2 ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONSIDErwATIONS OF QUEENSLAND 



received seriouH injuries while conducting mining opera- 

 tions in Northern France, but has now recovered 

 sufficiently to rejoin his regiment. W. H. Bryan, M.Sc, 

 is " somewhere in France." D. B. Frj"^ and A. Valentine 

 Soul are " somewhere in Europe," and A. P. Dodd has^ 

 for some time past been with the R.A.M.C., at Enoggera. 

 W. D. Francis enUsted during the year, and when last 

 heard of was on his waj^ to Europe. Dr. A. J. Turner 

 "has also just ' left' Austtaha^ for the front. We wish our 

 colleagues success in their <;!everal undertakings, and a 

 speedy, safe return. 



We are sorry to record that during the last year the 

 Society has lost two of its original members by death. 



Mr. George Watkins, whose death occuned on July 

 I2th, after an illness of several months, had long held a 

 position of influence in certain circles in Queensland. He 

 was a Pharmacist of no mean order, and had been in 

 business in Brisbane for just under thirty years. He 

 became Secretary- in 1887 to the Council of , the Phar- 

 maceutical Society of Queensland, and was appointed a 

 member of the Pharmacy Board in 1888. He was twice 

 President of the first Society, and nine times President 

 of the Board between the years 1894-1912. Mr. Watkins 

 possessed the naturalist's instinct of observation, coupled 

 with a native candour and friendhness which made him 

 popular amongst all classes of the commumt3^ Mr. 

 WatkiiLs was long associated with the late F. Manson 

 Bailey, under whose guidance he acquired a considerable 

 knowledge of botanj'-, which he found of great service 

 to him in his private life, and was a means of affording 

 many happy hours during his decUning years. Mr. 

 Watkins had been a member of the Royal Society for 

 32 years, and had acted in the capacity of Hon. Auditor 

 since 190;") until his death. . 



Ml-. Watkins contributed the following to the Royal 

 Society's pubUcations : — 



(1) Notes on the Aboriginals of Stradbroke and 

 , ,L... Moreton Islands, VII. (2) 40. 



■'' (2) Report of Field Naturalists' Section V. (2), 70. 



