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ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING. 



August 26th, 1914. 

 Mr. W. S. Dun, President, in the Chair. 



The President referred to the decease of Sir Normand 

 MacLaurin on 24th inst., the senior surviving Original Member 

 of the Society, enrolled in 1874. After perusing the well-de- 

 served tributes to Sir Normand's worth, in many capacities, in 

 the newspapers of the last two days, the President said that 

 Members would be able to realise afresh his kindness in attend- 

 ing the Meeting of the Society in June of last year, to unveil a 

 portrait of his old friend, the late Professor W. J. Stephens, 

 painted and presented by Miss Stephens. Speaking from per- 

 sonal knowledge of the men by whom, and the circumstances 

 under which, the Society was launched nearly forty years ago, 

 and under the stimulating influence of an appreciative audience 

 and a congenial subject. Sir Normand, by his genial presence and 

 by his admirable address, contributed in greatest measure to 

 the success of one of the most notable Meetings the Society had 

 ever held. 



On the motion of the President, it was resolved, that an 

 expression of the Society's regret, of its appreciation of Sir 

 Normand's long connection with the Society, and of sympathy 

 should be tendered to Dr. Charles M. MacLaurin. 



The Donations and Exchanges received since the previous 

 Monthly Meeting (29th July, 1914), amounting to 16 Vols, 67 

 Parts or Nos., 6 Bulletins, and 1 Pamphlet, received from 

 53 Societies, etc., were laid upon the table. 



NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Mr. W. W. Froggatt showed a number of loose plates from 

 "Gould's Mammals of Australia"; and a series of Loranths from 

 the interior. 



