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February 5th. — On the Geology of the vicinity of the Wollondilly 

 River in Argyle County in the Colony of Sydney, New South 

 Wales, by the Rev. W. B. Clarke, M.A., F.G.S. 



After the Reports had been read, it was resolved, — 



That they be received and entered on the Minutes of the Meeting ; 

 and that such parts of them as the Council shall think fit, be printed 

 and distributed among the FelloM^s. 



It was afterwards resolved : — 



1 . That the thanks of this Society be given to Henry Warburton, 

 Esq., M.P., retiring from the office of President. 



2. That the thanks of this Society be given to Lord Francis Eger- 

 ton, Charles Darwin, Esq., G. B. Greenough, Esq., and John Taylor, 

 Esq., retiring from the office of Vice-President. 



3. That the thanks of this Society be given to R. A. C, Austen, 

 Esq., retiring from the office of Secretary. 



4. That the thanks of this Society be given to Lord Francis 

 Egerton, Sir J. A. B. Johnstone, Bart., Prof. Bell, E. H. Bunbury, 

 Esq., and John Taylor, Esq., retiring from the Council. 



After the Balloting Glasses had been duly closed, and the lists 

 examined by the Scrutineers, the following gentlemen were declared 

 to have been duly elected the Officers and Council for the ensuing 

 year : — 



OFFICERS. 



PRESIDENT. 

 Leonard Horner, Esq. F.R.S. L. & E. 



VICE-PRESIDENTS. 



Rev. W. Buckland, D.D. F.R.S., L.S., Professor of Geology and 



Mineralogy in the University of Oxford, 

 Robert Hutton, Esq. M.R.I. A. 

 R. I. Murchison. Esq. F.R.S. L.S. 

 Prof. Owen, F.R.S. L.S. 



SECRETARY. 

 William John Hamilton, Esq. M.P. 



