GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS. 



President for 1889. 



Resolved,—'' That Baron Von MuEiiLER be elected President for the 

 year 1889." 



Permanent Headquarters. 



Resolved,— On the. motion of Sir James Hector, " That Sydney be the 

 permanent headquarters of the Association, and that the Royal Society of 

 New South Wales be thanked for their liberality in granting the use of 

 their house for the meeting and office work of the Association, with a 

 request that they will kindly continue the privilege." 



Permanent Hon. Secretary. 



Resolved, — On the motion of Sir James Hector, " That Professor Liver- 

 SIDGE be permanent Hon. Secretary, and that he be authorised to employ 

 such clerical assistance as may be required to enable him to fulfil the 

 duties." 



Limited Number of Vice-Presidents. 



Resolved, — "That the number of Vice-Presidents of the Association be 

 limited to the President of the Royal Society or its equivalent in each 

 colony." 



Local Committee for 1889. 



i?eso?uerf,— " That the delegates from Victoria be charged with the for- 

 mation of the Local Committee for the 1889 meeting." 



Finances. 



The President announced that after the expenses attendant upon the 

 formation of the Association, and the cari-ying out of the present meeting 

 had been met, there would remain a credit balance of £200, or thereabouts, 

 to go towards the publication of the volume. 



Government Support. 



Mr. R. L. J. Ellery suggested that the Government of the different 

 colonies should be asked for support, and the President announced that 

 application had already been made for a £1 for £1 subsidy to the Govern- 

 ment of New South Wales. 



Ihdual Co-operation of Medical Congress. 



Resolved, — " That the Council of this Association forward a communica- 

 tion to the Council of the Australian Medical Congress, about to assemble 

 in Melbourne, inviting the Medical Congress to mutual co-operation in the 

 cause of science, and suggesting that either the Medical Congress should 

 hold its future meetings at the same time and place as the Association, or 

 that it should unite with the Association as one organisation." 



Resolved, — " That the permanent Hon. Secretary be requested to com- 

 municate with the Hon. Secretary of the Intercolonial Medical Congress, 

 inviting the co-operation of the Congress in the cause of science^ and sug- 

 gesting that if possible the meetings of the two Associations should be 

 held at the same place and at the same time." 



