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2 H. G. SMITH. 
Obituary.—I will now refer briefly to those of our mem- 
bers who, during the year, have been removed by death. 
This Society did itself the honour, and at the same time 
expressed approval of the scientific efforts of Dr. Alfred 
Russel Wallace, when, in the year 1895, it elected him as 
one of its Honorary Members. Although 90 years old 
when he died, yet, his scientific life had been one long 
period of strenuous activity and continuity of purpose. He 
will perhaps be best remembered as an advocate for and 
co-worker with Darwin in the exposition of the cause of 
natural selection, and in the time to come when scientists 
of the next generation shall look back on the efforts of the 
workers of this, one of the names to be remembered with 
appreciation will be that of Dr. Wallace. The message he 
has left to usis one of encouragement, and suggestion, and 
we recognise that as one of the active men of his day he 
did his share in the forward march of scientific progress. 
Dr. Critchley Hinder was elected to this Society in 1896, 
and although he did not take a very active part in the 
affairs of the Society during later years, yet, his marked 
ability and activity in the field of surgery brought his name 
prominently to the front, and in this connection he became 
one of the best known practitioners in Sydney, if not in the 
whole State. Dr. Hinder graduated with honours at the 
Sydney Medical School in 1889, and was one of the second 
batch of graduates from that school. After filling various 
positions as a medical man, he was, in 1894, appointed . 
assistant honorary surgeon to the Royal Prince Alfred 
Hospital, an institution with which he remained actively 
connected, until, at the time of his death, he held the 
position of second on the staff of full surgeons. He was 
lecturer and examiner in clinical surgery in connection 
with the University Medical School, and a member of the 
Faculty of Medicine. He greatly assisted in the establish- 
