124 ANNUAL REPORT. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



In accordance with Rule 39, the Council present a 

 Report on the proceedings of the Society during 1917. 



The Council and Officers. 



At the Annual General Meeting, held on 27th March, 

 the following were elected members of the Council for the 

 year:— Dr. A. H. Clarke, Messrs. W. H. Clemes, L. 

 Dechaineux, Clive E. Lord, J. A. Johnson, L. H. Lindon, 

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



The Council at its first meeting elected the following 

 officers :^ — Dr. Clarke (Chairman), Dr. Glasson (Hon. Sec- 

 retary), Mr. Lord (Hon. Assistant Secretary), Mr. Rodway 

 (Hon. Treasurer), Mr. Dechaineux (Hon. Librarian), Mr. 

 R. A. Black (Hon. Auditor). 



The Council elected Dr. Clarke, Professor Flynn, 

 Messrs. Clemes, Lindon, Dechaineux, and Rodway to be 

 trustees of the Tasmanian Museum and Botanical Gardens. 



Seven ordinary meetings of the Council were called 

 during the year. The attendances of members were as 

 follow:— Dr. Clarke, 6; Mr. Clemes, 4; Mr. Dechaineux, 

 7 ; Mr. Lord, 7 ; Mr. Johnson, 6 • Mr. Lindon, 5 ; Mr. 

 Rodway, 7; Professor Flynn, 5; Dr. Glasson, 7. 



Meetings of the Society. 



Eight Monthly General Meetings were held \n ad-^i- 

 tion to the Annual Meeting. Six popers were read during 

 the session, and several lectures were delivered hy mem- 

 bers and visitors. 



Memhers. 



During the year 6 new members were elected into 

 the Society. We lo'St 11 members through death, resigna 

 tion, or change of residence. The number of ordinary 

 members at the end of the ^^ear was 82, life members 8, 

 corresponding members 13, and honorary members 4. 



Papers a^id Proceedings. 



The Council has ordered 650 copies of the Papers 

 and Proceedings for 1917. The Parliament of Tasmania 

 has again approved of a grant of £100 in aid of tiie 

 printing of the Society's Journal. 



