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Section B.—Chemistry and Mineralogy. 
Section C.—Geology and Paleontology. 
Section D.—Biology. 
Section E.—Geography. 
Section F.—Economic Science and Statistics. 
Section G.—Anthropology. 
Section H.—Medical and Sanitary Science. 
Section I.—Literature and the Fine Arts. 
Section J.—Social Science. 
The rights and privileges of membership should be in the 
main similar to those afforded by the British Association, 
subject to revision and alteration after the first meeting 
of the proposed Australasian Association for the Advance- 
ment of Science. 
Should the proposal meet with approval, it will be necessary to 
take immediate steps in order that all arrangements may be ready 
for 1888. 
If the General Committee were appointed on the basis suggested, 
viz., one delegate to each 100 members or less, the total number of 
such representatives would be about twenty-five to thirty, since 
there are some twenty recognized Scientific Societies in the 
Australasian Colonies, and the number of members between 2,500 
and 3,000. 
From the above numbers it does not appear unreasonable to 
expect a sufficient number of papers to make the meeting a success. 
In addition to the papers, excursions would of course be organized 
to various places of interest, such as the Jenolan, Wambeyan, and 
other Caves, the Blue Mountains, and similar places of interest to 
geologists. 
Probably the best and most suitable place for the general and 
other meetings would be the University, as it is the only building 
in Sydney which possesses a sufficiently large hall and the requisite 
rooms for the sectional meetings. 
