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expenditure had been about £150, leaving a deposit balance of 

 £200 and a credit balance of £75 13s. 7d. 



ELECTIOTiT OF OFFICERS. 



The President stated tbat be felt compelled to refuse to 

 act for another year. His official duties were so heavy that he 

 felt he could not give that time to the Society's affairs vrhich 

 was expected of its chief officer. So much depended on the 

 President that no one should hold that high position unless he 

 could carry out the duties to the satisfaction of himself and 

 advantage of the Society. He asked them to excuse his short- 

 comings. Although he had not given so much time to the 

 duties of President, he had given a great deal of attention to 

 the work of the Board of Grovernors of the Institute, which 

 took up considerable time. Therefore, although he could cry 

 " peccavi" with respect to the Presidency, he did not think he 

 need do so as a member of the Board. He would feel grateful 

 if he was relieved. The two previous Presidents had been 

 elected for two years each, but he should rather feel it a kind- 

 ness if a similar honour were not paid to him. He would 

 take that opportunity of explaining why he was not prepared 

 with an address ; his defection was owing to the pressure of 

 his official duties. He would, however, prepare a paper, and 

 hoped that would be taken in place of an address. 



The election of officers resulted as follows : — President, H. 

 L. Whittell, Esq., M.D. ; Vice-Presidents, Professor H. Lamb 

 and E. C. Stirling, Esq., M.D. ; Treasurer, Mr. T. D. Smeaton ; 

 Hon. Secretary, W. L. Cleland, Esq., M.B. ; Council, Professor 

 Tate, Messrs. C. Todd, C.M.G., W. Eutt, and D. B. Adamson. 



Professor Tate gave notice of motion to increase the number 

 of members of Council to six. 



papers. 



Dr. Stirling, in the absence of Mr. E. W. Andrews, read 

 his notes on several rare birds found near the Square Water- 

 hole, near Mount Compass, on the road to Mount Jagged. 



Professor Tate gave outlines of five papers by himself and 

 Baron von Mueller. 



The Hon. Secretary read a communication from Mr. Erazer 

 S. Crawford, in which reference was made to a letter from Mr. 

 Maskell, of New Zealand, who has made a special study of the 

 Coccidcne, congratulating Mr. Crawford on having discovered 

 the male of Lecanium cycadis, the common black turtle-scale of 

 our orange trees. Hitherto the males obtained by Mr. Craw- 

 ford have not been full-grown, and he awaits additional 

 material to complete the diagnosis. 



