XXXIII. 



Mueller Memorial Medal. 



The President : The Mueller Memorial Medal Committee has 

 recommended that the medal be awarded to Robert Etheridge 

 (Curator of the Australian Museum, Sydney), for his researches in 

 Palaeontology and Ethnology. (Applause.) This was the unani- 

 mous finding of the Committee, and I will call on the Secretary to 

 mention the subject. 



The Permanent Honorary Secretary : I need say nothing 

 about Mr. Etheridge's researches, either in New South Wales or 

 to our friends from the other States, who are co-workers 

 with Mr. Etheridge. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Etheridge is no longer a 

 young man, and he has been a distinguished worker in palaeontology, 

 ethnology and anthropology over a period of years commencing 

 before many of the gentlemen whom I see here were born. He is 

 also known for his bibliographical work. He is one of the most 

 accurate men with whom I have ever been brought into contact. 

 Personally I have very much to be grateful to Mr. Etheridge for, 

 as I have been helped by his accurate methods. He is a living 

 example of the value of the advice attributed to Archbishop 

 Whewell of " Verify your references." (Hear, hear.) 



Dr. Hall (Victoria) supported the recommendation of the 

 Committee. Mr. Etheridge had not only worked in Victoria and 

 New South Wales, but in Queensland, South Australia and Tas- 

 mania. The whole continent was indebted to Mr. Etheridge. As 

 regards his bibliographical work, his works on that subject had 

 always been on his (Dr. Hall's) table for constant reference. 



The recommendation of the committee was carried by ac- 

 clamation. 



Report and Balance-sheet. 



Mr. Carment, Honorary General Treasurer, read the report 

 and balance-sheet, and moved their adoption. 



Mr. Teece seconded the motion. The auditors had discovered 

 that the whole of the funds of the Association appeared to be under 

 the heading " Research Fund." How that absorption came about 

 he did not know, but it appeared that in the beginning the fund was 

 known as a Perpetual Fund, and the subscriptions from life members 

 and the interest thereon was set aside as a Research Fund, but as 

 time went on the whole thing was looked upon as a Research Fund. 

 The fact that it appeared in the report in such a way might lead 

 members to believe that the Association had no funds. As a 

 matter of fact, only a small portion of that fund of £3,000 was 

 Research Fund, and the balance remained to be used by the Associa- 

 tion as is thought fit. 



The motion for the adoption of the balance-sheet was carried 

 unanimously. 



