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Seventeen new candidates were ]3i'oposed and seconded, 

 including seven members of the Sydney Botanical Society. 



Communications from the Sections. 

 Section A. Asteonomt. Mr. H. C. Exjssell read extracts 

 from the Gazette of Thursday, June 30th, 1836, from the 

 Colonist of Thursday, 30th June, 1836, and from the Australian 

 of Tuesday, July 5th, 1836, in reference to a heavy fall of snow 

 in Sydney, on Tuesday morning, the 28th June, 1836. 



Section I. Sanitary and Social Science. Mr. Alfred 

 [Roberts submitted a Eeport from the above Section, which, as 

 the result of its deliberations, had adopted the following resolu- 

 tion, viz. : — 



That the Eoyal Society of New South "Wales be invited by this 

 Section to wait upon the Government by deputation and 

 urge it to introduce during the next Session an efficient 

 Greneral Public Health Act, and to appoint a Central 

 Board with ample powers to enforce its provisions. 

 In pursuance of the a.bove resolution, Mr. Alfred E-oberts' 

 moved. 



That a deputation of this Society, consisting of the follow- 

 ing gentlemen, viz, : — 



The Vice-Presidents and the Secretaries. 

 Alger John, Esq., Lloj^d Gr. A., Esq., M.L.A. 



Allen The Hon, G-eorge Manning James, Esq. 

 Wigram, Esq., M.L.A. Mansfield G. A.,- Esq. 



Belgrave Dr. Milford Dr. 



Burton Edmimd, Esq. Morgan Dr. C. "W. 



Cox Dr. Murray W. G., Esq. 



Dangar E. H., Esq, M'Lauren Dr. 



Dibbs G. E., Esq., M.L.A. Neill Wm., Esq. 



DeSalis The Hon. Leopold IS^eild Dr. 



Eane, M.L.C, Pell Professor, B.A. 



Eairfax The Hon. John, Smith Professor, M.L.C. 



M.L.C. Scott Eev. W., M.A. 



Earnell J. S., Esq., M.L.A. Spencer W., Esq. 



Goodlet John H., Esq. Eoberts Alfred, Esq. 



Hay The Hon. John, M.L.C. Trebeck P. N., Esq. 

 Holt, The Hon. Thos.,M.L.C. Ward Dr. 

 Jones Dr. Sydney Weigali A. B., Esq., B.A. 



Knox Edward, Esq. White Hon. Jas., M.L.C. 



Lord The Hon. Erancis, Wood Harrie, Esq. 



M.L.C. Wright H. G. A., Esq. 



And such other members as shall be willing to attend, be 

 appointed to wait upon the Government to urge it to 

 introduce during the next' Session an efficient General 

 Public Health Act, and to appoint a Central Board with 

 ample power to enforce its provisions. 

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