xlviii. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



It was proposed and carried, that the following gentle- 

 men be elected a Committee with power to add to their 

 number. 



Dr. H.G. Chapman, Dr. J. B. Cleland, Mr. G. P. Darnell 

 Smith, b.Sc, Mr. J. H. Maiden, i.s.o., f.r.s., Mr. H. W. 

 Potts, f.c.s., Prof. Douglas Stewart, b.v.Sc, Prof. R. 

 Watt, m.a., and the Chairman and the Hon. Sec. ex officio. 



The Inaugural Meeting of the Section was held on Tues- 

 day, July 25th, 1916, at 8 p.m., when a large number of 

 members and visitors were present. 



Mr. F. B. Guthrie, f.i.c, the Chairman of the Section, 

 declared the Section formed and hoped that it would have 

 a long and prosperous career. He trusted that the watch- 

 word of the Section would be "Informality," as the formal 

 reading of papers was not proposed. The idea was to 

 discuss all subjects bearing upon Agriculture in the most 

 free and informal manner. Any notes of interest com- 

 municated by members would make profitable subjects for 

 discussion, and the same would apply to any experiences 

 met with by agriculturalists, orchardists, horticulturalists 

 and others. The chief benefits would arise from the broad, 

 open untrammelled discussion of any matter of interest. 

 The Section might have short lecturettes given by anyone 

 specially interested in any particular subject, and these 

 might afford opportunities for discussion. Certain subjects 

 might be put forward as ideas rather than as being part of 

 a programme. These include Education, Forestry, Soil- 

 surveys, Prices of Food, and the formation of a Federal 

 Bureau of Agriculture. Each or all of these might be 

 discussed in a purely scientific and non-party spirit. 



The Chairman's remarks led to a discussion, in which the 

 following gentlemen took part : — Messrs. J. H. Maiden, 

 A. J. Sach, A. Yates, Rumsey, E. Oheel, Saunders, A. B. 



