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Nomination of Committee left to Colonel Legge to bring 

 forward at next meeting on Saturday, 14th January, 1911. 



Biological and Hydrographical Study of N.Z. Coast. 



The Permanent Honorary Secretary : The Recommenda- 

 tion Committee recommends the adoption of the report of the 

 Committee for the biological and hydrographical study of the 

 New Zealand coast, and recommends that that Committee be 

 reappointed. 



Recommendation adopted. 



Deep-Sea Dredging — Australian Coast. 



The Permanent Honorary Secretary moved — " That the 

 Committee on deep-sea dredging on the coast of Australia be dis- 

 charged, Mr. Hedley having reported that the work is being under- 

 taken by the official dredger, 'The Endeavour.' " 



Mr. Hedley : I would like to state that I am not ungrateful 

 for the assistance given by this Association, but I do not want to 

 spend the money of this Association while the same object can be 

 attained by the expenditure of Government funds. 



Motion agreed to. 



Periodical Literature. 



Professor Wilson moved — " That a Committee be appointed 

 to consider what steps should be taken with a view to the compila- 

 tion of complete lists of serial and periodical literature both in 

 public and private possession in each of the centres of Australasia." 

 He said : In a remote part of the world, remote from the centres 

 •of periodical literature, we are often, with our inadequate resources, 

 face to face with difficulties which will take us three months or 

 more to look up or have looked up, some reference which is 

 necessary to the proper appreciation of the work in hand. I think 

 most scientific workers have had that experience, and will always 

 have it, the more thorough their work is. The Australasian Assoc- 

 iation is 'the only institution which is co-extensive with Austral- 

 asia, and which alone, therefore, can undertake the compilation 

 of such a list or catalogue, which would be of immense service as 

 a hand-book. 



Dr. Hall suggested that the words " Scientific and teclinical " 

 be inserted. He asked, " Are we to include only the natural 

 sciences, or is it to include the whole work of this Association ? " 

 I think the matter ought to be more definite. 



The Permanent Honorary Secretary : I hardly tliink the 

 compilation of a work of this sort, if it is passed by the Council, 

 which I hope it will be, could be carried out by the officers of the 

 Association. Professor Wilson's is a very valuable suggestion, and 



