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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25th, 1906. 



The Ordinary Monthly Meeting of the Society was held in 

 the Linnean Hall, Ithaca Road, Elizabeth Bay, on Wednesday 

 evening, July 25th, 1906. 



Mr. Thomas Steel, F.C.S., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



On behalf the Council and the Members of the Society, the 

 President said that he had great pleasure in tendering to Dr. 

 J. P. Hill, who was present, hearty congratulations on his 

 appointment to the important position of Professor of Zoology in 

 University College, London, with best wishes for his future success. 

 While rejoicing at this well-deserved recognition of Dr. Hill's 

 eminent services to science, his departure from Sydney was to be 

 regretted, for science in Australia could ill spare workers of the zeal 

 and ability of Dr. Hill. 



The President also said that since last Meeting the Members 

 had learned, with the deepest regret, of the death of the Hon. 

 James Norton, L.L.D., M.L.C., in the 82nd year of his age. The 

 Society was under great obligations to Dr. Norton for his active 

 aid in the management of its affairs during the long period of his 

 official connection with it, he having held office as a Member of 

 Council in 1878, 1879, and from 1881 to the time of his decease; 

 as Honorary Treasurer from 1882 to 1897; and as President in the 

 years 1899 and 1900. Dr. Norton's claim upon the respect and 

 affectionate regard of Members rested, however, upon a wider 

 basis than this, for he was the " father" of the Society, inasmuch 

 as not only was he one of its founders, his name being eighteenth 

 on the first list of effective Members, but he had outlived all 

 those whose names preceded his own on the list. During the 

 entire history of the Society Dr. Norton's active interest in its 

 work and welfare never wavered; and those who had served 

 with him on the Council knew well how helpful had been his 



