ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. xi. 



ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS, JUNE 1, 1904. 



The General Monthly Meeting of the Society was held 

 at the Society's House, No. 5 Elizabeth-street North, on 

 Wednesday evening, June 1st, 1904. 



O. O. Burge, m. inst. c.e., President, in the Chair. 



Thirty-seven members and five visitors were present. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



The certificates of seven candidates were read for the 

 second time, and of four for the first time. 



The Chairman announced that Journal Vol. xxxvu., for 

 1903, was in the binder's hands and would shortly be ready 

 for deliverly to members. 



Also that a circular in regard to the first science lecture 

 this Session (by Mr. O. Hedley) would be issued in about 

 a fortnight, asking that applications for tickets might be 

 made. 



Ninety volumes, 172 parts, 5 reports, and 105 pamphlets, 

 total 372, received as donations since the last meeting 

 were laid upon the table and acknowledged. Included in 

 these were 35 volumes of reports in connection with the 

 Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900 a Paris, 

 received through the kind courtesy of Monsieur G. Biard 

 d' Aunet the Consul-General and Monsieur L. Nettement, 

 late Acting Consul-General for France. 



The following letter was read : — 



Commonwealth of Australia, Governor-General, 



Government House, Sydney, May 18th, 1904. 



Sir,— I am directed by His Excellency the Governor-General, to 



acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 16th instant, and to say it 



will give him great pleasure to accept the position ot Patron of the Royal 



Society of New South Wales, Sydney. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, 

 J. A. STEW ART-BALM AIN, Captain, 



Private Secretary, 

 To His Excellency the Governor-General. 

 The Hon. Secretary, the Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney. 



