684 president's address. 



During the year nine Ordinar}' Members were elected, and five 

 resigned. Three Corresponding Members were elected — Dr. R. 

 Broom, B.Sc, C.M.Z.S., of Pearston, South Africa, Mr. T>. 

 Me Alpine, of Melbourne, and Mr. E. Meyrick, B.A., F.Z.S., of 

 Marlborough, England. One Ordinary Member and one Corres- 

 ponding Member were removed by death. 



Mr. James B. Garland, who died on May 23rd, 1902, at the 

 early age of 31, became a Member of the Society in 1899. In 

 Nature-study he found a hobby, and in following it up he had 

 harvested much knowledge of plants and animals at firsthand by 

 his own patient observations. 



Mr. Richard C. Rossiter, who was elected a Corresponding- 

 Member in December, 1881, died on 16th January, 1903, at 

 Noumea, aged 62 years. He was an enthusiastic conchologist, 

 and, during a residence of about thirty j^ears in Noumea, he 

 succeeded in amassing a very fine collection of shells from New 

 Caledonia and contiguous islands. In 1881 (Proc. vi. 817) Mr. 

 Rossiter communicated to this Society "A List of the Cyprseidie 

 found on the Coast of New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands," 

 comprising sixty species, based largely on his own collection. 



Part i of the Proceedings for 1901, and three Parts of the 

 Proceedings for 1902 were issued during last year. All but the 

 last few sheets of the concluding Part of the Volume for 1902 

 have been printed off, and it is expected that the Part will be 

 ready for issue within the ensuing fortnight. Forty-three papers, 

 including Part i. of a " Census Muscorum Australiensis," issued 

 separately as a Supplement to Part 3, will be found to be com- 

 prised in the Proceedings for 1902. 



The additions to the library during the period November 28th, 

 1901, to November 27th, 1902, amount to 981, received by gift 

 or exchange from 181 Societies, Institutions, &c., and fourteen 

 Individuals. The complete list for the period mentioned will be 

 found at the end of the Volume. 



The Bacteriologist during last year was engaged chiefly in con- 

 tinuing his researches on the subject of bacteria in relation to gum- 



