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REPORT OF THE RECORDING SECRETARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 
27rn, 1893. 
During the year there have been : 
9 Meetings of the Council, 
35 Meetings of the Academy, including 
7 Public Lectures, and 
7 Meetings of the Section of Astronomy, 
5 Meetings of the Section of Biology, and 
3 Meetings of the Section of Geology and Mineralogy. 
The average attendance at meetings exclusive of public 
lectures has been 21 persons. 
Forty-nine formal or announced papers have been read on 
the following topics : 
Astronomy, 7 Geology, 4. 
Botany, 4 Mecianics, 1 
Biology, 7 Microscopy, 1 
Chemistry, 7 Mineralogy, 5 
Electricity, 2 Paleontology, 6 
General Information, 2 Physics, 2 
Zoology, 2, 
besides seven papers read by title and a number of informal 
communications on a variety of topics. 
Two new sections of the Academy have been formed. viz. : 
The Section of Biology, 
The Section of Geology and Mineralogy, 
and the Section of Astronomy has been changed to the Section 
of Astronomy and Physics. 
There are 233 Resident Members, including 75 Fellows. 
During the year the Academy has elected 
19 Resident Members, 
3 Fellows, 
7 Corresponding Members, 
Fifteen members have been lost by death, resignation, etc. 
H, T., Vuze, 
Recording Secretary. 
