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ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. lxxv. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECTIONS 



(IN ABSTRACT.) 



SECTION op ECONOMIC SCIENCE. 



This Section was constituted at a meeting of members of the 

 Royal Society, held on 24th April, 1901, under the presidency of 

 Professor Liversidge. 



The inaugural meeting was held on 26th June, when an 

 inaugural address was delivered by Richard Teece, Esq., p.i.a., 

 f.p.a., Chairman of the Section. A committee was appointed, 

 consisting of Messrs. J. W. Grimshaw, James Henderson, Joseph 

 Palmer, and A. Halloran. A paper was read by Mr. John 

 Plummer on "Old Age Pensions v. Popular Thrift." 



At the meeting held on 31st August, a paper was read by Mr. 

 T. T. Peterson on "A decimal monetary system." 



At the meeting held on 19th September, a paper was read by 

 Mr. Joseph Palmer on "A White Australia." A paper was also 

 read by Mr. C. A. Benbow on "The Pastoral Industry and our 

 Western lands." 



At the meeting held on 30th October, a paper was read by Mr. 

 A. Duckworth on "Commonwealth borrowings." 



At the meeting held on 27th November, a paper was read by 

 Mr. W. Pearse, entitled "State versus National Banks." 



The whole of the papers were printed by the authors for the 

 use of members of the Section, and to facilitate the discussion of 

 same at the meeting following that whereat the reading took place. 



The session closed with the November meeting. 



