222 PROCEEDINGS. 
“In accordance with the By-laws, reports on the working of 
each Section were received by the Ne iaar from the Chairmen of 
the respective Sections. From these reports it appears that while 
several Sections were well attended gone actively igre by the 
members, others may still be considered as only in their — 
two extra meetings held at the Society’s rooms. The meetings 
of the various Sections were held monthly x the Society’s rooms. 
“The Council has decided to publish the papers read at these 
meetings, as well as an Abstract of its Proceedings and those of 
the Sections, under the (for a small Society) vend Ved gre oi 
name of ‘ Journal,’ instead of ‘ Transactions’ as b 
“The Council much regrets the unavoidable dela ie in the issue 
of the Journal for 1876, which they hope, however, will be in the 
possession of members before long. 
ast year, a very large “number of the Society’s ‘ Trans- 
actions,’ together with many other scientific publications issued 
e 
by the Government, relating to this Colony, were forwar y 
the Council to different Scientific Institutions in England, 
America, and the Continent has thus 
throu ich Messrs. Triibner & Ca .. in London, for twenty-five 
different scientific periodicals—English, French, and 
“The acquisition of these books and scientific serine has 
Tt filled up most of the available space at the Society’s 
roo 
or the present, the Council has deemed it visable to 
allow any books or periodicals to be taken away from the 
ociety’s rooms by any of the mem as soon as the books 
are properly arranged and catalogued ’ such advantage will be 
readily conceded, under proper restrictions. 
May last a deputation elected by the members of th 
Society waited upon the then Minister of Justice and Public 
Instruction, with a view of urging upon the Government the 
