'8b ABSTRACT ©F PROCKEDINGS. 



"there were not time for them at the ordinary meetings, 

 "a separate section could be organised for them. 



''8. It is suggested, then, that Rule 1 be altered to i-ead : 

 "The object of the Society is the advancement of know- 



"ledge."' 



Mr. E. L. Piesse moved that Rule 1 be altered accord- 

 ingly, and the motion was unanimously agreed to. 



Mr. Piesse also moved that in Rules 47 and 56 (which 

 prescribe the notice recjuired for a special meeting) the 

 words "seven days" be altered to "six days." He explained 

 that the object' of tJie alterations was to enable the 

 Council, which meets on the first Monday of the month, 

 to call a special meeting for the second Monday (which is 

 the day of the monthly general meeting) in the same 

 month. The motion was unanimously agreed to. 



Honorary Acting Secretary. 



Professor Flynn moved a vote of thanks to Mr. E. L. 

 Piesse for his services as Honorary Acting Secretary dur- 

 ing 1913, and in particular for his work in cataloguing 

 the library and editing the publications of the Society. 

 The motion was supported by Mr. A. J. Taylor, Mr. A. O. 

 Gi'een, and the Chairman, and was carried by acclamation. 



Mr. Piesse, in acknowledging the vote of thanks, said 

 that the Society from the very yeaa- of its foundation had 

 been able to obtain the services of its members in conduct- 

 ing its affairs, and he deemed it an honour to have occu- 

 pied a position in which three such distinguished members 

 as the Hon. W. T. N. Cliamp, the Rev. Dr. John Lillie, 

 and Sir James Agnew had sei*ved the Society. The work 

 he had done in connection with the library had been 

 severe, but the libraiy, which now contained over 10,000 

 items, and was growing rapidly, was of great value, and 

 he hoped that its rearrangement and cataloguing would 

 enable much more use to be made of it. 



15th April, 1914. 

 The Monthly General Meeting was held in the Museum 

 at 8 p.m., the President in the chair. 



Ehction of Members. 

 Mr. C. C. Brittlebank (Vegetable Pathologist in tlie 

 Department of Agriculture of Victoria) and Mr. A. L. 

 Butler were elected members. 



