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also been made by Mr. George Barbour, Mr. C. L. Barnes, 

 Mr. T. A. Coward, Mr. E. L. Rhead, Mr. A. W. Waters, and 

 others. Mr. Waters presented to the library twenty-one volumes 

 of the publications of the Meteorological Department of New 

 South Wales. 



The publication of the Society's Memoirs and Proceedings 

 has been continued under the supervision of the Editorial 

 Committee. 



The sum of ^249. iis. gd. has, at the request of Dr. Wilde, 

 F.R.S., been transferred from the surplus income of the Wilde 

 Endowment Fund to the Society's Funds. 



Further accommodation for books and periodicals has been 

 secured by the provision in the basement of a large bookcase, 

 made from the design of Dr. Wilde. The Society is indebted 

 to Dr. Wilde for the attention given by him to the carrying out 

 of the work and for his interest in supervising other improve- 

 ments and alterations. 



The attention of the Council has been drawn to the fact that 

 hitherto no special provision has been made for extinguishing 

 fire in the Society's Rooms, and some simple forms of fire 

 extinguishing apparatus have been provided, which, it is hoped, 

 will serve the purpose sufficiently well. 



A sum of ;!^io3. 6s. od., accumulated interest of the Joule 

 Memorial Fund, has been invested in the East India Railway 

 Company's 4 per cent. Annuity Stock. 



Mr. A. D. Hall, F.R.S., at the Society's invitation, delivered 

 a special lecture before the Society on March 4th. The 

 lecture, which was entitled " The Plant and the Soil," was 

 greatly appreciated by a large audience. It will be published 

 in due course in the Memoirs. Mr. Hall was also the chief 

 guest at the Annual Dinner which was held the same evening. 



