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desire to make a collection of portraits of botanists, copies 

 of all that I have accumulated would be at their service. 



Zoologists. — Similarly, zoologists are attended to at the 

 Australian Museum. A catalogue of the portraits in that 

 collection could be kept at the Royal Society for conveni- 

 ence of reference. 



Geologists. — We have a fine portrait of the Revd. W. B« 

 Clarke, one of the fathers of Australian geology, and one 

 of the most active office-bearers this Society ever had. I 

 do not doubt that, if requested, Mr. Pittman, our Govern- 

 ment Geologist, would help to make our collection of 

 portraits representative. 



Let me not forget the Astronomers, of which G. K. 

 Smalley was an office-bearer, nor such men as Prof. Stanley 

 Jevons, office-bearer, political economist and physicist. 



Perhaps a circular could be issued to members asking 

 them to suggest where portraits exist, and to help in any 

 way. The Press would help us, and I am sure that the 

 various Societies would, such as our good friends the 

 Linnean Society of New South Wales, the Engineering 

 Association, Institute of Architects, Institute of Surveyors, 

 and so on. Our own portrait-book includes such men as 

 Christopher Rolleston and J. F. Mann, the former a most 

 active and useful member, and the latter an explorer with 

 Leichhardt, and an authority on Australian geography and 

 the aborigines. 



The following prominent members of the Society are, for 

 example, depicted in the Mitchell Library souvenir book: — 

 Col. Barney, Canon Allwood, Sir O. Nicholson, Sir E. 

 Deas-Thomson, P. L. S. Merewether, Alex. Berry, H. H. 

 Browne, Prof. Smith, W. B. Clarke, E. Daintrey, Oapt. Sir 

 E.Ward, r.e., Wm. Macleay, W. J. Stephens; and I am 

 perfectly certain the Trustees of the Library would help 

 us to realise our modest ambitions. 



