XVI. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



Mr. R. H. Oambage, President, in the Chair. 



Thirty-one members and four visitors were present. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



Two new members, Mr. R. H. Grieve and Dr. P. G. 

 Griffiths, enrolled their names and were introduced. 



The certificate of candidates for admission as ordinary 

 members were read ; one for the second, and two for the 

 first time. 



Mr. J. C. Carne and Dr. 0. Anderson were appointed 

 Scrutineers, and Mr. H. G. Smith deputed to preside at 

 the Ballot Box. 



The following gentleman was duly elected an ordinary 

 member of the Society: — 



Henry Tasman Lovell, m.a., Ph.D., Hodson Avenue, 

 Cremorne. 



The President made the following announcements: — 



1. That a Popular Science Lecture entitled " Drought- 

 resisting Plants," by Mr. A. G. Hamilton, would be 

 delivered in the Society's Hall, on October 17th, 1912. 



2. That a meeting of the Geological Section would be 

 held on the 9th instant. 



3. That donations consisting of 1 volume, 129 parts, 10 

 reports, 2 pamphlets and 5 maps, had been laid upon the 

 table. 



the following paper was read: 

 44 Beach Formations at Botany Bay," by E. C. 

 Andrews, b.a. 



Mr. Broome P. Smith, late of West Africa, then gave 

 a brief lecturette, illustrated by lantern slides, on some of 

 his observations in Tropical Africa — Ethnological, topo- 

 graphical, etc. 



