The reports of Meetings of the Recommendation Committee, held 

 on the llth and 15th instant, were taken as read, and adopted, on the 

 motion of Mr. Hamlet, seconded by Professor Skeats. 



ALTERATIONS OF RULES. 



Mr. Shirley : Professor Liversidge has written and asked me to 

 bring before the Association the need of an additional rule, to the 

 following effect : — 



Each Local Council shall be summoned by the Local Secretaiy 



to meet at least once annually (if possible in the month of 



July or September) to transact any business which may 



be brought before it, and to prepare for transmission to 



the General Council at its next Session a Report upon the 



local work of the Association since its last session. 



This is a very important motion. As a rule, in the several States, 



after the Session of the Association, the Association dies in that 



State, and has to be born again after a period of twelve to fourteen 



years. By this motion it is intended to give it continuity, so that 



some action may be taken each year to keep it before the public. I 



propose that it be recommended for adoption at the next meeting of 



the Council. 



Mr. Hamlet : I second it, because there should be a perfect_under- 

 standing of work to be undertaken in each State. 

 Professor Marshall supported. — Can-ied. 



Professor Pollock : I move that it be a recommendation to the 

 next meeting of Council that Rule 9 be altered to read as follows : — 



The President, five Vice-Presidents, a General Treasurer, a 

 Permanent General Secretary, and Local Secretaries shall 

 be appointed by the Council. 

 Mr. SiiniLEY : I would like to point out that you cannot get five 

 vice-presidents among past pi'esidents. I second the recommenda- 

 tion for consideration at next meeting of the Council. — Carried. 



