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Meml)er.s. 

 Durino- the year 5 new memibei^! were elected into the 

 Society. We lost 23 membei^ through death, resignation, 

 or change of residence. The number of ordinary members 

 at the end of the year was 88, life members 8, correspond- 

 ing members 13, and honorary members 4. 



Pfipcr^i and Proceedings. 

 The Council has ordered 650 copies of the 'Tapers 

 and Proceedings " for 1916. The Parliament of Tasmania 

 has again approved of a grant of £100 in aid of the print- 

 ing of the Society's Journal. 



Library. 



During the year 500 books and pamphlets were re- 

 ceived, making a total of 12,500 in the Library on 31st 

 December, 1916. The Council wi&hes to specially mention 

 a donation ci about 200 medical works from Dr. Wolf- 

 hagen. 



Education Section. 



President of Section, J. A. Johnson, Escj.. M.A. 



Secretai'y of Section, L. Dechaineux. 



Membership, 15. 



Six meetings of the Section were held, and the fol- 

 lowing papers read and discussed: — Messrs. Heaton and 

 Dechaineux. "Education and Industry"; read again at 

 May meeting of the Royal Society. Mr. H. Heaton, 

 "Commercial Education."' Mr. S. Clemes, Discussion on 

 Professor Perry's paper, read at the British Association in 

 Sydney. Mr. Gr. V. Brooks, "The Teaching of Literature 

 in the*^ Schools of South Australia."" Mr. S. C. Smith 

 "Education at the Boyal Australian Naval College."' Dr. 

 Bottrill, "The Teachiiigs of History."' 



Australian History and Economics Section. 



Formed in May last, this Section has been unable to 

 get really tO' work yet owing to the difficulty of finding a 

 satisfactory date for meetiugs. 



Membership, 11. Hon. Sec, H. Heaton. 



TwO' meetings were held ; the first for business pur- 

 poses. At the second Mr. Heaton submitted a report as 

 to the nature and extent of the Tasmanian MSS. housed 

 in the Mitchell Library, Sydney. It was generally felt 

 that the Section might take steps to persuade the Govern- 

 ment to compile some form of catalogue of old MSS. now 

 in the keeping of the various Government Departments. 



