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was for many years Director of the Deutsche Seewarte, Hamburg. 

 In 1857, with tlie assistance of Maximilian, King of Bavaria, and 

 Alexander von Humboldt, he founded the Flagstaff Magnetical 

 and Meteorological Observatory in the Flagstaff Gardens, Mel- 

 bourne. This he managed for nearly seven years, and during 

 this time he made a magnetic survey of the country up to the 

 foot of Mt. Kosciusko, Six years were then spent in preparing 

 his results for publication, and they appeared in two large 

 volumes. Neumayer was the recipient of honours from all over 

 the civilized world and was elected an honorary member of our 

 'Society in 1855. 



Sir Charles Todd, K.C.M.G., F.R.S., for many years Deputy 

 Postmaster-General of South Australia, was elected an Honorary 

 Member in 1856. His great work was the establishment of the 

 Overland Telegraph from Adelaide to Port Darwin. 



We have also to record the death of Dr. E. B. Heffernan, 

 M.D., B.S., and A. L. Mills, members of the Society, and R. J. 

 Larking, an Associate, all of whom weie long supporters of the 

 Society, but took no active part in its administration. 



The following publications were issued during the year : " Pro- 

 ceedings," Vol. XXL, Pt. 2; and Vol. XXIL, Pt. 1. 



During the year the Council found it necessary to approach 

 the Government as a deputation with a request for a special 

 grant to permit of the publication of a large series of plates in 

 illustration of the paper contributed by Professor R. J. A. 

 Berry and Dr. A. W. \). Robertson on Fifty-three Tasmanian 

 Crania, read before the Society in March last. The Chief Sec- 

 retary, the Hon. J. Murray, and the Treasurer, the Hon. W. A. 

 Watt, to whom the request was made, met the Council very 

 generously, and undertook to have the work done by the 

 Government Printer, under the Council's supervision. The 

 publication, which will be issued as Vol. V., Pt. 1, of the 

 Transactions, is practically finished, and shoidd be available for 

 distribution early in the present month. 



The Council decided to instal electric light throughout the 

 building in place of gas. The work has been completed during 

 the recess, and the effect is a decided improvement. Special 

 attention was given to the lighting of the library, which is provided 

 with two 100 c.p. lamps. A special reading lamp is also provided 



