Reports of the Meetings of the Society. 



Meeting held on ioth January. — G. H. Hawtayne, 

 C.M.G., C.M.Z.S., F.R.G.S., President, in the chair. 

 There were 23 members present. 

 Elections. — Members: S. Coronel, Capt. Cartwright, 

 J. S. Irwin, Dr. A. Matthey, Dr. W. J. Von Winckler, 

 Joao Baptista and W. B. St. Aubyn. 



Associates : C. W. Peppiette, Rev. S. 

 Manning, C. H. Wilkinson, S. H. Bayley, Aloysius 

 DeWever and J. L. Theobald. 

 The President, in addressing the meeting, said that 

 their late President, Mr. Nind, had given them such an 

 interesting and valuable account of the progress of the 

 Society during the past year, that there was nothing left 

 for him to say with regard to the past, and it was very 

 difficult to say anything in anticipation of the future. 

 When the Treasurer presently read the financial state- 

 ment for the past year, he thought they would be able 

 to see that the Society was in a wholesome and sound 

 condition, but at the same time there were indications 

 that economy must be practised in the future. The sub- 

 scriptions were not so large as they had been, and 

 therefore they must curtail expenses to a certain extent, 

 but he hoped that the Directors would be able to do this 

 without impairing the efficiency of the Society. There 

 were several important matters to which it would be de- 

 sirable to give attention during the coming year, among 

 which were the fruit and gold industries. The Society 

 had reason to congratulate itself on the condition of the 



