A W. S. DUN. 



it is not necessary to say more. Major Professor Pollock 

 was a fellow student who has achieved the highest honours, 

 proving himself a worthy successor to our former member, 

 his teacher, Sir Richard Threlfall. His useful years of ser- 

 vice as our Honorary Secretary will be renewed; our 

 veteran adviser, Mr. J. Maiden, i.s.o., f.r.s., retiring from 

 the office. I may be allowed to remind you, though it is not 

 necessary, that Mr. Maiden has now been an office-bearer 

 for 29 years, including two years as president, two as vice- 

 president, 22 years as Honorary Secretary. He has been 

 our guide and philosopher, and during the past year has 

 added an invaluable gift to our archives — the history of 

 our Society, which can with justice claim to have occupied 

 a most prominent position in the encouragement of scientific 

 research in the State. Though losing him as one of our 

 Secretaries, he remains a Councillor whose wealth of 

 information will guide us. The relief from his administra- 

 tive duties will add to his opportunities to complete his 

 life's work — the monographs on the Forest Flora of New 

 South Wales, and his Critical Revision of the genus 

 Eucalyptus, a world recognised compendium, and fitting 

 supplement to Bentham's and von Mueller's labours, and 

 the Census of the Flora of New Soutli Wales. 



During the year the functions of the Society have been 

 most satisfactorily performed, eight meetings were held, 

 nineteen papers were read, the attendance of members 

 was satisfactory, and the discussions in many of the sub- 

 jects dealt with of great interest. 



As a result of energy of the Sectional Secretaries the 

 interest taken in past years has been maintained, and has 

 led not only to more ample discussion than is possible at 

 general meetings of the Society but has resulted in the 

 introduction of new members. 



Popular Science lectures were delivered: — "The Planet 

 Mars," by Mr. James Nangle, f.r.a.s.; " Some Modern 



