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MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting of the Royal 

 Society of Tasmania, held at the 3Itiseum, Macquarie- 

 street, at Half-past Seven o'clock p.m., on 31onday, the 27th 

 January, 1879: James Barnard, Esq,, in the Chair. 



The advertisement by which the meeting had been convened 

 having been read, the Chairman called upon the Secretary to 

 read the Report. 



The Report for 1878 was then read. 



On the motion of Mr. Justin M^C. Browne, seconded by 

 Mr. A. Webster, the report was adopted, and ordered to be 

 printed for circulation amongst the Fellows. 



The accounts for the year were laid on the table for the 

 inspection of members. 



Dr. Agnew reported that the retiring Members of the 

 Council were the Ven. Archdeacon Davies, Right Rev. 

 Bishop Bromby, Dr. Agnew, and Mr. Russell Young, and 

 that no other nominations had been received. 



Mr. E. D. Swan moved, and Mr. H. Scott seconded, that 

 the four retiring Members of Council be re-elected. Agreed to. 



On the motion of Mr. Stephens, seconded by Mr. Dodds, 

 Messrs. H. Cook and F. Butler were re-elected Auditors of 

 Annual Accounts. 



Mr. John Chas. Macmichael, of George's Bay, was 

 balloted for and declared duly elected a Fellow of the Society. 



A vote of thanks to Dr. Agnew (Honorary Secretary), pro- 

 posed by Mr. Stephens and seconded by Mr. Scott, was 

 carried by acclamation. 



Dr. Agnew returned thanks, and in doing so congratulated 

 the Fellows on the present position and future prospects of the 

 Society. 



