234 PROCEEDINGS. 
We have the pleasure to inform you that, in addition to the 
£500 towards a house for the Society, the late Government also 
voted £200 in aid of current expenses, which will make the 
income for the present year about £600. 
Trusting that you may be CPN CARY on towards this 
object, and willing to contribute to the 
We have, &e., 
A. LIVERSIDGE, Hon. 
A. LEIBIUS, ‘| Secretaries. 
MemoranpuM . 
In re DEvuTation TO THE GOVERNMENT FROM THE Roya 
ETY oF New Sourn Watgzs. 
Reasons for the application for assistance. 
. Popular Scientifie Lectures.—To Hmm, the Society to institute 
courses of popular scientific lectu 
ing Sections.—To permit the ‘Gotublislinnelt of working 
Seckions of the Society for the promotion of special branches 
of science. 
. Scientific sathskh —To — the Society to form a Library 
f scientific wor 
4. To collect ie distribute publications. —To found a central insti- 
tution in New South Wales for the exchange of scientific 
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as an 
equivalent for the puplicanene of most of ihe 1sading 
Societies of Europe and Am 
. eyera? hiseiitons —In Moctend, similar scientific Societies 
afford valuable information + o the Government on man 
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. Insufficient funds.—The money at its Pinca will ot permit 
the Society to maintain even its present relations with the 
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making this re uest, because other Societies established here 
c educate -_ instruct a public receive grants of money 
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i Societies in her ee es.—The sides apes | Societies i 
Tictoria, New Zea and, and Tasmania, are liberal] og 
ported and provided ‘srith suites Selden by their respec- 
tive Governme 
£5,000 subser ‘bed. — Assistance sought—Since its commence- 
ment the Society has subscribed upwards of £5,000 for the 
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