22 Annual Meeting. 



was a valued member of the Council for a number of years, and 

 contributed papers on several occasions. For many years Mr. L. 

 L. Macassey took an active part in furthering the interests of the 

 Society by reading valuable papers and joining in the discussions. 

 With regard to the proposed transfer of the Society's collection to 

 the City Corporation, nothing further has been done since last 

 November, when the Society's replies to the various queries asked 

 by the Library and Technical Instruction Committee were com" 

 municated by our President, and your Council are awaiting the 

 reply Of the Corporation. Your Council desire to express their 

 best thanks to the local Press for their reports of the various 

 meetings. In accordance with the constitution of the Society, 

 five members of Council retire from office, all ot whom are eligible 

 for re-election — viz., S. F. Milligan, J. P.; Sir J. W. Byers, 

 M.A., M.D.; R. Patterson, M.R.I. A.; William Swanston, N. H. 

 Foster. 



Mr. John Horner (Hon. Treasurer) presented the finan- 

 cial statement, which showed that the year closed with a debit 

 balance, mainly due to the fact that the buildings required 

 structural alterations and repairs, upon which ,£35 was expended. 

 It was to be regretted that through death they had lost a number 

 of their members. 



The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the annual report 

 and statement of accounts, said they all regretted the deaths 

 which had occurred during the year, and desired to express their 

 sympathy with the bereaved families. He did not remember a 

 single year in which so many of their friends had departed, and he 

 hoped they might not have to record such losses next year. They 

 were indebted to all who had contributed papers in the past year, 

 and they were most interesting, and the attendance was very good 

 on each occasion. In regard to the negotiations for the transfer of 

 the Museum collection, as they were aware, the Corporation 

 wished to have certain details, which they endeavoured to supply, 

 and the outcome was that the Corporation, at the monthly 

 meeting subsequently, had adopted the resolution passed by the 



