PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. i 



1. The Resolutions of the Conference held in Sydney on 2 1st 



August, 1919, shall cease to be operative from this day, 

 15th January, 1921. 



2. The National Research Council shall consist of not more 



than 100 members and shall contain two or more represen- 

 tatives of each of the following branches of Science and of 

 such others as may be determined from time to time by 

 the General Council of the Australasian Association for 

 the Advancement of Science :■ — Agriculture, Anthropology, 

 Astronomy. Botany, Chemistry, Engineering, Geography, 

 Geology, Mathematics, Meteorology, Pathology, Physics, 

 Physiology, Veterinary Science, Zoology, with the addition 

 of Economics and Statistics, Mental Science and Education, 

 and Mining and Metallurgy. 



3. The members of the provisional Council are hereby elected 

 members of the Research Council, together with Mr. G. H. 

 Knibbs and Mr. G. Lightfoot, representing Economics and 

 Statistics, Professor Laby, representing Physics, and 

 Messrs. R. Sticht and G. C. Klug, representing Mining 

 and Metallurgy. 



4. The members as defined in clause 3, shall co-opt additional 

 members within the numerical limit prescribed in rule 2, 

 and shall select such additional members in consultation with 

 the Presidents of the more important Scientific, Technical 

 and learned Associations and Societies of the Commonwealth. 



5. The Council may appoint as associate members scientific 



workers resident in Australia who are deemed likely to 

 confer benefit by their researches. 



6. The Council may appoint such standing committees and 



special committees as it deems requisite for national or 

 international purposes. 



7. The Council may appoint such office-bearers as it may 



determine, these shall hold office for a term of two years 

 and be re-eli^ible. 



