PROCEEDINGS, 247 



Liabilities. 



By Eentof Kooms to 30th April £ 12 



„ Periodicals ordered 30 



„ Assistant Secretary's salary from Ist January to 30tli April... 13 



„ H. W. Ingram (Collector) — Commission 4 



„ Office Keeper ■ 2 



„ Balance of Assets over Liabilities 199 



10 















6 



8 



19 



9 



6 



6 



6 



5 



£262 9 4 



The Treasurer remarked tbat the expenditure had been larger 

 last year than usual, in consequence of the Society having had to 

 provide the necessary furniture for the rooms. 



Mr. Wm. Neill moved the adoption of the Balance Sheet, and 

 congratulated the members on the present very satisfactory posi- 

 tion of the Society. 



Mr. John Alger seconded the motion, and in so doing asked 

 whether the books and picture belonging to the Society were 

 insured. 



The motion having been put from the Chair was carried, and 

 the question of insurance was referred to the Council. 



The Chairman announced that fifty donations had been 

 received during the recess. 



The Anniversary Address by the Eevd. "W". B. Clarke, T.E.S., 

 Vice-President, was then read by the Eevd. Wm. Scott, at the 

 request of the Revd. W. B. Clarke. 



Mr. Alered Egberts asked what order it was proposed to take 

 in the formation of the Sections suggested in the Address. 



Professor Liversidge said^ that at the next Council meeting 

 a definite scheme would be drawn up — some suggestions might 

 now be thrown out. 



Mr. Alfred Egberts suggested that the Chairman of each 

 Section should be ea: qficio a Member of the Council of the Society. 



Copies of correspondence with respect to the exchange of 

 scientific publications was laid before the members, viz. : — 



In June last the Hon. Secretaries forwarded copies of tlie following circular 

 to the Foreign Consuls resident in Sydney, accompanied by a request tbat 

 they would exercise their interest to bring the same before the notice of the 

 various Scientific Societies in their respective Countries : — 



[CIECULAE.] 



THE EOYAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 



The Society's Eooms, Sydney, 25 June, 1876. 

 The Royal Society of New South Wales desires to enter into correspond- 

 ence with similar Scientific Societies and Institutions in other Countriee, 

 for the purpose of making a friendly interchange of information and publi- 

 cations. The annual Transactions published by the Society consist of original 

 scientific articles, which usually relate to the Greography, G-eology, Mineralogy, 

 Natural History, Meteorology and Greueral Resources of the Colony of New 

 South Wales. Communications may be addressed to one of the Hon. 

 Secretaries. 



