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was accorded to Mr. H. C. Kent, Honorary Architect, for 
his kindness in supervising the work. 
The President announced the deaths of Mr. A. H. Belfield 
and Mr. W.G. Jira. 
A letter was read from Mr. A. L. Belfield expressing 
thanks for the sympathy extended to his family in the death 
of his father, Mr. A. H. Belfield. 
The President announced that a Popular Science Lecture 
entitled:—‘‘The Duck-billed Platypus,’’ would be delivered 
hy Acting-Professor lL. Harrison, B.Sc. B.A., on Thursday, 
21st September, 1922. 
The following donations were laid upon the table:—126. 
parts, 3 volumes and 3 reports. 
THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ: 
1. ‘‘Acacia Seedlings,” Part VIII, by R. H. Cambage, F.L.S. 
Remarks were made by Sir Edgeworth David and Mr. 
K. C. Andrews. 
2. “‘ Note on the Relationship between Oil Glands and Oil 
Yields in the Hucalyptus,”’ by M. B. Welch, B.Sc. 
3. ** Poisoning of Sheep by Solanum cinereum,”’ by Sydney 
Dodd, F.R.C.V.S., D.V.Sc. Remarks were made by Mr. 
J. H. Maiden and Judge Docker. 
An interesting lecturette was given by Mr. J. Nangle, 
O.B.E., F.R.A.S., on ““The Solar Heclipse of the 2ist September, 
1922.” 
EXHIBIT: 
Mr. G. Hooper exhibited portion of an Aboriginal Grave 
Tree from Gilgandra and now in the Technological Museum. 
OCTOBER 4TH, 1922. 
The four hundred and thirty-third General Monthly 
Meeting was held at the Society’s House, 5 Hlizabeth 
Street, at 8 p.m. 
