vi. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 
Hon. Treasurer: 
D. CARMENT, ¥.1.A., F.F.A. 
Hon. Secretaries: 
og. At. NAT OR ING ars: | G. H. KNIBBS, F.R.a.s. 
Members of Council: 
S. H. BARRACLOUGH, B.z.,u.m.e.| Prof. LIVERSIDGE, tu1.p., F.R:s. 
KB. GUTHRIE, FEC; FCs. R. GREIG SMITH, p. sc, 
G. H. HALLIGAN, F.«.s. WALTER SPENCER, m.p. 
W. M. HAMLET, F.1.c., F.c.s. J. STUART THOM 
T. H. HOUGHTON, m. Inst. C.B. H. D. WALSH, B.E., M. Inst. C.E. 
The certificates of five candidates were read for the third 
time, of one for the second time, and of six for the first 
time. 
The following gentlemen were duly elected ordinary 
members of the Society. viz.:— 
BASNET, NATHANIEL JAMES, Accountant, ‘ Loorose,’ 
Punch-street, Mosman. 
HENNING, EDMUND TREGENNA, B.E. Syd., Hunter’s Hill. 
RICHARDSON, H. G. V., Draftsman, Newcastle-street, 
Rose Bay. 
SMALL, FREDERICK HENRY, ™. mnst.c.z., Public Works 
Department. 
WADE, JAMES SCARGILL, Assoc. M. Inst. c.B., Public Works 
Department. 
Twenty-five volumes, 157 parts, 23 reports, 7 pamphlets, 
and 2 maps, total 214, being portion of the donations received 
since the last meeting, were laid upon the table and 
acknowledged, (including an Etymological Dictionary of 
the Scottish Language by John Jamieson D.D., in 5 vols., 
presented by Mr. W. A. Dixon, F.1.C., F.C.S.) 
The Chairman made the following announcements : 
(1.) The Annual Dinner of the Society would be held on 
the 7th instant. 
(2.) The series of Popular Science Lectures for the present 
Session would be delivered as follows :— 
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