viii. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 
Ich bitte Sie, hochgeehrter Herr, der Gesellschaft meinen verbindlichsten 
Dank fiir die Wahl tibermitteln zu wollen und bin, mit dem Ausdrucke 
meiner gréssten Wertschatzung. 
Thr ergebener, 
EMIL FISCHER. 
To the Hon. Secretary of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 
Mr. G. H. Knibbs. 
Istituto Chimico della R. Universita di Roma, 
Roma, li 5 Febbrojo, 1906. 
Via Panisperna 89 B. 
Hon. Secretary of the Royal Society, N.S.W. 
Dear Sir,—I have received with the greatest pleasure your communi- 
cation of the 8th December, and bez you to thank most heartily the 
President and all the members of your Society for the honour they gave 
me. With my best compliments I remain, Dear Sir, yours sincerely, 
Professore STANISLAO CANNIZZARO, 
Senatore del Regno d’ Italia. 
Kew, 14th January, 1906. 
To the Hon. Secretary, Royal Society N.S. Wales. 
Dear Sir,—I have to return my cordial thanks to the Royal Society for 
the distinguished honour conferred upon me in electing me to their 
Honorary Fellowship. I am only too conscious how sadly Iam undeserv- 
ing of the distinction. It is now a good many years since I retired from 
active botanical work. 
Believe me, very respectfully and faithfully yours, 
DANL. OLIVER. 
269 Armach-street, Christchurch, N.Z., 
December 17th, 1905. 
Gentlemen,—Will you kindly convey to the members of the Royal 
Society of N.S. Wales the sincere thanks of myself and my family for 
their expression of deep sympathy with us in our sorrow. 
I am yours faithfully, 
ANNIE G. HUTTON. 
To the Hon. Secretaries, Royal Society of N. S. Wales. 
The motion of Professor LIVERSIDGE, that Rule XXVIII. 
be altered to read as follows, was carried unanimously :— 
** Meetings of the Council of Management MIAY take place 
on the last Wednesday in every month OR on such other 
days as the Council may determine.”’ 
Mr. H. A. LENEHAN, F.R.A.S., then read his address. 
