Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1916-07-07 | Page 7 | To Save Meteorites

To Save Meteorites. The South African Journal of S.-i- j eti.-e r-oords th.- steps that have bi-'ii thus far tak.-u at the su-.i-sti.iii of the : Si.utli African As.socimiou for the Ad- ; Miiu-.-iio-iit of Science, to obtain letis- j lation in various countries relative to the preservation of meteorites in the interests of science. The comniitee of ! s.ftious A iin.l 0 of the p.ritMi asso-.iatiim asso-.iatiim ii.liipte.1 the following resolution resolu-tion at tin- Au-tralia inivtins: "That In view of the fact that meteorites ! which convey Information of world-, wide !mi.ortaiice are sometimes dis-M.,sl dis-M.,sl of privately in such a way as to deprive the public of this inforina-. inforina-. tinn, the council be ruested to take su.-h steps as may initiate International Interna-tional legislation to the matter."