ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. Vil. 
PAYMENTS. er 8, Go 4 ee). 8.) Ge 
By Amount Invested in War Loan ae _ 200 O O 
;, Balances at date— 
Savings Bank of N.S.W. ... side ee 2i (OL 40 
Government Savings Bank as wee MOT) 
Commonwealth Savings Bank _... wer go, Ol" O 
- 69 12 1 
£269 12 1 
On the motion of Mr. G. HOOPER, seconded by Mr. A. D. 
OLLE, Mr. W. P. MINELL was elected Auditor for the 
current year. 
A report on the state of the Society’s property and the 
annual report of the Council were read :— 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR 1916-17. 
(1st May to 25th April.) 
The Council regrets to report that we have lost by death 
four ordinary members. Hleven members have resigned. 
On the other hand, seventeen ordinary members have been 
elected during the year. 
To day (24th April, 1918) the roll of members stands at 
oL7. 
During the Society’s year there have been eight monthly 
meetings and nine Council meetings. 
Two Popular Science Lectures were given, namely:— 
July 19—“* The Wonders of Coal Tar,’’ by Professor 
J. READ, M.A., Ph.D. 
September 20th—“ Heredity and the Laws of Mendel,’’ 
by Professor A. ANSTRUTHER LAWSON, D.Sc., F.R.S.E. 
Meetings were held throughout the Session by the Sec- 
tions of Geology, Public Health and Kindred Sciences, 
Agriculture and Industry.. 
Twenty-one papers were read at the monthly meetings, 
and these, with a good number of exhibits, afforded much 
instruction and interest to members of the Society. 
