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MONDAY, 31st JANUARY, 1876. 



William Macleay, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



The business of the Annual Meeting was first proceeded with. 



The Honorary Treasurer, Mr. H. H. Burton Bradley, pre- 

 sented his report, showing (with balance carried forward from last 

 year of £91 10s. 2d.) gross collections amounting to £187 0s. 2d. . 

 and disbursements for rent, printing, &c, of £86 4s. 4d. ; and 

 leaving a balance forward of £100 15s. 10d., reducible by cheques 

 outstanding to £87 0s. lOd. He also presented a statement show- 

 ing subscriptions outstanding on 1st January, 1876, of £191 6s., 

 and mentioned that all accounts had been paid to 31st December 

 1875. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year was proceeded with, 

 and the following were chosen : — President, Mr. "William Macleay, 

 F.L.S. ; Vice-President, the Hon. Sir W. Macarthur, M.L.C. ; 

 Hon. Secretary, Commander Stackhouse, R.N. ; Hon Treasurer, 

 Mr. H. H. Burton Bradley. Council : Mr. H. C. Alleyne, M.D. ; 

 Professor Liversidge; Mr. James C. Cox, M.D.; Mr. E. P.Ramsay, 

 F.L.S. ; Mr. Alfred Roberts ; Mr. W. J. Stephens, M.A. 



A vote of thanks was passed to the office-bearers of the past 

 year. 



THE CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS. 



The Chairman read the following address : — 



The Linnean Society of New South Wales has now completed 

 the first year of its existence, and in accordance with a rule 

 observed by almost all societies of a simdar kind, I take the 

 opportunity of the annual meeting to give you an address upon 

 the progress of the Society and of Natural History generally 

 during the past year, but chiefly in what i^elates to Australia and 

 Australian surroundings. 



