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1919 



Annual Meeting. 



The Annual General Meeting was held at the Museum 

 on 10th March. 



Mr. L. Rodway, C.M.G. occupied the chair. 



The Annual Report and Statement of Accounts wera 

 read and adopted. 



There being 11 nominations for 9 vacancies on the 

 Council, an election was held, the following being elected 

 as the Council for 1919: — Dr. A. H. Clarke, Dr. Glasson, 

 Messrs. W. H. Clemes, L. Dechaineux, T. W. Fowler, J. 

 A. Johnson, L. H. Lindon, L. Rodway, C. C. Thorold. 



Mr. R. A. Black was appointed Auditor. 



The following were elected members of the Society : — 

 Lieut.-Col. R. E. Snowden, Dr. E. A. Elliott, Messrs. W. 

 N. Crawford, G. A. Jackson, Miss F. Stevenson. 



Mr. Clive Lord exhibited a specimen of the spotted- 

 tailed Sea Snake {Hydrtis plafurtis). This being the first 

 record of this species from Tasmania. 



Mr. H. H. Scott (Curator of the Launceston Museum) 

 delivered an interesting lecturette upon certain oste«- 

 logical features of Tasmanian Cetacea. 



Illustrated Lecture. 



Mr. E. T. Emmett (Director of the Tourist Bureau) 

 delivered an illustrated lecture on "The River Gordon and 

 the West Coast of Tasmania." 



C onversazione. 



After the business of the meeting was concluded, an 

 adjournment was made to the Art Gallery, where a conver- 

 sazione was held. 



14th April, 1919. 



The Monthly Meeting was held at the Society's Room, 

 Museum, at 8 p.m., His Excellency Sir Francis Newde- 

 gate, K.C.M.G., presiding. 



The following members were elected:- — Mrs. G. O. 

 Smith, Messrs. G. O. Smith, A. D. Chapman, W. E. 

 Masters. 



