1884. 



PROCEEDINGS 



ROYAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA, 



ANNUAL MEETING. 

 March 12th, 1884. 



Pkesent, the President and 23 members and associates. 



The Eeport. and Balance-sheet for 1884 were read and adopted, 

 as follow : — 



" Report of the Council of the Royal Society of Victoria for the 

 Year 1884. 



" The termination of another year finds the Society in a posi- 

 tion of great prosperity in so far as regards the number of 

 Members and Associates, and its financial condition, but, unfor- 

 tunately, your Council has to report that much less than the 

 average of scientific activity has been displayed by its Members 

 throughout the year. The number of papers contributed has 

 been small, and although several of them are of very consider- 

 able importance to the progress of science in the colonies, the 

 volume of Transactions will not, your Council regrets to say, 

 exhibit the amount of work which might naturally be expected 

 from so large a Society, including so many members of high 

 scientific attainments. 



" During the year there have been elected 12 new Members, 

 1 Corresponding Member, and 4 Associates. 



"The Society now numbers 19 Life Members, 112 Ordinary 

 Members, 36 Country Members, 7 Corresponding Members, 

 9 Honorary Members, and 71 Associates — making a total of 

 254 gentlemen belonging to the Society. 



"Your Council regrets to announce the loss by death of the 

 following Members and Associates — viz., Mr. W. C. Watts, Mr. 

 J. F. Bailey, Eev. J. I. Bleasdale, Mr. W. Detmold, Mr. W„ 

 Gillbee, M.E.C.S., and Mr. E. Davy, M.E.C.S. 



