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MINUTES of the Annual General Meethuj of the 

 Royal Society of Tasmania, held at the Mimiun on 

 Monday eeen'naj, 26th January, 1885, — James Barnard, 

 Esquire, Vice-P resident, in the Chair. 



There was a fair attendance of Fellows. Professor Lucas, 

 M. A., and Mr. H. R. Brookes, of Melbourne, were present as 

 visitors. 



The under-mentioned gentlemen were duly elected Fellows 

 of the Society ; viz., Rev. F. Sliann and Geo. Richardson, 

 Esquire. 



The Chairman called upon the Hon. Secretary, the Hon. 

 Dr. Agnew, M.D., to read the Annual Report. 



The Report tor 1884 was then read. 



Colonel W. V. Legge moved, and Mi'. Leonard Rodway 

 seconded, the adoption of the Report. Carried unanimously. 



Votes of Thanks. 



Mr. T. Stephens, M.A., Chief Inspector of Schools, said the 

 reading of the Report had suggested something to him — a duty 

 which they ought not to separate that night without performing. 

 The motion he was about to propose was of a character which 

 was usually made in a formal way, but in connection with the 

 Royal Society it was not to be taken as a mere form, but as 

 expressing the heartfelt thanks and gratitude of the Fellows to 

 one Avho had always been their helper, patron, supporter, 

 and valued officer. The only difficulty in dealing with the 

 subject was that the Fellow to whom he referred was one who 

 objected most sti'ongly to any enconiums being passed upon 

 him in his presence. For that reason he did not intend to say 

 much about it, but simply that the Society owed a hearty debt 

 of gratitude to Dr. Agnew (applause) for'having so kindly, at 

 a time, too, when he might have retii-ed on his laurels, reassumed 

 the work which he had so long discharged as Honorary 

 Secretary of the Society, and for his liaving been at its head 

 dui'ing what he had himself spoken of as the most successful 

 session or campaign since it was founded, whether they 



