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The following changes have taken place in the composition of 

 the Council. In December the Chief Secretary exercised the 

 power conferred upon him by the Society's Rules, and appointed 

 the Hon. A. Michie, Dr. T. Black, and Mr. W. Lyall, to represent 

 the Government at the Council table. In January Mr. Embling 

 resigned, and was replaced by Mr. D. S. Campbell. In February 

 the Hon. T. T. A'Beckett resigned, and Mr. Loader was elected. 

 In April Professor Halford and Mr. F. R. Godfrey resigned, and 

 the Hon. W. C. Haines and Mr. H. E. Watts were elected ; and 

 in May the Hon. S. G. Henty retired, and Dr. Joseph Black was 

 elected ; and it now devolves upon this Meeting to confirm these 

 appointments, and to elect three gentlemen to fill the vacancy in 

 the Council caused by the retirement of Colonel Ross, Mr. G. W. 

 Rusden, and Mr. Edw. Wilson. Since the last Annual Meeting- 

 there have been fifty-two Meetings of the Council, at which the 

 attendance of Members has been as follows : — 





No.Meetingsheld 



No. Meetings 



Names. 



during the hold- 

 ing of office. 



attended. 



Hon. W. C. Haines 



27 



4 



Dr. Black 



52 



40 



Dr. Mueller 



52 



30 



Hon. T. T. A'Beckett 



11 







Mr. S. H. Bindon ... 



52 



30 



Dr. J. Black 



21 



15 



Comte de Castelnau 



52 



5 



Mr. D. S. Campbell 



43 



23 



Mr. H. J. Chambers 



52 



14 



Lieut.-Colonel Champ 



52 



26 



Mr. Thomas Embling 



8 



1 



Mr. F. R.Godfrey 



20 



9 



Hon. S. G. Henty 



20 







Mr. T. Loader 



38 



9 



Mr. W. Lyall 



48 



2 



Professor McCoy ... 



52 



35 



Dr. Madden 



52 



39 



Hon. A. Michie 



48 



1 



Mr. A. Purchas 



52 



31 



Lieut. Colonel Ross 



52 



4 



Mr. G. W. Rusden ,. 



47 



27 



Mr. J. Smith 



52 



26 



Mr. T.J. Sumner 



52 



9 



Mr. H. E. Watts 



27 



21 



Mr. E.Wilson 



46 



43 



