vi ABSTRACT OP PROCEEDINGS. 



There have been nine meetings of the Council, the 

 attendances being as follows: — F. B. Smith (President) 8, 

 W. H. Bryan 4, F. Butler- Wood 4, B. Dunstan 4, W. D. 

 Francis 9, E. H. Gurney o, T. H. Johnston 2 (granted leave 

 of absence), H. A. Longman 6, H. C. Richards 6, J. Shirley 

 8, C. T. White 8. 



The roll of members consists of ten corresponding and 

 ninety-one ordinary members. During the year eight new 

 members were admitted and three resignations were accepted. 



Since the last annual meeting the deaths of Sir Hamil- 

 ton Goold-Adams, late Governor of Queensland and Patron 

 of the Society, and of Sir S. W. Griffith, late Chief Justice 

 of Australia and a life member of the Society, have occurred. 

 Letters expressing the sympathy of the Society were 

 forwarded to the relatives of the deceased in each instance. 



To the University of Queensland our thanks are tendered 

 for affording accommodation for meetings and for housing 

 the library. 



The Financial Statement for the past year shows a credit 

 balance of £101 10s. 8d., but against this there is a printer's 

 bill amounting to £111 4s. 



F. B. SMITH, President. 

 W. U. FRANCIS, Hon. Secrctarij. 



