Lvm. 



members— Prof. A. P. W. Thomas, M.A., F.L.S., Dr. W. B. 

 Benham, D.Sc, F.R.S., A. Hamilton, E. R. Waite, F.L.S., and 

 Prof. Chilton, M.A., D.Sc, Hon. Sec. and Convener — were re- 

 appointed. 



[The committee for deep-sea dredging off the east coast of 

 Australia, (Mr. C. Hedley, Secretary) was discharged, on Mr. 

 Hedley's motion.] 



SECTION E. 



Australian History. — " That in the opinion of this Assoc- 

 iation, it is desirable that the governing bodies of the Public 

 Libraries in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and 

 Hobart, should communicate with the Secretary of State for the 

 Colonies, asking that duplicates of the despatches that passed be- 

 tween the Governors of the colonies and the Secretaries of State, 

 up to a date fixed upon by the Secretary of State, should be placed 

 under their charge, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded 

 to the Secretary of each of the hbraries aforementioned." 



SECTION F. 



Australian Aborigines. — " That the Association communi- 

 cate with the State Premiers, inviting their attention to the advisa- 

 bility of adopting a uniform method of spelling Australian place 

 names." 



" That the system of orthography for native names of places 

 adopted by the council of the Royal GeograpMcal Society, the 

 Foreign and Colonial Office, the Admiralty, and the ^^'ar Office be 

 used." 



" That an organised scheme for the future of the Australian 

 aborigines be formulated and submitted for the consideration of 

 the Federal and State Governments ; and that the following be 

 a committee to collect evidence, draw up and submit a proposed 

 scheme to aid these authorities in the event of their consenting to 

 take up the question : — Prof. J. T Wilson, Dr. Norris, Prof. Baldwin 

 Spencer, Prof. Stirling (Adelaide), Mr. Gillen, Rev. Dr. G. Brown, 

 Archdeacon Lefroy, Dr. Cleland, with power to add to their 

 number." 



SECTION H. 



" That when an engineer has been president at one meeting, 

 an architect shall be selected as president for the meeting following, 

 and so on alternately." 



