690 president's address. 



which occurs in the Marsupials only in the case of the Wombats. 

 There seems to be little doubt that the ancestors of both the 

 placental Mammals and the Marsupials were Diphyodont, possess- 

 ing two series of teeth, and that the Marsupials have attained to 

 a practically monophyodont condition by the almost complete sup- 

 pression in all of them of the teeth of the second set ; while among 

 the higher Mammals such a suppression, which, as Kiikenthal 

 maintains, is never complete, is to be observed only in certain 

 exceptional groups. 



On the motion of Mr. Brazier a cordial vote of thanks was 

 accorded to the President for his interesting Address. 



In the unavoidable absence of the Hon. Treasurer the President 

 read the financial statement, which showed that on December 

 31st last there was a credit balance in the Bank of £175 10s. 2d. 

 in addition to the sum of £41 19s. held on account of the Macleay 

 Memorial Volume. The Treasurer also reported a considerable 

 amount due to the Society arising out of subscriptions in arrear. 



On the motion of Mr. Maiden it was unanimously resolved : — 

 "That the Members of the Society, having heard with sincere 

 regret of the death of the Rev. Dr. Woolls, desire to record their 

 warm appreciation of his enthusiastic and untiring efforts to 

 promote and popularise the study of Australian botany ; and 

 that the sympathy of this Meeting be respectfully tendered to 

 Mrs. Woolls." 



On the motion of Mr. Garland it was unanimously resolved : — 

 "That this Meeting desires to record its approval of the arrange- 

 ments, financial and otherwise, made by the Council for carrying 

 out the recommendations of the last Annual Meeting respecting 

 the Macleay Memorial Volume." 



