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In 1874 lie became Geological Surveyor to the Department of 

 Lands, New South Wales, and in the following year he was ap- 

 pointed Government Geologist for New South Wales, an office 

 which he filled until his death. 



His great experience in practical geology and mining was 

 highly appreciated in the Colony. His numerous geological 

 and other scientific papers are chiefly to be found in Official 

 Reports. 



He was elected a Fellow o£ this Society in 1881, and. was 

 also a Fellow of the Geological Society. He was President of 

 the Linnean Society of New South AVales in 1884, and of the 

 Koyal Society of New South Wales in 1888. He died on 

 August 23rd, 1891. 



The Linnean Gold Medal for the year was then presented to 

 Dr. Alfred Eussel AVallace, who, in appropriate terms, expressed 

 the gratification with which he received it. 



The President announced the gift to the Society, by Dr. Eichard 

 Alexander Prior, of an oxy-hydrogen lantern for use at the 

 evening meetings, and moved that the cordial thanks of the 

 Society be given to Dr. Prior for his valuable present, which 

 motion was carried by acclamation. 



June 2nd, 1892. 



Prof. Chaeles Steavaet, President, in the Chair. 



Tlie Minutes of the Anniversary Meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



Dr. John Eudd Leeson, Prof. William B. Scott, and Messrs. 

 Edward Heron- Allen, H. A. James, and EobertHedger AVallace 

 were elected Fellows. 



Mr. Thomas Christy moved that a special vote of thanks be 

 accorded to the President and Officers of the Society for their 

 valuable labours during the past Session, and this, having been 

 seconded by Mr. Charles Breese, was carried unanimously. 



The President nominated Mr. William Carrutliers, Mr. Charles 

 Baron Clarke, Mr. Frank Crisp, and Dr. St. George Jackson 

 Mivart to be Vice-Presidents during the ensuing year. 



Mr. H. Bernard exhibited specimens and made remarks on 

 the probably poisonous nature of the hairs and claws of an 

 Arachnid {Galeodes). 



On behalf of Captain Douglas Phillott there was exhibited a 

 curious case of malformation in the beak of an Indian Parrakeet 

 (Palcponiis forquatas). The upper mandible was so abnormally 

 decurved as almost to penetrate between the rami of the lower 



