PROCEEDINGS. 151 
WEDNESDAY, 4 NOVEMBER, 1885. 
Professor LiversipGf, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The PRESIDENT then referred to the great loss which the Society 
had sustained by the death of its late senio r Vice-President, the 
Hon. Professor Smith, M.D., C.M.G., M.L. C. He said :—“I feel 
that it would not be right for us to proceed to the business of 
this meeting without reference to the very great loss which the 
Society has sustained by the death of our senior Vice-President, 
the Hon. Professor Smith, C.M.G., M.L.C. (Hear, hear.) The 
notice of any losses which the Society may have sustained is 
usually postponed until the annual meeting; but in this instance 
cannot wait until then before expressing our grief for the loss 
we fa sustained, our appreciation of his life and labours, and 
this Society. e first joined it in 1852, then known as the 
Australian Philosophical Society. When the Australian Philo- 
sophical Society was remodelled and merged into the Philosophical 
Society of New South Wales, in 1856, Dr. Smith, who had taken 
an active part in bringing about the change, was elected one of 
the Hon. Secretaries. He retained this position until 1860, and 
the earlier records in the minute-books, which we still possess, 
constitution and name were further altered in 1 to that 
which it now bears. From that date to the present time 
he has held office as Vice-president for ten years, and as 
President for the years 1880 and 1883. Previously to 1879 the 
Governor was ex officio President, so that in many of his years 
forming the duties of President. (Hear, hear.) other ways 
the Society is ee indebted to its late tags oeg for — 
services. e ss paelirc in poate wee 
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Minister for Education, but without pay ; and I am afraid, as 
too often the case, people little know how much they are 
toour late friend. - hear.) Quiet, unobtrusive, conscien- 
tious and faithful workers such as he oft to m 
