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on record for the benefit of the scientific world. The Council 

 feels that a more ready response would be made to this appeal, 

 and that more attention would be given by men of science 

 throughout the world, if Her Majesty would graciously extend 

 to it her patronage. In this view members of the Society 

 concur. 



"I am therefore instructed to request you to kindly 

 take the necessary steps to lay before the Queen the prayer 

 of this Society, that Her Majesty will graciously consent to 

 become the Patron of the Society, under the title of 'The 

 Royal Society of South Australia,' and thus place it upon an 

 equality with the Royal Societies existing for similar purposes 

 in other Australian colonies. 



''If Her Majesty should be pleased to accede to this 

 request, you would perhaps, as representative of the Crown 

 in this Province, not object to accept the position of Vice- 

 Patron. 



"The Society has done a considerable amount of work, 

 atid is desirous of widely extending its operations in the 

 future." 



His Excellency, a punctilious observer of the formali- 

 ties, in his reply submitted the following suggestions for con- 

 sideration by the Society : — 



1. That the Society's application might conveniently take 

 the form of a memorial to Her Majesty, and if on parchment, 

 should be accompanied by a copy on folio paper. It should 

 bear the signatures of the President and principal officers of 

 the Society. 



2. As to matter, it would probably be of advantage, if 

 the memorial contained, after the opening statement, a con- 

 cise sketch of the origin and progress of the Society, of its 

 funds, numbers, times of meetings, circle of subjects hitherto 

 embraced, and transactions generally. Something should be 

 stated as to the results attained. The memorial should also 

 be accompanied by four copies of all printed matter relating 

 to the proceedings of and subjects treated by the Society. 



He pointed out that the application was in a measure 

 on the same footing as that recently made by the University 

 of Adelaide for a grant of Letters Patent, and, as in that 

 case, a clear statement of the nature and position of the 

 Society is requisite to obtain the object in view. 



A memorial embodying the above suggestions having been 

 submitted to His Excellency, he approved of its form, but 

 deemed it advisable, as a preliminary step, that it should be 

 adopted at a full meeting of the Society. 



