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William Macleay in any capacity in which we are entitled to 

 speak of him publicly, is, as we all know, of the deepest interest. 



In the unavoidable absence of the Hon. Treasurer, the Secre- 

 tary, on his behalf, presented the balance sheet for the j^ear 1903; 

 and on the motion of Mr. C. Hedley it was received and adopted. 

 The Society's income for the year ended December 31st, 1903, 

 was XI, 008 9s. 6d; the expenditure £1,075 3s. Id.; with a credit 

 balance of ,£43 13s. 7d. from the previous year, leaving a debit 

 balance of £23. The income of the Bacteriological Department 

 was £554; and the expenditure £533 9s. 6d.; with a credit 

 balance of £194 2s. 5d. from the previous year, leaving a credit 

 balance of £214 12s. lid. In regard to the Macleay Fellowships 

 Account (Capital), the sum of £33,250 had been received from 

 Sir William Maclea3^'s executors, and invested at 4 per cent. 



No nominations of other Candidates having been received, the 

 President declared the following elections for the current Session 

 to have been duly made : — 



President: T. Storie Dixson, M.B., Ch.M. 



Members of Council (to fill five vacancies) : Messrs. W. S. 

 Dun, Prof. W. A. Haswell, D.Sc, F.R.S., Hon. James Norton, 

 LL.D., M.L.C., Perceval R. Pedley, Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S. 



Auditors : Messrs. Duncan Carson and Edward G. W. Palmer, 

 J.P. 



On the motion of Mr. A. H. Lucas, a cordial vote of thanks 

 was accorded to the President for his interestino^ Address. 



ADDENDA. 



Page 11, line 20, for in the original Charter of 1858, read in the Act of 

 Incorporation of 1850, and the Eoyal Charter of 1858. 



Page 21, line 28, add' The Caird Scholarship of ^50 for the encouragement 

 of the study of Chemistry, tenable for one year, is available for post- 

 graduate research work provided there is "no available Candidate at the 

 Second Year Examination." 



