ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH 
WALES INCORPORATION. 
An Act to incorporate a Society called “The 
Royal Society of New South Wales.” [16 
December, 1881. | 
HEREAS a Society called (with the sanction of Her Preamble. 
Most Gracious Majesty the Queen) “The Royal 
Society of New South Wales” has under certain rules an 
by-laws been formed at Sydney in the Colony of New South 
Wales for the encouragement of studies and investigations 
as 
composed of the following office-bearers and members His 
Excellency the Right Honorable Lord Augustus Loftus P.O. 
G.C.B. Honorary President The Honorable John Smith 
G. M.D. LL. i 
dney and 
Chamberlaine Russell evar B.A. (Sydney) F.R.A.S. 
F.M.S. London Government Astronomer for New South 
the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and I 
Professor of Geology and Mineralogy in the University of 
Sydney and Carl Adolph Leibius Esquire Doctor of Philo- 
sophy of the University of Heidelberg Fellow of the Insti- 
tute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland Honorary 
Secretaries W. A. Dixon Fellow of the Institute of reser aed 
of Crest Britain and Ireland G. D. Hirst Esqui bert Hun 
