62 ANNUAL MEETING. 
A census of the Society gives the following results :— 
Corresponding Members... Bc Acwmel 
Life Members (of late Queensland Philosopiseal Society) 13 
Life Members (compounded) ce sae se Aue 
Ordinary Members... Ses noe be aie sas oe 
Total ... sac ies ae =e is 119 
It will be seen from the Balance Sheet appended that the 
Finances of the Society are in a satisfactory condition, notwith- 
standing the fact that subscriptions due for the current year— 
amounting to forty-four pounds (£44)—have not been taken 
into account. Your Council would avail themselves of this 
opportunity to respectfully urge upon those Members, whose 
payments are in arrear, the desirability of retaining their 
membership. 
On the side of expenditure will be found the item “‘ Grant to 
Honorary Secretary, £25.” This grant was made in July, 
1884, on the recommendation of the Council, in consideration 
of services rendered in connection with the establishment of the 
Society. 
The ordinary monthly sittings—ten in number—have been 
fairly attended. At these meetings twenty-six papers have 
been read on the following subjects :— 
Ethnology 3 
Hygiene... 1 
Zoology .. S00 580 a oe Ghee 
Botany Ganliing ipa) 9 
Geology (including Mineralogy and Palaontelieen) aut (A 
Two of these Papers have been contributed by gentlemen who 
are not members of the Society. to whom, accordingly, your 
thanks are specially due. 
In addition to these formal Papers, short notices on isolated 
subjects have, from time to time, been presented at the meetings. 
This method of communication might, we think, with great 
