b JAMES NANGLE. 



8. A meeting of the members, as defined in clause 3, shall be 

 held in Sydney not later than May, 1921, for the purpose 

 indicated in rule 4, and a meeting of the whole Council so 

 constituted shall meet as soon as possible thereafter for the 

 purposes indicated in rules 5, 6, 7, and for the formulation 

 of by-laws and any other necessary business. 



9. Members unable to attend any such meeting may com- 

 municate their views beforehand in writing to the 

 Honorary Secretary, and all such communications shall 

 receive full consideration at the meeting. 



10. Every member and associate member shall retain his mem- 

 bership for life unless it be terminated (1) by his resigna- 

 tion, (2) by his ceasing to reside in Australia, (3) by vote 

 of at least two-thirds of the members. 



1 1 . The Council shall submit a full report of its work and pro- 



ceedings to the Australasian Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science on the occasion of each meeting of the 

 Association. 



1 2. Until other arrangements are made for the financial support 

 of the Council, each member thereof shall be liable to con. 

 tribute the sum of £2. 2s. per annum, and each associate 

 member £\. Is. per annum. 



13. That the Provisional Executive Committee be asked to 



continue to act pro tern, till the Council has appointed its 

 office-bearers. 



The Australian National Research Council, now in process 

 of formation in accordance with these resolutions, will be 

 <i body thoroughly representative of Australian scientific 

 opinion. In addition to being the Australian unit in the 

 international organisation concerned with questions of 

 international co-operation in scientific affairs, it is to be 

 confidently hoped that the Council will have an important 

 influence in encouraging scientific research in Australia. 



