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the want of such an organisation was much felt, I may point out that all 
the leading scientific men of the colony at once enrolled themselves as 
members, that there has since been a constant accession of new members to 
fill the vacancies created by death or otherwise, and that the Society, while 
co-operating cordially with most of the leading societies of the same 
character throughout the civilised world, has greatly enhanced the scientific 
repute of New South Wales. 
(4) In order to ensure the permanence of the Socieiy, its founder at his 
own expense erected and presented to it a most suitable building, and also 
presented an extensive collection of valuable scientific works, and ulti- 
mately endowed it with the sum of £20,000. 
(5) In addition to the very substantial gifts before mentioned, for the 
promotion of science, Sir William Macleay has by his will bequeathed to 
the University of Sydney the sum of £12,000 for the foundation of a Chair 
of Bacteriology, and has set apart the further sum of £35,000 for the 
foundation and endowment after the death of his widow of four fellowships 
for the encouragement of scientific research, to be tenable by graduates in 
science of Sydney University. 
It is decided that the proposed memorial shall take the form of a volume 
of original contributions by Australasian scientific workers, with illustra- 
tions of a superior character, preceded by a memoir and portrait of our 
deceased friend, because it is felt that this will me much more in accordance 
with his own ideas and with the spirit of his various benefactions than a 
monument of stone or bronze, and that such a volume will not only widely 
extend the knowledge of his great liberality, but will be of lasting value 
to all scientific men interested in studies and pursuits which so greatly 
interested him. 
The membership of the Society consists, at the present time, of 
9 Hon. Fellows, 78 Fellows, 14 Corresponding Members, and 
one Associate. 
The Council has made arrangements through the courtesy of 
the Librarian of the 8. A. Institute Circulating Library, to have 
the key of the Society’s room hung in a convenient place, and 
easily accessible to those members who wish to consult the books. 
in the Society’s Library. 
Numerous favorable replies have been received from European 
and American Scientific Societies agreeing to mutually exchange 
their publications with those of this Society. The titles of these 
appear at the end of the Society’s Annual Volume. 
The Council having learned during the past year that the 
Government of Victoria contemplated reducing the working staff 
of Baron F. von Muellor, at once wrote to the Royal Society of 
Victoria, offering to co-operate in any way in any movement that 
might be taken towards approaching their Government, and 
pointing out to it the extreme undesirability of curtailing the 
published results of Baron F. von Muellor’s labors ; as these were 
of the greatest scientific and economic value, not only to Victoria, 
but to Australia generally. | 
It will be a matter of satisfaction to the Members to know that 
the Council, with the permission of Sir Thomas Elder, K.G.M.G., 
has decided to print as a separate memorial volume or volumes, 
