ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



FOR THE YEAR, 1909. 



The Council herewith presents to Members of the Society the 

 Annual Report and Details of Receipts and Expenditure for the 

 year 1909. 



The following Meetings were held : — 



March 4th. — Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. At 

 the close of the Annual Meeting an Ordinary Meeting was held. 

 Papers read: 1. "Preliminary Communication on Fifty-three 

 Tasmanian Crania, Forty-two of which are recorded for the first 

 time," by Professor R. J. A. Berry, M.D., F.R.S.E., and A. W. D. 

 Robertson, M.B., B.S. Exhibits : Mr. F. Chapman exhibited a 

 large example of Cypraea sphaerodo?fia, Tate (146 mm. long), from 

 the Tertiary of Muddy Creek, and Corals, Placotrochiis deltoideus^ 

 Duncan, from the Tertiary of Balcombes Bay, collected by R. H. 

 Annear ; also on behalf of the National Museum a collection of 

 Fossil Corals showing method of growth. 



April loth. — Paper read : " On a new species of Leperditia 

 from the Silurian of Yass, New South Wales," by F. Chapman, 

 A.L.S. Exhibits : Professor E. W. Skeats showed a collection 

 of Mineral and Rock specimens from Kangaroo Island, S. Aus- 

 tralia, and Mt. Morgan, Queensland. 



May 13th. — Papers read: 1. "Contributions to the Flora of 

 Australia, No. 11, ' by Professor A. J. Ewart, D.Sc, Ph.D., Dr. 

 Jean White, and Miss Bertha Rees ; with Appendices by J. R. 

 Tovey and J. W\ Audas. 2. " Descriptions of Two Terrestrial 

 Species of Talitridae from Victoria," by O. A. Sayce, Exhibits : 

 Professor E. W. Skeats exhibited two remarkable examples of 

 Ropy Basalt. Mr. A. D. Hardy showed specimens of Casuarma 

 disiyla showing monoecious habit and Freshwater Alga {Tetmem- 

 orus brevissoni) showing zygospore. 



June 10th. — Papers rend: 1. " Description of a new Marine 

 Shell of the genus Larina," by J. H. Gatlifif and C. J. GaVjriel. 

 2. " Additions to the Catalogue of the Marine Shells of Victoria," 



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