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ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING. 



April 28th, 1915. 



Mr. A. G. Hamilton, President, in the Chair. 



Miss Constance E. M. Le Plasthiek, Lindfield; and Mr. 

 Harry Stephens, B.Sc.Agr., Biological Branch, Department of 

 Agriculture, Sydney, were elected Ordinary Members of the 

 Society. 



The President announced that the Council had elected Messrs. 

 A. H. Lucas, M.A., B.Sc, C. Hedley, F.L.S., W. W. Froggatt, 

 F.L.S., and W. S. Dun, to be Vice-Presidents ; Mr. J. H. 

 Campbell, [Royal Mint, Macquarie Street] to be Hon. Trea- 

 surer; and Mr. A. F. Basset Hull to be a Member of the Council 

 [to fill an extraordinary vacancy, occasioned by the decease of 

 Mr. J. R. Garland], for the current Session. 



The President referred to the recent news of the award, for 

 1915, of the Linnean Gold Medal, by the Linnean Society of 

 London, to Mr. J. H. Maiden, FL.S.; and it was resolved that 

 the hearty congratulations of the Society should be tendered to 

 the recipient. 



The President, in addressing some valedictory remarks to Mr. 

 Gilbert Goldfinch, a Member present, who expected to leave 

 shortly with the Third Contingent of troops, gave expression to 

 the good wishes of Members for his welfare, and for his safe 

 return. 



The Donations and Exchanges received since the previous 

 Monthly Meeting (31st March, 1915), amounting to 5 Vols., 

 40 Parts or Nos., 7 Bulletins, 2 Reports, and 10 Pamphlets, 

 received from 36 Societies, etc., were laid upon the table. 



