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ence as a British colon}', aud it would ba 

 quite fitting tliat the Eoyal Society, 

 ■which has always taken an interest in 

 matters historical, should initiate, or 

 co-operate with, a movement to celebrate 

 an event of so much national importance. 



Obituary.— It is again the painful duty 

 of the Council to record the loss by death 

 of one of its members. Mr. A. Mault, who 

 for many years had practically helped "11 

 the working of the society, and had con- 

 tributed many valuable papers, passed 

 away in November last. 



Changes in the Council. — The vacancy 

 on the Council caused by the death of 

 Mr. Mault has been filled by the appoint- 

 ment of the Right Reverend Dr. Mercer, 

 Lord Bishop of Tasmania. 



Fellows. — Ten Fellows have been elected 

 during the year. 



iFinace.— Balance from 1901, ^£103 9s. 

 4d. The income of the society from 

 subscriptions has been <£170 10s., and 

 the expenditure .£227 18s 3d, leaving a 

 balance of ^i6 Is Id. 



The chairman moved the adoption of 

 the report. 



Mr. T. Stephens seconded the motion, 

 and said the report bore testimony to 

 the energy and zeal of their indefatig- 

 able secretary, and the "way in which he 

 had worked during the year. (Hear, 

 hear.) He suggested ithat the former 

 practice of printing an alpKabecical list 

 of the Feilows in the annual report be 

 revived. 



Tlie motion was agreed to. 



Mr. Stephens then moved. — "Tliat 

 the Council be requested to have the re- 

 port printed and published, with, an 

 alphabetical list of Fellows, balance-- 

 sbeet, and minutes of this meeting, ac- 

 cording to the former practice, as ap- 

 peared in the report for 1891." 



Mr. Bernard SKaw seconded the mo- 

 tion. 



Mr. Webster moved, as an amend- 

 ment, that instead of printing and pub- 

 lishing the list of Fellows, the list, be 

 posted up in the Society's room. 



^ After discussion, Mr. Stephens's mo- 

 tion was agreed to, with the addition of 

 the words, "and tKat a list, be prepared 

 and exhibited in this room." 



Election of Members. 



Four retiring members of the Council 

 • — the Bishop of Tasmania, Mr. 

 Russell Young, Mr. Bernard Shaw, and 



Professor Neil-Smith., were unanimously 

 re-elected, on the motion of the Hon. 

 Dr. Butler, seconded by Mr. Rodway. 



The Press 



Mr. Stephens moved a vote of thanks 

 to the Press for the vailuable_ services 

 rendered to the Society during the year. 



The secretary seconded the motion, 

 and said that it was 19 years that even- 

 ing since he arrived in Tasmania, and 

 during that time the Press had been 

 very liberal to the Eoyal Society. Somie- 

 times as much as four columns appeared 

 in ''The Mercury" of the proceedings of 

 the Society. The papers also rendered 

 great aid in forwarding the interests of 

 the Museum. The accurate manner iu 

 which the proceedings of the Society, of- 

 ten of a technical nature, were reported 

 in "The Mercury" was a credit to the 

 Press of Tasmania. 



The chairman warmly supported the 

 motion, which was passed with applause. 



Diamond Anniversary. 



The secretary drew attention to this 

 being the 60th anniversary of the So- 

 ciety^ and the first meeting in their new 

 room. 



The chairman mentioned that in Octo- 

 ber next it. was proposed to celehrate 

 this, and at the same time the centen- 

 ary of the State. He believed His Excel- 

 lency the Governor was interesting him- 

 self in the matter of commemorating the 

 same. 



Freycinet Peninsula. 



Mr. Stephens drew attention to a let- 

 ter in "The Mercury," from Dr. Barrett, 

 of Meilbourne, advocating a reservation 

 on Freycinet Peninsula as a National 

 Park. He would like to see the Society 

 take the matter up by commending Dr. 

 Barrett's proposal to the favourable con- 

 sideration of the Government. 



The chairman said a paper was read 

 before the Society on the subject some 

 years ago. 



Mr. Bernard Shaw said it was about 5 

 years ago that a paper was read for 

 which he supplied some material. A 

 considerable quantity of alluvial tin had 

 been found there, and it might become 

 an important mining centre. He de- 

 tailed disturbing elements in connection 

 with the proposal. 



After discussion, Mr. Stephens said he 

 would revive the question before -he 

 Council on some future occasion. 



The meeting then terminated. 



