ABSTRACT OF FROCEEDrXGS. VlJ . 



Abstract of Proceedings of the Royal 

 Society of Queensland 



Abstract of Proceedings, March 30th. 1914. 



The Annual General Meeting of the Society was held 

 at the University at 8 p.m 



Mr. H. C. Richards. President, in the chair 



Twenty-four members and a number of friends were 

 present. 



The minutes of the preceding Annual Meeting were 

 read and confirmed. 



The Secretary read the Report of the Council as 

 follows : — 



■ Eight Ordinary Monthly Meetings and nine Council 

 Meetings were held during the year. 



■ During the year six members were admitted, four 

 died, and fourteen resigned : of the latter some had left 

 the State ; others were hampered by increasing age. 



■■ It will thus be seen that Ave have had unusually 

 heavy losses by death during the past year. Of these, 

 the Hon. A. Norton. M.L.C.. was a Trustee of the Society, 

 and an indefatigable worker in its interests. He was the 

 means of adding many new and valuable members to the 

 Society, and his presence on deputations was invaluable. 

 Mr. Jno. Sutton was President in 1899 and a prominent 

 officer and Avorker in bygone years, till advancing age 

 restricted his attendance. The Hon. R. M. Collins was 

 one of our Ijest pioneers, and took a general interest in 

 every laudable object. The Hon. Alex Raff was, as a 

 member of the Philosophical Society, a life member of 



