CXXV1 APPENDIX TO THE REPORT OF THE COl'NCIL 



APPENDIX. 



Suggestions for a Revised Scheme of Sectional Meetings. 



The suggestions for a revised scheme of Sectional Meetings, referred 

 to in the Report of the Council, § V., were as follows: — 



1. The scheme had as its main object the fostering of a closer union 

 between the Sections, by means of joint meetings, and, in general, an 

 extension of their interests by providing greater opportunity, during 

 the Annual Meeting, for work not confined to the individual Section- 

 rooms. 



It would also diminish the number of rooms required for the 

 accommodation of the Association, thus lightening the expense to the 

 place visited and making it easier to obtain rooms at a convenient dis- 

 tance from the Reception Room and each other. 



2. The main points of the proposal were — 



(i) To leave the organisation of the Sections, as at present con- 

 stituted, intact, each having its President, officers, and 

 committee. 



(ii) To arrange the Sections in two classes — 



(a) Those having each the exclusive use of a meeting- 

 room for all days available for sectional work. 



(b) Those having the exclusive use of a meeting-room 

 for two days only out of the four full days so available, 

 and being occupied on the other two days with joint meet- 

 ings or other work as hereafter specified. 



3. The following suggestions were put forward as a basis for dis- 

 cussion : — 



That the Sections * be classified as follows: — 



Class (a).— A, B, C, D. 



Class (&).— 0, E, P, G, I, K, L, M. 



Between the eight Sections in class (b) four rooms would 

 be divided as thus : — 



On the Thursday and Monday, Sections C, E, p, and L 

 would occupy the. four rooms. 



On the Friday and Tuesday, Sections O, T, K, and M would 

 occupy the same four rooms. 



On Thursday and Monday, Sections 0, I, K, M, and on 



* The f Mowing are the existing Sections: — 

 A. — Mathematics, &c. E.— Geography. I. — Physiology. 



B. — Chemistry. F. — Economics, Sic. K. — Botany. 



C. — Geology. G. — Engineering L. — Education. 



D. — Zoology. H. — Anthropology. 



The existence of a Section of Agriculture (M), the formation of which is 



recommended in the Report, of the Council, is assumed for the purpose of the 

 p-esent argument. 



