1885. 



PROCEEDINGS, 



ROYAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



March llth, 1886. 



Present, the President (in the chair) and 16 members and 

 associates. 



The Pteport and Balance-sheet for 1885 were read and adopted, 

 as follow : — 



11 Pteport of the Council of the Royal Society of Victoria for the 



Year 1885. 



" The Council has again to report the conclusion of a year 

 marked by nothing very startling hi the way either of calamity or 

 success. - It has been a time of quiet prosperity ; and though it is 

 true that only a small proportion of our Members actively join in 

 the preparation or discussion of papers, still what has been done 

 has been on the whole very satisfactory. 



"During the year there have been elected 5 members, 

 2 Honorary Life Members, and 4 Associates. There are now on 

 the Members' roll the names of 108 Ordinary Members, 18 Life 

 Members, 7 Corresponding Members, 10 Honorary Members, 

 39 Country Members, and 73 Associates, making a total of 255. 



"During the year there have been received for the Library 

 85 volumes and 518 parts of Scientific publications. 



" Vol. XXI. of the Society's Transactions was issued to 

 Members in June, 1885. Vol. XXII. will be ready for distribution 

 in April next. 



" Your Council has to report with regret the death of Dr. 

 Wilkie, who was one of our earliest Members, and at one time an 

 active and valued contributor to our Transactions. 



