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ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING. 



October 25th, 1910. 



Mr. A. G. Hamilton, President, in tlie Chair. 



The President announced that the Council was prepared to 

 receive applications for four Linnean Macleay Fellowships, 

 tenable for one year from April 1st, U)17, from qualified Candi- 

 dates. Applications should be lodged with the Secretary, who. 

 would afford all necessary information to intending Candidates, 

 not later than 30th November, 1916. 



The President expressed the regret of Membei's on hearing of 

 the accident to Major David while serving with the troops in 

 France. 



A letter from Mr. G. H. Aurousseau, of Cremorne, was read, 

 by request furnishing information about Lieutenant Marcel 

 Aurousseau, a Member of the Society, who had been wounded in 

 France, and who had been awarded the Military Cross. 



The President offered the cordial congratulations of Members 

 to Mr. C. Hedley, F.L.S., on the award of the Syme Prize for 

 1916, by the University of Melbourne. 



The President, with regret, formally announced the decease of 

 Mr. Edgar A. Smith, I.S.O., the Society's senior Corresponding 

 Member, on July 22nd, 1916. 



The Donations and Exchanges received since the previous 

 Monthly Meeting (27th September, 1916), amounting to 2 Vols., 

 69 Parts or Nos., 5 Bulletins, one Report, and 7 Pamphlets, 

 received from 42 Societies, etc., and two private donors, wex^e 

 laid upon the table, 



