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THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA 



ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS 



1923 



2Gth February, 1923. 

 Anmiul Meeting. 



The Annual Meeting was held at the Society's Rooms, 

 the Tasnianian Museum, Hobart, on the 26th February, Mr. 

 L. Rodway, C.M.G., Vice-President, presiding. The Annual 

 Report and Statement of Accounts were read and adopted. 

 The following were elected as members of the Council: — 

 Messrs. W. H. Clemes, W. H. Cummins, Dr. W. L. Crowthcr, 

 Major L. F. Giblin, The Right Reverend Dr. R. S. Hay, 

 Messrs. J. A. Johnson, J. Moore-Robinson, L. Rodway, and 

 Dr. Gi'egory Sprott. Mr. R. A. Black was appointed Hon. 

 Auditor. 



Mr. Rodway exhibited specimens of Millie/and liiulonunia. 



Papers. 

 The following papers by Messrs. H. H. Scott and Clive 

 Lord were read: — 



1. Pleistocene Marsupials from King Island. 



2. Notothcriiiin victoriiv. 

 .']. Macroptis anaU. 



UluHtrutcd Lecture. 



Professor Sir T. W. Edgeworth David delivered an 

 illustrated lecture on "Recent Observations of the PleistoLcne 

 Ice-Age and its Relation to the Coming of Man into Tas- 

 mania." 



Cnnrersaziove. 



At the conclusion of the meeting a conversazione was 

 held in the .'\rt Gallery. 



16th Ai'RiL, H)2;j. 

 The Monthly Meeting was held at the Society's Rooms 

 on the 16th April, Mr. L. Rodway, C.M.G., presiding. 



The following members were elected; — Drs. A. W. Green 

 and A. L. McAulay, Messrs. J. C. Breadcn, J. A, Gorririge, 

 G. H. B. Rogers, and H. C. Webstei. 



