U. RKPORT OF THE COUNCII.. 



In July last, instead of the Ordinary Meeting, a Scientific 

 Conversazione was held, to which one thousand invitations were 

 issued, resulting in an attendance of between 700 and 800 

 persons. The whole of the rooms of the College were occupied 

 for lectures and displays of scientific apparatus. It proved a 

 complete success, and reflected great credit on all those who 

 assisted and on the Committee of Management. 



In March last. Vol. XIV. of the Proceedings, containing 

 the papers read during the 1898 session, was published and 

 distributed. 



A list of the new members (33) will be found in Appendix 

 C. This number has not been reached for many years past. 

 The Council regret that since the last Annual Meeting death has 

 deprived the Society of two members, viz. : Mr. Othman Blakey, 

 who died about a month after his election as a member ; and 

 Mr. James Thorpe, a very old member, who did valuable work 

 as Hon. Secretary of the Philosophical Society of Queensland, 

 with which this Society was incorporated in 1884. 



The Queensland Volume of the International Catalogue of 

 Scientific Literature which was in course of preparation when the 

 last report was submitted, has been completed ; and, through the 

 courtesy of the Hon. the Chief Secretary of Queensland (Hon. 

 J. R. Dickson), copies were distributed in July last to those who 

 were members of the Society at that time, as well as to a number 

 of Institutions with which the Society exchanges publications. 

 The Council wish to record their appreciation of the manner in 

 which the compiler, Mr. J. Shirley, B.Sc, performed this work. 

 The copy of a letter to the Agent General for Queensland, given in 

 appendix D., shows that Professor Armstrong, F.R.S., the Chair- 

 man of the International Catalogue Committee, was pleased 

 with the publication. 



A large number of donations to the Library have been re- 

 ceived during the year from kindred societies, &c., in various 

 parts of the world. It is to be hoped that the funds this year 

 will permit the setting apart of a sum for binding the many papers 

 thus received. 



The Hon. Treasurer's statement is given in appendix E. 

 It will be seen that the balance in the Bank is £6 19s. 3d., while the 

 outstanding accounts amount to £19 4s. Bd. These, however, 

 will be easily met, as the sum of about £88 in subsidy is due 

 this month. 



