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ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING. 



April 24th, 1912. 



Mr. W. W. Froggatt, F.L.8., President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. E. Breakwell, B.A., B.Sc, Sydney; A. Cayzer, Leich- 

 hardt; E. 8. Edwards, M.A., Sydney; Llewkllyx George Irby, 

 Sydney; Leopold L. Palmer, Rockhampton: Captain Robert 

 Smith, Sydney; and R. K. Spencer, Sydney, were elected 

 Ordinary Members of the Society. 



The President announced that, under the provisions of Rule 

 XXV., the Council had elected Mr. T. Steel, F.L.S., Mr. A. H. 

 Lucas, M. A., B.Sc, Mr. J. R. Garland, M.A., and Mr. C. Hedley, 

 F.L.S., to be Vice-Presidents; and Mr. J. H. Campbell [Royal 

 Mint, Macquarie Street] to be Hon. Treasurkr, for the current 

 Session. 



The Donations and Exchanges received since the previous 

 Monthly Meeting 1 27th March, 1912), amounting too Vols, 

 62 Parts or Nos., 10 Bulletins, 2 Rei)orts, and 19 Pamphlets, 

 received from 43 Societies, &c,, and two Individuals, were laid 

 upon the table. 



NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Di'. Chapman communicated some observations on the effect of 

 burning on an apricot tree, which served to demonstrate the 

 formati(m of complete Howers and leaves in the buds oji the 

 .stems, before the leaves fall, six months previous to the blossom- 

 ing in spring. 



Mr. A. R. McCidloch exhibited, by permission of the Curator 

 of the Australian Museum, a specimen of the large land crab, 

 Cardisoma carnijkv Herbst, which he liad collected at Murray 

 Island, Torres Strait. The species had not been previously 

 recognised from Australia. 



