U REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



inception and was President for the year 1884-5, He was also 

 one of the Society's trustees and always took a lively interest in 

 the proceedings. 



Early in the year a committee was appointed by the Coun- 

 cil to arrange for the removal of live specimens of Ceratodus from 

 the Burnett River to various places near Brisbane. The Com- 

 mittee waited upon the Colonial Secretary to ask for Government 

 assistance, and were requested by him to prepare a scheme 

 showing what was to be done and the probable cost. A scheme 

 was drawn up and the Colonial Secretary has kindly placed at 

 the disposal of the Society a sum of money sufficient to cover 

 expenses, while the Railway Commissioners have promised to 

 give every assistance, free of charge, with regard to the carriage 

 of the fish. The Council have entrusted the work of procuring 

 and distributing the fish to Mr. D. O'Connor, a gentleman well 

 versed in the acclimatisation of fish. 



The Council have to express their indebtedness to the 

 Trustees of the Queensland Museum for the use of rooms in 

 which to hold the monthly meetings and keep the Society's 

 library. Since November the Council and monthly meetings 

 have been held in rooms occupied by the Australasian Associa- 

 tion for the Advancement of Science. The Council are anxious 

 to keep on these rooms, which will be vacant in February next, 

 and to enable them to do this they would request those members 

 whose subscriptions are in arrear to kindly pay same and thus 

 place the Society on a sound footing, so that a suitable meeting- 

 place may be secured and the many valuable books now in the 

 library may be readily accessible to the members. 



The condition of the finances is shown in the Treasurer's 

 Statement, Appendix D. 



The Society and the Medical and Royal Geographical 

 Societies are now making arrangements for giving a conversazione 

 to the members of the Australasian Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science attending the meeting of the Association in 

 January next. The expenses of this entertainment will not come 

 out of the funds of the Society, but will be made up by private 

 subscriptions. 



