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During the past Winter there have been the following 

 General Meetings: — 



1897. 



Oct. 28th— " Spiders — their Work and Wisdom," by the Rev. Dr. 



Dallinger, F.R.S. 

 Nov. 2Sth— "The Caves of New South Wales," by the Rev. H. D. Roberts. 



1898. 

 Jan. 27th — "The Photochromoscope and Kromscop, with explanations," by 



Mr. J. D. SiDDALL. 



Feb. 24th— "Life and Death of Worlds," by Mrs. Richard A. Proctor. 

 Mar. 31st— "The Cinematograph and Photochromoscope, illustrated and 



explained," by Mr. J. D. Siddall. 

 Apr. 28th— Exhibition of Spring Flowers, by the Paxton Society. 

 May 1 2th— Annual Meeting. 



All these Lectures have been well attended. Mr. 

 Siddall has twice brought before the Society that most 

 wonderful of all modern discoveries, which enables the eye 

 to see photographs as nearly as possible in their natural 

 colouring. Although the problem of Colour Photography 

 has not yet been solved, we are enabled, in a measure, to 

 guess what it will be like when the secret is revealed. 

 Besides Ive's invention we have been able to examine 

 coloured photos by Prof. Joly's screens. 



The various Sections of the Society have met during 

 the past winter, and a detailed report of what has been 

 done will be furnished by the respective Secretaries. 



Your Committee have met sixteen times for the carrying 

 on of the general business of the Society. These Meetings 

 have been well attended, and the new Members elected at 

 the last Annual Meeting have assisted considerably in 

 carrying on the work of the Society. It is only by the 

 help of all our Members that we can ever hope to make our 

 Society a great moving and intellectual centre in this 

 district. Therefore, we welcome with pleasure all those 

 who will contribute the result of their studies and their 

 scientific investigations. Your Committee trust that they 

 have so far arranged the affairs of the Society, as to 



