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ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING. 



May 30th, 1917. 



Dr. H. G. Chapman, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Ernest G. Jacobs, Sydney, and Mr, G. H. Hurlstone 

 Hardy, Hobart, were elected Ordinary Members of the Society. 



The President made regretful reference to the decease of two 

 Members — Mr. Dene B. Fry, elected in 1913, a young biologist 

 of great promise, killed in action in France on April 9th, 1917; 

 and Mr. Alfred James North, elected in 1886, Ornithologist of 

 the Australian Museum, who died on May 6th, 1917. On the 

 President's motion, it was resolved that letters expressive of the 

 regret and of the sympathy of Members should be sent to Mr. 

 Fry, senr., and to Mrs. North. 



The President offered the Society's congratulations to Mr. R. 

 J. Tillyard, M.A., B.JSc, F.L.S., on the recent award of the 

 Crisp Medal and Prize of X30 to him by the Council of the 

 Linnean Society of London. 



The President gave a brief summary of the pendulum-investi- 

 gations in a disused mine at Cobar, N.S.W., initiated by the 

 Rev. Father Pigot, of Riverview College; and pointed out that, 

 in order to complete the work, a sum of £60 per annum for tlie 

 next two years, was required, to provide photographic paper, 

 and the services of a local assistant to attend to the necessary 

 changes thereof. It was proposed to establish a fund for this 

 purpose; and he appealed for contributions, which might be sent 

 to the Secretary or to himself. 



The Donations and Exchanges received since the previous 

 Monthly Meeting (25th April, 1917), amounting to 6 Vols., 79 

 Parts or Nos., 18 Bulletins, 2 Reports, and 4 Pamphlets, re- 

 ceived from 43 Societies, etc., were laid upon the table. 



