Report of Meetings of the Society. 



Meeting held July pM.— Hon. E. C. Luard, Vice- 

 President in the Chair. 



Members present 14. 

 Eleftions. — Members: Revd. Jas. Williams and Dr. 

 W. A. Dickson. 



Associates : Messrs. R. F. Rose, C. Ft 



Braithwaite, G. R. Harrison, A. R. Webber, J. F. 



Webber and F. M. Carbin. 



The Chairman reported on behalf of the Direftors that 



the Government had offered the Society the loan on 



deposit of a copy of the Scientific results of the Challenger 



Expedition, which they had agreed to accept, with the 



request that the volumes be allowed to come under the 



rule as to Reference Books. 



The Chairman also called attention to copies of the 

 nev/ Catalogue lying on the table which could be obtained 

 from the Librarian at 60c. each. 



Letters from Messrs. G. S. Jenman and Louis J. W. 

 Paddenburg were read, these gentlemen agreeing to a6l 

 as Judges in the Tobacco Essay Competition. 



The Chairman said he was sorry to say that only one 

 Essay had been received as yet, and he was also sorry 

 to see that so little interest appeared to be taken in the 

 matter. 



A letter from Mr F. V. McConnell was also read. 

 Referring to the stone mortars, &c., exhibited at the 

 previous meeting as having been presented by him to 

 the Museum, he stated that they belonged to the proprie- 



