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specimen. All the slides have safely arrived in Australia, and are in 

 Mrs. Osborn's hands. The work of description is proceeding, but final 

 results cannot be published until her retui^n to England, it is hoped in 

 1920, owing to lack of essential literature in Australia. There is no 

 immediate prospect that a committee operating from Adelaide will 

 be able to secure further petrified material ; hence the Committee 

 feel that, the terms of appointment being fulfilled, its work is finished. 



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Australian Cycadacece. — Final Report of the Committee, consist- 

 ing of Professor A. A. Lawson (Chairman), Professor 

 T. G. B. OsBOBN {Secretary), and Professor A. C. Seward, 

 appointed to collect and investigate material thereof. 



The Committee regretfully reports that all attempts to secure regular 

 supplies of cycads by post from Queensland and Western Australia 

 have proved unsuccessful. Under the circumstances, therefore, the 

 Committee does not ask for reappointment, and returns the balance 

 of the gi'ant herewith. A small amount of material, notably geiTnina- 

 tion stages of Macrozamia Frazeri and some stages in development of 

 the female cone of Bowenia spectabilis, has been secured and handed 

 to Mrs. Osborn for investigation. 



Museums. — Interim Report of the Committee, consisting of Pro- 

 fessor J. \. Green {Chairman), Mr. H. Bolton and Dr. 

 J. A. Clubb {Secretaries), Dr. F. A. Bather, Messrs. C. A. 

 BucKMASTER and M. D. Hill, Dr. W. E. Hoyle, Professors 



E. J. Garwood and P. JSTewberry, Sir Henry Miers, Sir 

 EiCHARD Temple, Mr. H. Hamshaw Thomas, Professor 



F. E. Weiss, Dr. Jessie White, Eev. H. Browne, Drs. 

 A. C. Haddon and H. S. Harrison, Mr. Herbert E. Eath- 

 BONE, and Dr. W. M. Tatters.'^ll, appointed to examine the 

 Character, Work, and Maintenance of Museums. 



The Committee have to report that their work has been suspended 

 for two years, owing to the absence of members upon active service 

 at home and abroad. Owing to the likelihood of the educational work 

 of museums being recognised under the Education Act of 1918, the 

 Committee are revising the several reports they had previously con- 

 sidered and bringing them up to date. A comprehensive statement 

 upon the whole question will be presented at the 1920 Meeting. 



The Committee present a. report upon the relation of Overseas 

 Museums to Education drawn up by the Secretary (Mr. H. Bolton) 

 and Dr. W. M. Tattersall. 



The Committee seek reappointment, with a grant of 151. 



