General Meeting of Members.

A preliminary meeting of all members of Congress was held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 28, in the Physics Lecture Room, for the purpose of receiving notices.

Notices re such general matters as Badges, printed programme Congress, Secretary's Office, Notice Board, Men's and Women's lounge and retiring rooms, etc., were given out by the Congress Secretary.

It was announced that the University Club had kindly offered privileges of membership to visiting delegates. Readers of papers were asked to prepare abstracts of their papers for the Press, to be handed in at the Secretary's office. It was stated that the Editors of the “Journal of Science and Technology” were willing to publish those Congress papers which were not of too technical a nature. Secretaries of Sections were asked to take minutes of their sectional meetings for incorporation in the Congress minute book. The invitation from the Rev. Dr. Merrington and the Church Officers of the Presbyterian First Church for Members of Congress to be present at the Sunday evening service was announced.

A preliminary announcement was made of certain Sectional and general excursions, and members desirous of attending these excursions were asked to hand in their names. The Timetable for the day was indicated as follows:—The Sectional committees would meet at 12 o'clock to arrange sectional timetables, and times of presidential addresses and of the Joint discussions. It was agreed that each committee would consist of the President, Vice President, and Secretary of the Section with one or two other co-opted members. Sectional meetings would start at 2.30 p.m. that day. In the evening a Public

Meeting would be held in the Physics Lecture Room at 8 p.m. at which the Mayor of Dunedin would accord a Civic Reception to members of Congress, the Hector Medal would be presented to Mr. Aston, and Dr. Marshall would give his Presidential Address.