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Mr. C. Hedley and Dr J. Shirley delegates from Royal Society of Queens- 

 land. 

 Professor T. W. Edgeworth David and Mr. C. Hedley delegates from Eoyal 



Society of South Australia. 

 Professor W. A. Has well and Mr. C. Hedley delegates from Eoyal Society 



of Tasmania. 

 Professor Orme Masson delegate from Eoyal Society of Victoria. 

 Professor W. E. Cooke and Mr. J. H. Maiden delegates from Eoyal Society 



of Western Australia. 

 Professor T. W. Edgeworth David and J. H. Maiden delegates from 



Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. 

 Mr. J. J. Fletcher and Dr. A. B. Walkom delegates from Linnean Society 



of New South Wales. 

 Professor Orme Masson delegate from Commonwealth Institute of Science 



and Industry. 



RESOLUTIONS: — 



1. That this meeting proceed to nominate a provisional Aus- 

 tralian National Research Council. 



2 That each important branch of science in Australia be 

 represented on the Council. 



3. That the branches of science to be represented include : — 

 Agriculture, Anthropology, Astronomy, Botany, Chemistry, 

 Engineering, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Meteorology, 

 Pathology, Physics, Physiology, Veterinary Science, Zoology. 



4. That there be two representatives of each of these sciences 

 on the National Council. 



5. That the representatives of the provisional Australian 

 National Research Council be : — 



1. Agriculture — 



A. E. V. Eichardson, m.a., B.Sc. (Victoria) 

 Professor E. D. Watt, M.A., B.Sc. (New South Wales) 



2. Anthropology — 



C. Hedley, f.l.s. (New South Wales) 



Sir Baldwin Spencer, K.C.M.G., M.A., D.Sc, F.R.s. (Victoria) 



3. Astronomy — 



J. M. Baldwin, m.a., d.Sc (Victoria) 



Professor W. E. Cooke, m.a., f.r.a.s. (New South Wales) 



4. Botany — 



J. H. Maiden, l.s.o., f.r.s., f.l.s. (New South Wales) 

 Professor T. G. B. Osborn, M.Sc, (South Australia) 



