HISTORY OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. PAE 
ology of New South Wales,’ by Rev. William Scott. (Pub- 
lished at p. 128, Vol. 11 of the Magazine). 
Fifteenth Monthly Meeting, Hall, Australian Library, 
11th November. W.'l. Cape Hsq., in the Chair. 
Paper read.—‘‘On the use and abuse of tobacco,”’ by Dr. 
Berncastle. 
Sixteenth Monthly Meeting, Hall, Australian Library, 
9th December. H.G. Douglass, Hsq., M.D., in the Chair, 
Members elected.—Dr. Ralph, Spencer Bransby, William 
MacDonnell. 
Paper read.—“‘On the formation of clouds,’’ by Mr. W. 8. 
Jevons. (Published at p. 163,, Vol. m of the Magazine, 
illustrated, under the title of ‘‘On clouds, their various 
forms and producing causes’’). 
Auditors.—The following gentlemen were re-elected 
Auditors:—A. Bonar, Hsq. and Alired Roberts, Esq. 
Seventeenth Monthly Meeting, Hall, Australian Library, 
12th May, 1858. Sir Williai: Denison in the Chair. 
An assistant secretary, W. H. Catlett, was appointed, 
and the minutes of this meeting were the first written by 
him. 
Member elected.—Major Wingate. 
HKlection of Office Bearers.—The election of Office Bearers 
for 1858-9 then took place with the following results. 
President: His Excellency Sir William Denison, K.c.B. 
Vice-Presidents: The Honorable E. Deas-Thomson, c.B., and 
Rev. W. B. Clarke. 
Treasurer: R. A. A. Morehead, Esq. 
Honorary Secretaries: Professor Smith, m.p.; Captain Ward, R.E. 
Ordinary Members of Council: Honorable H. G. Douglass, M.D.; 
Captain Martindale, r.z.; Professor Pell; Alfred Roberts, 
Esq.; Rev. W. Scott; Professor Woolley. 
R—July 3, 1918. 
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