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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30th, 1899. 



The Ordinary Monthly Meeting of the Society was held at 

 the Linnean Hall, Ithaca Road, Elizabeth Bay, on Wednesday 

 evening, August 30th, 1899. 



The Hon. James Norton, LL.D., M.L.C., President, in the 

 Chair. 



Mrs. Louisa Ross, St. Peter's, Armidale, N.S.W., was elected 

 an Associate Member; and Mr. John L. Bookman, Leichhardt, 

 Mr. Robert Grant, Department of Public Health, Sydney, Mr. 

 Henry Malthouse, Camperdown, and the Pvev. E. Stanley 

 Wilkinson, M.A., Bowral, were elected Ordinary Members of 

 the Society. 



The President made the following announcement: — Members 

 desirous of taking a course of instruction in Bacteriology are 

 requested to forward their names to the Secretary, who will afford 

 information as to fees and other matters. As there are only two 

 vacancies, application should be made without delay. 



donations. 



Department of Agriculture, Brisbane — Queensland Agricul- 

 tural Journal. Vol. v. Part 2 (August, 1899). From the Under 

 ^Secretary for Agriculture. 



Australian Museum, Sydney — Catalogue No. xvii. (1899) : 

 Memoir iii. The Atoll of Funafuti. Part 9 (August, 1899) : 

 Report of the Trustees for the Year 1898. From the Trustees. 



