ABSTRACT OP PROCEEDINGS. Vll. 



The certificates of five candidates were read for the first 

 time. 



There being no other nominations, the following gentle- 

 men were declared duly elected Officers and Members of 

 Council for the current year, viz. : — 



President : 



H. D. WALSH, B.A.I., M. Inst. C.B. 



Vice-Presidents : 



F. H. QUAIFE, m.a., m.d., 

 HENEY DEANE. m.a., m. Inst. C 



WALTEE SPENCEE, m.d. 

 W. M. HAMLET, f.i.c., f.c.s. 



Hon. Treasurer: 

 D. CAEMENT, f.i.a., f.f.a. 



Hon. Secretaries: 

 J. H. MAIDEN, f.l.s. | F. B. GUTHEIE, f.i.c., f.c.s. 



Members of Council : 



JOSEPH BEOOKS, f.k.a.s., f.r.g.s. 



E. H. CAMBAGE, f.l.s. 



Prof. T. W. E. DAVID, b.a., f.r.s. 



A. DUCKWOETH, f.r.e.s. 



E. GEEIG-SMITH, d.Sc. 



CHAELES HEDLEY, f.l.s. 



T. H. HOUGHTON, m. Inst. C.B. 



Prof. POLLOCK, b.E, D.Sc. 



HENEY G. SMITH, f.c.s. 



W. G. WOOLNOUGH, D.Sc, F.C.S. 



The President announced that the Journal and Proceed- 

 ings, Vol. xlii for 1908, was in the hands of the binder and 

 would be distributed as soon as possible. 



175 volumes, 905 parts, 53 reports, 39 pamphlets and 22 

 maps, total 1,194 (including 73 volumes presented by Mr. 

 John Plummer) received as Donations since the previous 

 meeting were laid upon the table and acknowledged. 



A letter was received from Lady Renwick acknowledging 

 with grateful thanks the resolution of sympathy of the 

 Council and members of the Royal Society with her in her 

 late bereavement. 



The notice of motion by Mr. Maiden in July last was 

 brought forward viz: — "That Rule 29 be altered to read 

 " One professional Auditor " instead of " Two Auditors " 

 as at present. On the motion of Mr. Maiden seconded by 

 Professor Pollock, this was duly carried. 



