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cation, and not leaving the time to be fixed for each author by the 

 Honorary Secretary. 



Mr. A. K. Smith moved, and Mr. Edwards seconded, — " That the 

 resignation be not accepted." 



The Rev. Mr. Bleasdale moved as an amendment, and Professor 

 Hearn seconded, — 



" That Mr. Smyth's resignation be accepted, and that the thanks 

 " of the members be given to Mr. Smyth for his past services to the 

 " Institute." 



The amendment was carried. 



Dr. WilMe moved, — 



" That Dr. Macadam, who had been appointed by the Council to 

 " edit the ' Transactions,' be Acting Honorary Secretary." 



This was seconded by Dr. Iffla, and carried. 



Professor Wilson read the audited balance sheet of the Treasurer, 

 showing a balance of £212 19s. Id. against the Institute at the close 

 of 1855, and a balance in favor of the Institute, at the close of 1856, 

 of £177 2s. 9d., exclusive of £75 4s. of unpaid subscriptions. 



Dr. Iffla moved, — 



" The adoption of the report." 



Seconded by Professor Hearn, and carried. 



Mr. A. K. Smith moved, and Dr. Mackenna seconded, — 



" That a vote of thanks be tendered to the Treasurer, Dr. Wilkie, 

 for the manner in which he had discharged his duties." 



This was carried. 



A vote of thanks was also passed to the Auditing Committee. 



The balance sheet was laid upon the table. 



Professor Wilson reported that a deputation appointed by the 

 Council, and consisting of Drs. Wilkie, Iffla, Becker, and Macadam, 

 with himself, had that day waited by arrangement upon His Excel- 

 lency Sir Henry Barkly, K.C.B., and read a memorial, requesting 

 that His Excellency would be pleased to become Patron of the 

 Institute. His Excellency, in a highly complimentary reply, which, 

 with the memorial, has been filed, had accepted the proffered title, 

 and assured the deputation that his services would on all occasions 

 be at the command of the Managing Committee of the Institute. 

 His Excellency had also accepted an invitation to meet the members 

 at dinner. 



Dr. Iffla moved, — 



" That a Committee be appointed to carry out the necessary 

 " arrangements to receive His Excellency in a manner suited to the 

 " occasion, to consist of Professor Wilson, Drs. Mackenna and 

 " Macadam, and the mover." 



This was seconded by Professor Hearn, and carried. 



A communication was read from J. Wood Beilby, Esq., of Gipps' 

 Land, in reference to Dr. Becker's paper on the Lyre-bird, and sub- 

 mitting some additional particulars as to the habits of this bird, 

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