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Lectures. 



Mr. L. H. Lindon delivei^ed an illustrated lecture upon 

 New Zealand mountains. 



Mr. J. W. Beattie delivered a short illustrated lecture 

 on the newly discovered caves at Hastings. 



13th May, 1918. 



The monthly meeting was held at the Museum at 

 S p.m., Dr. A. H. Clarke presiding. 



Before the business of the meeting was proceeded with, 

 the chairman referred to the severe loss that the Society 

 had sustained owing to the death of one of the Vice-Pres- 

 idents, Mr. R. M. Johnston, and also Col. Legge. 



Mr. Johnston was elected a member of the Society 

 iu 1873, and had contributed no less than 103 papers to 

 the journal. At the time of his death he "was senior Vice- 

 President of the Society, and during the whole period of 45 

 years during which he had been connected with the Soc- 

 iety he had been an active member. His chief work was 

 the "Geology of Tasmania." 



Col. W. V. Legge was elected a. member in 1873, and 

 contributed 17 papers to the journal. His chief work was 

 "The Birds of Ceylon." 



The Chairman moved, 'That this meeting wishes to 

 place on record its sense of the great loss the Poyal Society 

 has sustained in the deaths of Colonel W. V. Legge and the 

 Vice-President, Mr. R. M. Johnston." 



The motion was carried, all members standing. 



Mr. H. E. Bellamy was elected a member. 



Lecture, 



Mr. A. J. Taylor delivered an illustrated lecture upon 

 "A Trip to Europe." 



10th June, 1918. 



The monthly .meeting was held at the JN'Iuseum at 8 

 p.m.. His Excellency, Sir Francis Newdegate, K.C.M.G., 

 presiding. 



0)1 the recommendation of the Council, His Excel- 

 lency, the President, appointed Mr. L. Rodwav, C.M.G., 

 as a Vice-President of the Society in the place of the late 

 R. M. Johnston. 



The Chairjuan drew attention to the loss that the 

 Societv had sustained by the death of Mr. Augustus Sim- 

 son, of Launccston. 



