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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27th, 1909. 



The Ordinary Monthly Meeting of the Society was held in 

 the Linnean Hall, Ithaca Road, Elizabeth Bay, on Wednesday 

 evening, October 27th, 1909. 



Mr. C. Hedley, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



ANNOUNCEMENTS. 



(1) A Special General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, No- 

 vember 24th, at 8 o'clock, before the Ordinary Monthly Meeting 

 on the same date. Business: (l)the confirmation of the amend" 

 ment of Rules xvi., xxi., and xxiii. (detailed in the Abstract for 

 September); and (2) the election of an Auditor, for which position, 

 Mr. F. H. Rayment, E.O.P. A., will be nominated, on the Council's 

 recommendation. 



(2) Professor David's lecture to the Society on the Scientific 

 Results of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09, will be 

 delivered in the Geological Lecture Theatre, at the University, 

 on Wednesday, November 10th, 1909, at 8 p.m. Tickets of 

 admission will be sent to Members with the Abstract. 



(3) The Council is prepared to receive applications for 

 three Linneau Macleay Fellowships, tenable for one year from 

 April 1st, 1910, from qualified Candidates. Applications should 

 be in the hands of the Secretary on or before 30th November, 

 1909, who will afi'ord all necessary information to intending 

 Candidates. 



The Donations and Exchanges received since the previous 

 Monthly Meeting, amounting to 10 Vols., 74 Parts or Nos., 20 

 Bulletins, 1 Report and 14 Pamphlets, received from 46 Societies, 

 &c., and one private donor, were laid upon the table. 



