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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 



The Annual General Meeting of the Royal Society was held 

 in the Society's Room, Museum, on Thursday, 3rd March, 1910. 



In the absence of the President (His Excellency Sir Harry 

 Barron) Mr. Thomas Stephens, M.A., F.G.S., the senior Vice- 

 President, occupied the chair, and the Annual Reports for 1909 

 were submitted. 



RE-hLKCTION OF RETIRING MEMBEES OF COUKCIL. 



There being no other nominations, the retiring meml^ers of 

 the Council (Messrs. R. M. Johnston, Russell Young, Dr. 

 Noetling, and Dr. Webster were re-elected. 



HLKCTION OF FKI.I.OWS. 



Messrs. Robert C. Kermode and H. Minchin Nicholls were 

 elected Fellows of the Society. 



-JiUDITOR. 



'Mr. Ff. W. W. Echlin was reappointed Auditor. 



REPORTS OF .SECTIONS. 



The Medical Section reported, through their Secretary (Dr. 

 E. W. J. Ireland) that the Section had a membership of twenty- 

 one during the year, three of the members being resident in the 

 country. Two had resigned at the end of the year on their de- 

 parture from Hobart. Two new members were elected. The 

 Annual Meeting and six Ordinary Meetings were held, and were 

 well attended. Several meetings were devoted to the discussion 

 of the Midwifery Act, and some suggested amendments were 

 submitted to the Hon. the Chief Secretary for consideration. 

 The Section thanks the Royal Society for the annual grant of 

 £12, which has been devoted to the purchase of books. Their 

 accounts of receipts and expenditure showed a credit balance of 

 £14 17s. 



ANNUAL REPORT FOR I909. 



The Council of the Royal Society have the honour to present 

 their Report for 1909 to the Annual General Meeting of the 

 Society. 



His Excellency Sir Harry Barron, K.C.M.G., shortly after 

 his arrival to assume the office of Governor of the State, was 



