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ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS 



1919 



Annual Meeting. 



The Annual General Meeting was held at the Museum, 

 on 10th March. 



Mr. L. Ivodway, C.M.G. occupied the chair. 



The Annual Report and Statement of Accounts wecro 

 read and adopted. 



There being 11 nominations for 9 vacancies on tha 

 Council, an election was held, the following being elected 

 as the Council for 1919:— Dr. A. H. Clarke, Dr. Glasson, 

 Messrs. W. H. Clemes, L. Dechaincux, T. W. Fowler, J. 

 A. Johnson, L. H. Linden, L. Roclway, C. C. Thorold. 



Mr. R. A. Black was appointed Auditor. 



The following were elected members of the Society : — 

 Lieut.-Col. R. E. Snowden, Dr. E. A. Elliott, Messrs. W. 

 N. Crawford, G. A. Jackson, Miss P. Stevenson. 



Mr. Clive Lord exhibited a specimen of the spotted- 

 tailed Sea Snake {HydruH 'platiirux). This being the first 

 record of this species from Tasmania. 



Mr. H. H. Scott (Curator of the Launceston Museum) 

 delivered an interesting lecturette upon certain osteo- 

 logical features of Tasmanipn Cetacea. 



Jllvs^trated Lecture. 



Mr. E. T. Emmctt (Director of the Tourist Bureau) 

 delivered an illustrated lecture on "The River Gordon and 

 tho West Coast of Tasmania." 



Vonverxazxrne. 



After the business of the meeting was concluded, a.H 

 adjournment was made to the Art Gallery, where ai conver- 

 sazione was held. 



Mth April, 1919. 



The Monthly Meeting was held at the Society's Room, 

 Museum, at 8 p.m.. His Excellency Sir Francis Ncwde- 

 gate, K.C.M.G., presiding. 



The following members were elected : — Mrs. G. O. 

 Smith, Messrs. G. O. Smith, A. D. Chapman, W. E. 

 Masters. 



