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ANNUAL REPORT.. 
The Council has to report that the scientific work of the 
Society in publishing new and original matter relating to geology, 
entomology, mollusca, fossil birds, and Australian anthropology 
has been carried on successfully during the past year. The 
Council has also much pleasure in reporting that with the 
monetary assistance of Sir Thomas Elder, the printing and 
publishing of the third and final portion of the scientific results 
of the Elder Exploring Expedition has been brought to a satis- 
factory completion. 
During the past year six new Fellows have been elected, three 
Fellows have resigned, and one Fellow has died. Although Mr. 
John Wilson, whose death the Council has the melancholy duty 
to record, never contributed any paper to the Society’s Proceed- 
ings, yet by his staunch and loyal support of the Society during 
the past ten years contributed not a little to the successful carry- 
ing out of the expensive work which the publication of the 
Society’s Proceedings entails. In this modest and retiring 
manner Mr. Wilson set an example to all his fellow-colonists who 
possess any interest in the recording of new scientific facts, which 
it would be much to the benefit of the Society if they would 
follow. 
The membership of the Society consists of 11 Hon. Fellows, 
75 Fellows, 16 Corresponding Members, and 2 Associates. 
During the year the question of raising a fund to assist in 
erecting a suitable memorial to Prof. Huxley was brought before 
the Council, with the result of the Council forming itself into a 
Memorial Committee, with Dr. Stirling, C.M.G., F.R.S., and 
Prof. Tate, F.G.S., as Hon. Secs. 
The Council was also represented on the John McDouall 
Stewart Memorial Committee by one of its members, Mr. M. 
Holtze, F.L.8., who kindly consented to act. 
The President (Mr. W. Howchin, F.G.S.) has also had the 
arduous work of editing the Society’s Proceedings for the current 
year (1895-96), owing to the necessity for Prof. Tate, F.G.S., 
paying a visit to Europe. Whilst the Council sympathises with 
the President on the additional and responsible work which has 
devolved upon him, yet at the same time it feels that much good 
will result to the Society from the fact that Prof. Tate will be 
brought into personal contact with some of the Hon. Fellows of 
the Society who reside in Europe, and who enjoy a world-wide 
reputation in their respective Branches of scientific work. The 
Council has already been advised of some of the results of this 
intercourse, which will lead to the publishing of valuable papers 
in the coming year’s Proceedings. 
