ANNUAL REPORT. li)3 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



In accordance with Rule 39, the Council present a 

 Report of the proceedings of the Society for 1920. 



The Council and Ojj> 

 The Annual Meeting was held on the 8th March, 

 1920, and the following members were elected as the 

 Council for 1920:— Rt. Rev. R. S. Hay, Dr. A. H. Clarke, 

 Dr. \V. L. Crowther, Messrs. \V. li. I . L. Dechaim ux, 



T. \Y. Fowler, J. A. Johnson, L. Rodway, and C. C. 

 Thorold. 



Ten Council meetings were held during the year, the 

 attendance, being as follows: — Dr. Clarke, 10; Dr. 

 Crowther, 9; Mr. Rodway, 9; Mr. Clem s, 8j Mr. John- 

 son, 8; Mr. Thorold, 6; Mr. Dechi 5; Major Gib- 

 lin (elected June), 3; Rt. Rev. !!. S. Hay (on Leave <>i 

 absence in England from April), 2j Mr. Fowler (resigned 



May). 1. 



The Council, at its first meeting, elected the following 

 officers: — Chairman, Dr. Clarke. Standing Committee, 

 Dr. Clarke, Messrs. Rodway and Thorold. Editor of 

 Papers and Proceedings. 0. E. Lord. Hon. Treasurer, L. 

 Rodway. Secretary and Librarian, C. E. Lord. 



The Council elected Drs. Clarke and Crowther, Messrs. 

 Clemee, Dechaineux, Johnson, and Rodway to be Trusteee 

 of the Tasmania!] Museum and Botanical Gardens. 



During the year Mr. Fo\. ; ned, and Major L. F. 



Giblin was elected in his place. 



Meetings. 



During the year nine ordinary mi E the Society 



were held. In addition to the papers read there were 

 several instructive illustrated lectures delivered at the 

 meetings. The attendances showed a considerable im- 

 provement upon those of the past few years. 



M ' < mhi i-sJtip. 

 The membership of the Society continues to increase, 

 and the roll at the end of the y ar showed that there 

 were four Honorary Members, twelve Corresponding Mem- 

 bers, eight Life Members, and one hundred and fifty 

 Ordinary Members. 



