THE 



B.0gal ^0mtg oi (^mznsianh. 



ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS. 



REPORT OF COUNCIL FOR THE SESSION i8qo-qi, 

 AND PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. 



The Annual Meeting of the Royal Society of Queensland 

 was held on Saturday evening, 2oth July, 18!)1, in the Lecture 

 Hall of the College of Pharmacy, Edward Street. Mr. F. M. 

 Bailey, F.L.S., occupied the chair, and there was a large 

 number of members present. 



The President called upon the Honorary Secretary (Mr. W. 

 J, Ryott Maughan), to read the Report of the Council as follows : — 



To the Meiiiber.s of the lioijal Societi/ of Queensland. 



Your Council have pleasure in submitting the report of work 

 done during the past year. 



Publication of Proceedings. 



Ill the former part of the session the Council could not under- 

 take the printing of papers on account of the low state of the 

 finances, and also on account of the large debt of £60 3s. od. 

 due for publishing the proceedings of 1888-89, and it was 

 thought advisable to defer incurring further expense until this 

 •debt was paid. 



Thus papers were only taken on the understanding that the 

 authors would have no objection to their remaining unpublished 

 until the funds of the Society would permit of their being printed. 

 This arrangement doubtless has caused the Society the loss of 

 many valuable papers, but it had the effect of placing the Society 



