GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS. XXVll. 



RESOLUTIONS PASSED 



BY IHE 



GBNEEAL COMMITTEE. 



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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING, AUGUST 27th, 1888. 



Recommendation passed by the Council and Adopted by the General 

 Committee on August 27th, 1888. 



Rules of the British Association Adopted. 



Resolved — "That the rules of the British Association as printed be 

 adopted by the Australasian Associa.tion for the Advancement of Science, 

 and such other rules of the Bi'itish Association be followed as may be 

 necessary until the first meeting of the Australasian Association." 



Presidents of Certain Societies to he Vice-Presidents. 



Resolved — "That the Presidents of the Royal Societies of New South 

 Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania, and the 

 Director of New Zealand Institute be elected Vice-Presidents for 

 the year." 



Presidents and Secretai'ies of Sections to attend Council Meetings. 



Resolved — " That the Presidents and Secretaries of Sections be entitled 

 to attend Council Meetings as visitors." 



Authors to make Abstracts of their Papers. 

 Resolved — " That authors be requested to make abstracts of their papers." 



Duties of Secretat'ies of Sections. 



Resolved — " That the duties of the Secretary of each Section shall be : — 



1. To conduct the Correspondence of the Section. 



2. To attend the Meetings of the Section and to take Minutes of the 



Proceedings. 



3. To cause due notice to be given of all Meetings of the Section. 



4. To keep a list of Attendance. 



5. To report progress to the Council at its meetings. The Secretary to 



refer unsuitable Papers to the Sectional Committee." 



Change of Title of Section H. to Sanitary Science and Hygiene. 



Resolved — ' ' That the Council recommend to the Association that the title 

 Section H. be altered so as to read ' Sanitary Science and Hygiene.' " 



