GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS. xxix. 



Arrangements for First General Meeting. 



The President having briefly referred to the arrangements made by the 

 Council for the First General Meeting, it was 



Besolved, — "That the action of the Council be approved of, and the 

 various arrangements made for the meeting, be adopted." 



Visit to Hohart and Dunedin. 



The President announced that invitations had been received for the 

 Association to visit Hobart and Dunedin next year. 



Invitations to visit the Observatory , Botanic Gardens, &c., &c., 



It was also announced that invitations had been received to visit the Ob- 

 servatory, Botanic Gardens, Australian Museum, the Mining and Geological 

 Bluseum of the Department of Mines, the Royal Mint, the Fortifications, 

 Government Printing Office, Post and Telegraph Offices, Model Schools, &c. 



Vote oj thanks to Professor Liversidge. 



Mr. James Stirling moved a cordial vote of thanks to Professor Liver- 

 sidge for his action in initiating the movement which had resulted in the 

 formation of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. 



The President having spoken in support, the motion was carried by 

 acclamation. 



Professor Liversidge thanked the members present, and referred to the 

 cordial manner in which his efforts towards the formation of the Associa- 

 tion had been seconded by the President, Council, Secretaries of Sections, 

 and the Secretary. 



Next meeting to he held in Melbourne. 



Resolved, — On the proposal of Mr. R. L. J. Ellery, supported by 

 Professor Kernot and Mr. K. L. Murray, ' ' That the next meeting be held 

 in Melbourne." 



Resolved, — " That the date of meeting for 1889 be left to the Local Com- 

 mittee in Melbourne."* 



Place of meeting in 1890. 



Sir James Hector, on behalf of the New Zealand delegates, cordially in- 

 vited the Association to meet in New Zealand in 1890, and suggested that 

 the place of meeting should be left to the decision of a Conference of 

 representatives of New Zealand Societies. Mr. S. H. Cox seconded the 

 invitation. 



Professor Tate invited the Association to make Adelaide their place of 

 meeting in 1890, and Professor Kennie seconded the invitation. 



Professor Bragg and the Hon. Dr. Campbell warmly supported the 

 invitation to hold the meeting in Adelaide in 1890. 



Mr. James Barnard moved that the 1890 meeting be held in Tasmania. 



Professor Black, Mr. Pond, and Mr. S. Percy Smith cordially sup- 

 ported Sir J. Hector's invitation to visit New Zealand. 



The motion to visit Hobart in 1890 was put and lost. 



The motion to visit Adelaide in 1890 was put and lost. 



The motion to visit New Zealand was put and carried. 



Resolved, — " That the third meeting be held in New Zealand." 



*The Melbourne Committee have arranged for the Meeting to be held Jan. 7th, 1890. 



