v1 ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 
The membership roll consists of 84 ordinary members, 9 
life members, 10 corresponding members, and 3. associate 
members. During the year 8 new members were elected, and 
one member resigned. 
With deep regret we record the deaths since last annual 
meeting of two of our members, namely, Dr. A. Sutton, C.B., 
C.M.G., and Mr. J. Johnston. 
Eight meetings of the Council were held during the year. 
The attendance was as follows: H. J. Priestley (President) 7, 
E. W. Bick 8, W. H. Bryan 6, W. D. Francis 7, E. H. Gurney 6, 
T. H. Johnston 3, H. A. Longman 5, E. O. Marks 8, H. C. 
Richards 4, E. H. Swain 4, C. T. White 7. 
Attention is drawn to the accompanying Statement of 
Receipts and Expenditure, which shows that the Society’s funds 
are almost exclusively devoted to printing. 
H. J. PRIESTLEY, President. 
W. D. FRANCIS, Hon. Secretary. 
AUSTRALASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE 
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 
The Society was represented by Professor H. C. Richards, 
D.Sc., at the meeting of the Australasian Association for the 
Advancement of Science held at Wellington from 10th to 18th 
January, 1923. In the report which Professor Richards 
submitted to the Council, it is stated that it was decided to have 
the next meeting of the Association at Adelaide in August, 
1924. 
CORRIGENDUM. 
On page 2, Proceedings of this Society for 1922 (Vol. 
XXXIV.), in paragraph referring to the death of Dr. J. Shirley, 
12th line from bottom of page, for ‘‘5th March’ read “‘4th 
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