PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



HELD ON SATURDAY, 16th FEBRUARY, 1901. 



The Annual Meeting of the Society was held on Saturday, 

 16th February, 1901. 



The President, Dr. John Thomson, occupied the chair, and 

 there was a large attendance. 



The President, in referring to the death of Her Majesty 

 Queen Victoria, stated that the following resolution had been 

 forwarded to his Excellency the Governor for transmission 

 through the proper channel : — 



" That the Royal Society of Queensland joins in the deep 

 mourning, which is universally felt for the death of our beloved 

 Queen Victoria ; that it desires to convey its sympathy to the 

 Royal Family for the irreparable loss which they and the 

 Empire have sustained in the sad bereavement ; and that it 

 further expresses its devotion and loyalty to His Majesty King 

 Edward VIL" 



The Minutes of previous Annual Meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



The Hon. Secretary (Mr. J. F. Bailey) read the following 

 report of the Council for the 1900 Session : — 



I'o t/ic Members of the Bot/dl Socicti/ of Qneenshnul. 



According to usual custom your Council has much pleasure 

 in submitting the annual report for the year 1900 : — 



In May last, Vol. XV of the Proceedings, (186 pages and 3 

 plates) containing the papers read during the 1899 session, was 

 published and distributed, as was also an index for Vols. XI to 

 XIV, inclusive. 



The Ordinary Meetings of Members, nine in number, have 

 been well attended. A list of the papers read, is furnished in 

 Appendix A. 



Fifteen Council Meetings have been held. The attendance 

 of officers will be found in Appendix B. 



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