Xil. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 
Messrs. G. Inglis Hudson and G. Hooper were appointed 
Scrutineers and Dr. R. Greig-Smith deputed to preside at 
the Ballot Box. 
The following gentlemen were duly elected ordinary 
members of the Society:—John Job Crew Bradfield, Patrick 
Brough, Andrew Ferguson, William Arthur Greig, Ernest 
Godfried Jacobs, William George Jira, Alexander Clarke 
MacKay, John McLuckie, Thomas Hodge Smith and Harry 
Clement Whibley. 
The President announced that Mr. H. G. Smith had been 
awarded the David Syme Medal and Prize. 
The President announced that a Popular Science Lecture 
entitled:—*‘The Development of Forestry in New South 
Wales,’’ would be delivered by Mr. R. T. Dalrymple-Hay,, 
L.s., on Thursday, 15th June, 1922. 
The following donations were laid upon the table :—73 
parts, 9 volumes and 5 reports. 
THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ: 
1. ‘*The Position of the Double Linkage in Piperitone, 
Part II,’’ with notes on some of the Derivatives,’ by 
A. R. Penfold, F.c.s. Remarks were made by Mr. 
R. W. Challinor. 
2. ‘The Incidence of Anthrax in Stock in Australia,” by 
Max Henry, D.S.0., B.V.Sc., M.R.C.V.S., Which in his 
absence was read by Prof. J. Douglas Stewart. 
3. ‘*Notes on the species of the genera Darwinia Homor- 
anthus and Rylestonea in New South Wales, Queens- 
land and South Australia,’’ by Kdwin Cheel. Remarks. 
were made by Mr. R. T. Baker. 
4, ‘*Notes on Melaleuca linariifolia Sm. and M. tricho- 
stachya Lindl.,’? by Kdwin Cheel. 

