ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. Vll- 



On the motion of Acting Professor L. A. Cotton, 

 seconded by Mr. R. W. Challinor, Mr. W. P. Minell 

 was elected Auditor for the current year. 



A report on the state of the Society's property and the 

 annual report of the Council were read as follows: — 



Annual Report op the Council for the Year 1915-16* 

 (1st May to 26th April). 

 The Council regrets to report that we have lost by death 

 five ordinary members and one Honorary Member. Four 

 members have resigned, and four names were removed from 

 the roll owing to non-payment of subscriptions. On the 

 other hand, thirty-one ordinary members have been elected 

 during the year. 



To day (25th April, 1917) the roll of members stands at 

 316. 



During the Society's year there have been nine monthly 

 meetings and ten Council meetings. 



Two new Sections were established during the year t 

 namely: — Section of Agriculture and Section of Industry. 



On the 13th March an informal meeting of members took 

 place to extend a welcome to Sir Ernest Shackleton on 

 his return from Antarctica. 



Two Popular Science Lectures were given, namely: — 

 July 20 — " The Chemistry of Nitrogen and its Value for Food- 



stvffs and Explosives" byR.K. Murphy, Dr. lug., Chem. Eng. 

 August 17 — " The Debt of Agriculture to Science" by Prof. 



R. D. Watt, m.a., b.sc 



Fourteen papers were read at the monthly meetings, and 

 these, with a good number of exhibits, afforded much in- 

 struction and interest to members of the Society. 



The President announced that the Council had awarded 

 the Clarke Memorial Medal to Major (Professor) David, 

 c.m.g., f.r.s., of the Sydney University. 



