122 ANNUAL REPORT. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



In accordance with Rule 39, the Council present a Re- 

 port on the proceedings of the Society during the year 

 1915. 



The Cnmiril and Officers. 



At the Annual Genera] Meeting, held on 22nd March, 

 the following were elected members of the Council for the 

 year:— Dr. A. H. Clarke, Messrs. L- 11. Lindon, L. F. Gib- 

 lin, L. Dechaincux, J. A. Johnson, L. Rodway, E. L. 

 Piesse, Professor T. T. Flynn, and Dr. J. L. Glasson. 



The Council at its first meeting elected Dr. Clarke to be 

 its Chairman, and appointed Dr- Glasson to be Honorary 

 Secretary, Mr. Rodway to be Honorary Treasurer, and 

 Mr. Piesse to be Honorary Librarian. 



The Council elected Drs. Clarke and Glasson. Professor 

 Flynn, Messrs. Johnson, Dechaineux and Rodway, to be 

 Trustees of the Tasmanian Museum and Botanical Gardens 

 during the current year. 



Owing to the absence of Mr. Piesse on military duty, it 

 was found necessary to appoint an Assistant Librarian. 

 Mr. Dechaineux was appointed to this office. 



Ten ordinary meetings of the Council were called during 

 the year 1915. The attendances of members were as fol- 

 low: — Dr. Clarke, S; Professor Flynn, 6; Mr. Giblin, 7; 

 Mr. Johnson, 10; Mr. Piesse (on leave), 1 ; Mr- Rodway, 

 10; iir. Glasson, 9; Mr. Lindon, 5; Mr. Dechaineux, 8. 



Meetings <>f the Society. 



Eight Monthly General Meetings of the Society were 

 held in addition to tin Annual Meeting. In May the 

 meeting took the form of a Conversazione, at which ex- 

 hibits of scientific apparatus and experiments, and short 

 lectures on popular scientific subjects were given by mem- 

 bers. Nine papers were read during the session, and 

 iddresses were given by members and visitors. 



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During the year 1 new members were elected into the. 

 s.cirt\ W'e lost .''>'_' members through death, resignation, 

 ot chang i of residence. The number of ordinary members 

 at the end of the year was L06. There were also 8 mem- 

 bers who have compounded their subscriptions for life, I 

 honorary members, and 1 i corresponding members. 



