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Ballot for Office-bearers.—A ballot was then taken for 
Office-bearers for 1857-8, and the following gentlemen were 
declared duly elected :— 
President: His Excellency the Governor General. 
Vice-Presidents: Sir Charles Nicholson, and Hon. E. Deas- 
Thomson, C.B. 
Treasurer: R. A. A. Morehead. 
Secretaries: Dr. Douglass, Professor Smith, Captain Ward. 
Additional Members of Council: G. K. Holden, Professor Pell, 
Rev. W. Scott, J. Thompson, R. J. Want, Professor 
Woolley. 
Tenth Monthly Meeting, Hall, Australian Library, 10th 
June, 1857. EK. Deas-Thomson, Hsq. in the Chair. 
Members elected.—Messrs. Peppercorne, Waugh, Henry 
Mort, Beazley; Captain Scott, Messrs. Edward R. Drury, 
Freeman, Dyer. 
Papers read.—1. ‘‘On Pavements and Street Surfaces,”’ 
by Lieutenant Vigors. (Published at pp. 11 and 26 of Vol. 
Il of the Magazine). 2. ‘“‘On the Sanitary condition of 
Sydney,”’ by ©. Rolleston. (Published at p. 37, Vol. I1 of 
the Magazine). 
Hleventh Monthly Meeting, Hall, Australian Library, 
8th July. Sir William Denison in the Chair. 
Members elected.—J. Belisario, Dr. Foulis, George 
Falkner, O. Montefiore, Dr. Williams, Rev. G. Macarthur, 
Arch. Ashdown, A. H. Barlow, Rev. H. J. Hose, James 
Norrie. 
Papers read.—1. ‘‘On the Moon’s Rotation,’’ by His 
Excellency Sir William Denison. (Published at p. 43, Vol. 
Il of the Magazine). 2. ‘*On a new Sun Gauge or new 
Actinometer,’’ by Mr. Jevons. (Published at p. 58, Vol. 11 
of the Magazine, with figures). 3. ‘“‘On Sanitary Reform 
of Towns and Cities,’’ by Dr. Bland. (Published at pp. 41 
and 55 of Vol. 11 of the Magazine). 
