2 The N.Z. Journal of Science and Technology. [Jan. 
It was resolved that a Journal of Science, of royal octavo size, he 
published quarterly,* and that papers which cannot conveniently he published 
in the Journal be issued under the heading “ Dominion of New Zealand— 
Board of Science and Art'—Bulletin No. 1 ” (2, &c.), and that these papers 
be issued in demy quarto. 
These proposals do not affect serial scientific papers already issued by 
certain Departments, such as the Journal of Agriculture , the Bulletins and 
Palaeontological Bulletins of the Geological Survey Department, and the 
Bulletins of the Dominion Museum, which are already of one or other of the 
standard sizes adopted by the Board, and by their issue in serial form are 
already well known to librarians and to scientific workers. The resolutions 
have the effect of bringing the other scientific publications of the Government 
under similar serial forms, and making them more readily available without 
increasing the cost of their publication. Short papers are to appear in the 
Journal , while longer papers are to be printed as bulletins. All papers are to 
be credited to the Departments responsible for their preparation. 
The scheme outlined above provides for the publication in serial form 
not only of departmental reports which are of scientific value, but also of 
other papers from non-departmental sources the publication of which is 
desirable in the public interest. The Board of Science and Art has already 
considered several such papers, and has recommended to the Government 
the publication of the following as bulletins :— 
A. B. Jamieson, National Research Scholar. “ The Technical 
Analysis of Auckland Clays.” 
R. Rands, National Research Scholar. “ Utilization cf the Brown 
Coals of Canterbury.” 
Portobello Marine Fish - hatchery Board, Marine Department. 
“ Report on the History and Progress of the Portobello Marine 
Fish-hatchery.” 
G. M. Thomson. “ A History of Acclimatization in New Zealand.’ 
J. C. Andersen. “ The Place-names of Banks Peninsula.” 
Since the proposal of a Journal of Science for the primary purpose of 
publishing short departmental papers was first mooted, the need of a popular 
journal focussing the more favourable attitude to science created by the 
war has become manifest. Shortage of paper in itself would prevent the 
issue of such a journal at the present time, but to meet in a small way this 
need it has been decided to include in the present journal articles of a more 
popular nature than was originally contemplated. Acting on a suggestion 
made by the Technological Section of the Wellington Philosophical Society, 
and endorsed by the Publication Committee of the Board of Science and ' 
Art, the Hon. the Minister of Internal Affairs has approved of the alteration 
of the title from that originally proposed (Dominion Journal of Science) to 
New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology. 
With the shortage of paper in the Dominion and the distraction of many 
of the scientific men with work imposed by the war, the present may not 
seem the most auspicious time to launch a new journal. On the other hand, 
the problem of the organization of scientific and industrial research, of 
which the co-ordination of the Government scientific papers and reports is 
a part, is one that brooks no delay, and the sooner the scheme adopted by 
the Board of Science and Art is before the public and the Government 
Departments in a tangible form the sooner it will be properly understood 
and the necessary co-operation obtained. The scientific public of the 
Dominion is invited to support the journal both by subscriptions and by 
forwarding suitable matter to the Editors. 
* It has been decided to published this Journal six times yearly. 
