rXVl REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



The Council regret that several members of the Society 

 have resigned during the year. Among these was Mr. H. G 

 Stokes, who was for some time Hon. Librarian, and only vacated 

 that position in consequence of his departure from the city. 

 The list now shows 98 Ordinary Members (including 23 Life 

 Members), 1 Associate, and 10 Correspondmg Members. 



It is with regret that the Council have to record the death, 

 in England, of Sir James Cockle, who was a Life Member of 

 the Society. He was for many year-s President of the Queens- 

 land Philosophical Society, which was eventually merged in the 

 Royal Society. 



Mr, D. O'Connor has made several trips to the Burnett and 

 Mary rivers for the purpose of collecting live specimens of 

 Ceratodus Forsteri, and transferring them to waters near Bris- 

 bane. His report on the work done so far is attached hereto 

 (Appendix C). Mr. O'Connor has rendered these services gra- 

 tuitously, and the Council consider that he has earned special 

 recognition from the Society for undertaking and successfully 

 carrying out a difficult and laborious task. The Council have 

 to express their obligation to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary 

 for kindly placing a sum of money at their disposal for carrying 

 out this experiment ; and also to the Railway Commissioner for 

 supplying Mr. O'Connor with free railway passes for himself and 

 fish-tanks. It may be mentioned that our late esteemed mem- 

 ber, Dr. Joseph Bancroft, during the last years of his life con- 

 stantly advocated the preservation of Ceratodm, by transferring 

 live specimens as above stated, and advised that the same plan 

 should be carried out with the " Barrimundi." 



Since February last the Society has rented the room where 

 ■the meetings are now held. Owing to the extra expense 

 incurred a Rent Fund was started, to which nine members each 

 contributed £1. 



For some years the Society has been inconvenienced for 

 want of space for the accumulating library. This difficulty has 

 at last been overcome, and the library is now accessible to those 

 members who wish to consult the many valuable works which 

 it contains. During the year over 300 volumes, parts, and 

 pamphlets have been received from kindred societies in various 



