XXX. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



A meeting will be held on Wednesday, 19th October, 1904, (in 

 place of Wednesday, 21st September, as previously announced) to 

 discuss the papers on " Water Filtration," and " Reinforcement 

 of Concrete." 



" J. Haydon Cardew, Hon. Secretary." 



Twenty-five volumes, 97 parts, 14 reports and 3 pamphlets, 

 total 139, received as donations since the last meeting 

 were laid upon the table and acknowledged. 



The following extract from a letter by the Government 

 Statistician of Western Australia was read, and a copy of 

 the vocabulary referred to laid upon the table : — 



"Perth, 31 August, 1904. 

 "1 am attempting at the present time to compile a short his- 

 torical description of the Aborigines of this State with a brief 

 \ ocabulary of the language of the various tribes, and am enclosing 

 for your information a copy of a blank vocabulary which I am 

 issuing to all persons who may be expected to assist by filling in 

 such portions of it as they are able. It is difficult to say what 

 the result will be, but possibly some useful and interesting inform- 

 al ion may be obtained to form the basis of a future thoroughly 

 scientific and more ambitious investigation." 



(Signed) Malcolm A. 0. Fraser, Govt. Statistician.'' 



The Royal Society of N. S. Wales having been appointed 

 Regional Bureau for this State for the International Cata- 

 logue of Scientific Literature, in accordance with the wish 

 of the International Council publishes the following 

 balance sheets :— 



I. Balance Sheet 29th February, 1904. 



Liabilities. 

 To Loan from Koyal Society — £ 



Amount free of interest ... ... ... 300 



Amount subject to interest at 4% per annum 3,500 

 , Subscriptions from Countries received in 



advance ... 



., Accounts in respect of the First Annual 

 Issue uopaid — 



Printing and Binding 683 18 10 



Publishers' Commission ... ... ... 30 



Experts' Fees 109 



822 18 10 



^5,272 4 10 



s. 



d. 



£ 



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d. 





















0- 



-3,800 















649 



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