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contour of these lakes, and pointed out 

 that the deepest part of these lakes were 

 17ft. to 14ft. 



Mr. J. B. WALifER drew attention to 

 some old charts in his possession, and 

 promised to furnish the section with a 

 paper at the next meetine dealing with old 

 charts relating to Tasmania. 



Mr. J. W. Beattie spoke of the country 

 round about Mount King William which 

 he had visited. 



Mr. Mault moved a hearty vote of 

 thanks to the President for his excellent 

 paper, as also to Mr. E. A. Counsel, Sur- 

 veyor-General, for the loan of a map of 

 Tasmania. 



The meeting then closed. 



SIS JAMES A.mEW. 



Yesterday (October 2nd, 1899) being 

 the anniversary of the 84th birthday of 

 the Hon. Sir James Agnew, K.C.M.G., 

 a large number called at the hon. ■ 

 gentleman's house, conveying their hearty 

 congratulations and good wishes, In 

 the afternoon a meeting of the Coun- 

 cil of the Roj'al Society of Tasmania, 

 of which Sir James is the senior vice- 

 presirlent and also chairman of the trustees 

 of the Tasmanian Museum and Botanical 

 Gardens, was held, Sir James presiding. The 

 following members were present : — Council 

 of the Royal Society and Trustees of the 

 Museum and Gardens, His Excellency 

 the Administrator (the Hon. J. S. Dodds, 

 C.M.G., C.J.), acting- President ; Hons. 

 Adye Douglas (President of the Legislative 

 Council), C. H. Grant, M.L.C.; Messrs. 

 A. G. Webstar, Russell Young, Thos. 

 Stephens, M.A., F.G.S., R. M. Johnston, 

 F.L.S., F.S.S., Bernard Shaw, J. B. 

 Walker, F.R.G.S., and the Sec- 

 retary and Curator, Mr. A Morton. 

 Apologies were received from the following 

 members : — The Hon. N. J. Brown, 

 M.E.C., Speaker of the House of Assembly; 

 the Bishop of Tasmania, the Right Rev. 

 H. H. Montgomery, D.D.; Col. W. V. 

 Legge, R.A., Commandant of the Tas- 

 manian forces ; and R. S. Bright, 

 M.R.C.S.E. 



His Excellency said before the busi- 

 ness of the meeting he had been asked to 

 say a few words : Dear Sir James, — On 

 this the anniversary of your 84th birthday, 

 the Royal Society of Tasmania desires to 

 ]3ay you a tribute of respect, and I, as its 

 ex officio President, have been requested to 

 offer for your acceptance a photograph of 

 the executive officers, including yourself. 

 Appended to it are the signatures of the 

 gentlemen composing the group, and 

 it is hoped that you will regard it as 

 a token appreciative of the esteem in 

 which you are held by those with whom 

 you have been so long associated. It is 



peculiarly fitting that the Royal Society 

 should thus endeavour to show its appre- 

 ciation of all your patriotic and un- 

 selfish efforts to advance the work 

 which it has in hand, because in 

 the long list of distinguished men who 

 have ungrudgingly laboured for the society 

 there is none to whom it is under such deep 

 obligation as yourself. One of its earliest 

 members, one of its most efficient and 

 painstaking officers, the one who has 

 most largely contributed to its funds, 

 you stand out pre-eminently as the 

 man who deserves its gratitude. 

 But whilst I am expressing these senti- 

 ments on behalf of the Royal ."Society, I 

 think that I may say also that very many 

 of the people of this colony entertain the 

 highest esteem and regard for yiu. Both 

 in public and private life you have com- 

 manded the respect and deserved the 

 approbation of all classes of the com- 

 munity. You have been foremost always 

 amongst those who were desirous to work 

 in the best interests of the country in 

 which you have made your home. You have 

 by personal exertion, sound advice, and gen- 

 erous donation, assisted to advance science, 

 and encourage art. Many acts of kindness 

 and charity are recorded in grateful hearts 

 as the result of your large benevolence ; 

 and several splendid contributions of money 

 for public purposes testify to your unselfish 

 character and great patriotism. Your life 

 is an object lesson of the influence which a 

 good man can exercise for the benefit of his 

 fellows. You have stimulated others byi 

 your conduct, and you have set an example 

 of unimpeachable integrity. May I now 

 offer our congratulations upon the fa?b 

 that, notwithstanding the ripe old age to 

 which you have been permittied to attain, 

 time has sdll left your intellect alert and 

 vigorous, and that you are yet able to con- 

 tinue to exercise an influence for good. 

 And of this I may assure you, that when 

 it shall please God to end your labours, youi 



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