a ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS. 
what seemed a hopeless struggle; and it was sometimes 
suggested that the Society should be deel ed, and the remaining 
assets used up in a picnic or a dinner. 2 
For several years the expenditure, although rigorously kept — 
down, was considerably over the income, and the Society lived on 
its early savings. ‘In such a state of the finances, it was of course 
impossible to undertake the publication of the Transactions. In 
the first years the Society was entirely dependent on the news- 
papers for giving publicity to its proceedings ; but these were 
frequently of too abstruse a character for such a mode of publica- 
tion. Afterwards, when Mr. James Waugh started the Magazine 
of Science and Art, the papers of the Society were regularly pub- 
lished in it ; but that magazine lasted only a few years, and then 
the Society published one volume of Transactions, containing a 
selection of papers read from 1862 to 1865. A complete list of 
the papers read before the Philosophical Society has never hitherto 
been made public, and I have thought it worth while to make _ 
such a list from the minutes and put it here on record. It will — 
be seen that, in spite of failing membership and income, a large | 
amount of useful scientific work was accomplished. 
PuiLosopHicaL Socrery Papers. 
1856. 
May 9, PES rat ene of the Railway System in England, with 
ns as toits BS gar cation to the Colony of N. 8. Wales.” 
gr Hi Hecalny — “oe Governor-General. 
on ‘* ™m 
= jk Mie ~~ ommunication with England.” 2 
July 11. “Means of lways, financial tee tf ; 
G. Pennington. “Application of certain’ principles a 
Se as Economy to the question of Railw se” Professor 3 
August 13° “On the action of Sydne Water upon Lead.” Professor — 
Smith, On the Iron making resources of N.S, Wales” 
Sept. 10. “Bloctsie 3 Tele d 
London not im casibl, “oe A niware between Sy: 
of Statistics.” C. Rolleston. « ce 
Wood.” a ee On ae Gakk Pi ‘ag 
