PROCE EDINGS 



OF THE 



^nimal lllMing nf Jlltntkrs, 



Held on Saturday, February 2^th, 1910. 



The Annual Meeting was held in the Technical 

 College, Ann Street, on February 26th, 1910. 



The President (Mr. J. F. Bailey) occupied the 

 ©hair. 



The minutes of the last Annual Meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



The Annual Report and Balance Sheet being handed to the 

 members were then read and adopted. 



Tathe Members of the Royal Society of Queensland. 



Your Council have pleasure in submitting their Report 

 for the year 1909. 



Ordinary meetings have been held as in Appendix B. 



Fourteen Council meetings were held during the year, 

 at which the attendance was as shown in Appendix A. 



Part I. of Vol. XXII. of our Proceedings has been 

 published and issued. 



The number of new members proposed during 1909 

 has scarcely been up to the usual mark, and we have been 

 unfortunate in losing by death, removal, and other causes, 

 a number of members. The deaths have included Dr. 

 J. Thomson and Capt. Townley. In the case of Coun- 

 cillor and Past-President Dr. J. Thomson, a letter of con- 

 dolence was forwarded to his family. 



There are now on our roll 88 members : 1 4 life members ; 

 73 ordinary members ; besides corresponding members, 

 and 1 Associate member. See Appendix D. 



Some difficulty has been experienced in getting 

 original contributions for the monthly meetings. Many 

 of our members who are best in a position to contribute 

 original research papers and exhibits plead that their 



