PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS. 11 
Bulletin of the Société Minéralogique de France. Tomes | to 
8 complete. From the Society. 
Bulletin, vols. 1 to 4, and Mémoires vols. 1 and 2, 4to. of the 
Comité Géologique Institut des Mines, St. Petersburgh. 
Presented by the Committee. 
Journal of Civil Engineers (4 series). Vols. 1 to 5, and 
atlases of drawings. Presented by the Minister of 
Pubiic Instruction at Rome. 
A large number of missing parts were presented by the Boston 
Society of Natural History, and the Johns Hopkins University, 
Baltimore, to make the sets of their various publications, now in 
the Society’s Library, as complete as possible. 
A complete set of Braithwaite’s Retrospect of Medicine, vols. I 
to 92, from the commencement in 1840 to 1885, was 
generously presented by Dr. Chisholm Ross, of 
Gladesville. 
The Society has presented its Journal and Proceedings vol. 
XVIII for 1884 to 326 kindred institutions, as per printed list, 
and it has likewise been distributed to all the members entitled to 
it. Vol. XIX is in type, and will soon be ready for distribution. 
Since the last year the following new Societies have entered 
into an exchange of publications, viz. : 
Amsterdam, L’ Association Coloniale dp Niedacduies 
Denver, Colorado Scientific Society. 
Edinburgh, Scottish Geographical Society. 
Florence, Societa Africana d’Italia (Sezione Fiorentina). 
Leipzig, Kéniglich Sachsische Gesellschaft des Wissenschaften. 
New York, New York Microscopical Society. 
Philadelphia, Second Geological Survey of ee 
Vienna, K. K. Naturhistorische Hofmuse 
And the following Societies already on the list have commenced 
sending their publications, in exchange for ours, viz. :— 
Adelaide, Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South 
Ausi 
_ Helsingfort, Société des Sciences de Finlande. 
Liege, Société Royale des Sciences. 
The Bureau of Ethnology, a: 
