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ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS. 



REPORT OF COUNCIL FOR THE SESSION 18Q1-92, 

 AND PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. 



The Annual Meeting of the Royal Society of Queensland 

 was held on Saturday evening, 23rd July, 1892. There were 

 present : — The President (Hon. A. Norton, M.L.A.), Messrs. L. 

 A. Bernays, C.M.G. ; Hon. W. F. Taylor, M.D., M.L.C. ; Dr. 

 E. Hirschfeld, J. Shirley, B.Sc. ; F. M. Bailey, F.L.S. ; C. W. 

 De Vis, M.A.; R. L. Jack, F.G.S. ; A. Meston, H. G. Stokes, 

 F.G.S. ; R. H. Roe, M.A. ; A. J. Turner, J. R. Sankey, A. J. 

 Norton, H. J. Oxley, J. Trackson, T. Russell Brown, G. Watkins, 



D. B. McCuUough, A. Preston, F. J. Timbury, — . Jack, junr., 



E. Gibbs-Maitland, F.G.S. ; and several ladies and visitors. 



The Report of the Council for the Session 1891-92 was read 

 by the Honorary Secretary (Mr. Wm. J. Ryott Maughan) as 

 follows : — 



To the Meinherti of the lUuial Society of (Queensland. 



In accordance with the usual custom your Council have 

 much pleasure in submitting their Report for the year 1891-92 

 of Proceedings and other matters in which the Society is 

 interested. 



Several changes have taken place in the personnel of the 

 •Council during the past twelve months. On 11th September, 

 Mr. W. H. Miskin, who was elected President at the last annual 

 meeting, placed his resignation in the hands of Mr. Bailey, the 

 Vice-President, and a little later on notified his resignation of 



