ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7807, 11 September 1903, Page 2

ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

;■ _„ — .. ..#>. ..m.i . •■"•,- . ■■-■■: POST-GRADUATE RBSBAB^ Uttit^ P»m A«ocj»tioa— By Ktrtri* \ T#l«fx»pl»— Obpyrifbi. (Received September 11, 7.47 •.m>)k ! LONDON, September 10. 7 Sir Norman Locjkyer ha* been installed > as pretfderitV the British Allocation for / the' Advancement of Science. ~ln the course of bit prwßdwatiil »ddrei»> he de^ clared that tTreftty-fow million rterlUigwM required to plao* Britinh 1 Universifef fthica- "\ , tion on a par with the United St«te» vui Germany, eight nuUfon being required lot th« conrtrootion nn4 lixtecn million forth* K and equipment of po»t'gri4wt« { vresearch, which waa a« wiential ;^ba*Uechip». The constitution' o! * Beie»<a^p -, ■ National CottncUrwa* m ewential for in- ; : ; dußtrial commercial projgresji a» natipnaljie. fwace^wai for tU« national fafctjr. JCr &. ; ; J, Baifbur will l» the wext prwicttnt. ; The South: African States wilSj baßtrih«t« \~ £60UO towarcfi-jhe holdutg vt* tht I^os meeting :i» South Afticav , V J• v j; Th« "Timea" laya that Sir Norman to^kyer haj overrated' an ex<jßllent case. No Govenwn*»t. would subinit'.jav ? ii6heme of Bucbj»Toportion», but Sir Nprnfim Lockyer'a protest against the existing 1 conditions will initiate an important movement for tb« increase of nationial scientific training. -■ The ♦' Sianda^i " eh wa<?ieriseP the proposal as clapt^ap^^_^^^ ; .