10 president's address. 



Jan. 1.3th, 1S75. — At 4 p.m. Masters went with me to the Annual General 

 Meeting of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. The meeting was 

 well attended. The Officers and Council for the year were appointed, and 

 the last -Monday of each month fixed for the Ordinary Meetings. I was 

 re-elected to the Presidency. 



Jan. 22nd. — Purchased yesterday for presentation to the Linnean Society 

 a very nice microscope. Our first meeting is on Monday; as I have not 

 prepared any address, I wish to give something as a substitute. 



Jan. 25th. — Went to town at 8 o'clock to attend the Linn. Soc. Meeting. 

 The attendance was good (16). Brazier described some shells, Ramsay a 

 new bird, and I read some notes on the Entozoa of the Sunfish, and exhibited 

 the animals. I also presented a microscope.* 



This interesting account leaves little to be desired, except that 

 it does not disclose the identity of the member who was respon- 

 sible for the choice of the Society's name; though apparently it 

 was not Sir William. The Society possesses a copy of the Rules 

 adopted at the Meeting held on 5th November, 1874, but lacks a 

 copy of the circular referred to above in the entry for 31st 

 October. Perhaps some of the older Members may be in a 

 position to afford some' additional information, or, it may be, to 

 find a cop}'' of the circular; and if so, the Secretary will be grate- 

 ful for their co-operation. 



The first edition of the Rules, bearing date 1874, includes the 

 names of the first Officers and Council, and the names and 

 addresses of the Original Members, numbering 107. The first 

 Officers were : — President, Wm. Macleay, F.L.S.: Vice-President, 

 The Hon. Sir Wm. Macarthur, M.L.C. : Council, H. G. Alleyne, 

 M.D., J. C. Cox, M.D., F.L.S., H. H. Kater, Captain A. A. W. 

 Onslow, R.N., E. P. Ramsay, C.M.Z.S., W. J. Stephens, M.A.: 

 Secretary, Commander T. Stackhouse, R.N. : Treasurer, H. H. 

 Burton Bradley. 



Of the Original Members, only eight survive or have main- 

 tained their connection with the Society. 



* Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, i. p. 13. This instrument, together with the larger one 

 by Ross, subsequently presented to the Society by Sir William, perished in the Garden 

 Palace fire. 



