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tician, while each State will be expected to provide its own 

 handbook. The Commonwealth Government, at the 

 instance of a sympathetic Prime Minister, and the general 

 approval of Parliament, has undertaken to provide £15,000 

 towards the expense of bringing out at least 150 leading 

 scientists, and is also providing the funds necessary to 

 send an organising secretary to England to confer with the 

 British Association in regard to all arrangements. Pro- 

 vision is also being made by the Commonwealth Govern- 

 ment to have reports of the various meetings specially 

 prepared and despatched to the London Press in order that 

 the fullest benefit may be secured from the visit. Such 

 enlightened and generous action must be regarded as a 

 graceful tribute to science, but it is not too much to say, 

 that the advantage of having amongst us, in a semi-official 

 capacity, an assemblage composed of some of Britain's 

 brightest scientific intellects, who will be able to make a 

 first-hand acquaintance with the wonderful resources of 

 this magnificent country, must ultimately be a tenfold 

 advantage to Australia. 



It has been decided that the main party will visit 

 Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, and an endeavour is 

 being made to arrange for some of the Association's mem- 

 bers to visit all the remaining States of Australia and the 

 Dominion of New Zealand. 



The British Association has been notified that it is the 

 desire of the Federal Council, that about twenty invited 

 Dominion and Foreign guests should be included in the 

 official party if such can be arranged, and while the selec- 

 tion of such guests and the ultimate decision as to their 

 number must be left to the British Association, suggestions 

 are being made as to the scientists who would be specially 

 welcome. The local Science Committee has already 

 attended to the matter for this State, and submitted a list 



