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PRESIDENTS ADDRESS. 



Acting on the President's suggestion, it was unanimously 

 resolved, on the motion of Mr. C. Hedley, seconded by Dr. 

 Woohiough, that the very lieartiest congratulations of the Mem- 

 bers assembled at the Annual General Meeting on behalf of the 

 Society, should be tendered to Professor and Mrs. David on the 

 safe return of the former with the other members of the Expedi- 

 tion led by Lieutenant Shackleton, together with an expression 

 of their appreciation of the admirable manner in which the 

 Expedition had carried out its arduous work, and the magnificent 

 results achieved. 



As Mr. Lucas had received an official invitation to represent 

 the Society at the Lord Mayor's Reception on Thursday night, 

 1st prox., it was resolved also, with the concurrence of the 

 President elect, that the retiring President be deputed to deliver 

 the Society's congratulations and message to Prof. David at the 

 Lord Mayor's gathering. 



On the invitation of the President, Rev. Joseph Capra, Doctor 

 of Science and Agriculture, a visitor from Milan, briefly addressed 

 the Meeting. The speaker said that, as some impromptu remarks 

 on forestry questions, made on his arrival in Sydney, had 

 attracted notice, he thought he could most suitably utilise the 

 invitation extended to him by stating what repentant Italy \\ as 

 attempting to do in the way of reafforestation. Legislation was 



