XLVI. 



Mr. Shirley : I should like to remind the Council that although 

 we have amended the rules, they do not come into force until the 

 Melbourne meeting. I wish to add to that motion that Dr. T. S. 

 Hall be General Secretary for the Melbourne meeting. 



The motion as to the appointment of Local Secretaries as 

 named, with the addition suggested by Mr. Shirley, was carried on 

 the voices. 



Mr. Lucas moved that the present Auditors of the Association 

 (Messrs. R. Teece and R. A. Dallen) be reappointed. 



Mr. A. Hamilton seconded the motion, which was agreed to. 



Research Committees. 



The Permanent Honorary Secretary moved the adoption 

 oir the reports of the Research Committees, which had been sub- 

 mitted to the Recommendation Committee. They were as follows : 

 The Solar Eclipse Committee, appointed to observe the eclipse in 

 Hobart in May, 1910, the Glacial Phenomena Committee, of which 

 there are reports from South Australia, Western Australia and 

 New Zealand ; a report on the structural features of New Zealand, 

 submitted by Mr. Speight, the Local Secretary of New Zealand, 

 and the report of the Alkaline Rocks Research Committee, sub- 

 mitted by Dr. Jensen, the Honorary Secretary of that Committee. 



Mr. FowLES seconded the motion, wliich was agreed to. 



Early Printing of Papers. 



A discussion then took place on the general subject of the 

 early printing of papers read before the Association. 



Mr. Teece : A way out of the difficulty would be to have these 

 papers printed before the meeting takes place. They could then be 

 in the hands of members before the meeting, and there would be no 

 occasion to read them. They would only present a digest of them, 

 and there would then be ample time for discussion. When a paper 

 is not printed until two years after it is read it is not of much use. 

 The time for printing papers should be at the time when they are 

 burning questions. 



Professor Skeats : If the suggestion of Mr. Teece were prac- 

 ticable it would be eminently desirable ; but our experience goes 

 to show that it is absolutely impossible. 



Dr. WooLNOUGH : We always find that there are a number 

 of papers submitted which are cut out and are submitted to local 

 societies afterwards. I tliink it would be impossible to print all 

 the papers submitted beforehand, and also undesirable to do so. 

 (Hear, hear.) 1 think a very strict censorship should be exercised 

 over the papers presented to the Society. 



The Permanent Honorary Secretary : As regards the pre- 

 sent meeting 1 have received authorisation from the local Council 



