Vlll. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



It was announced that the following members had died 

 during the recess: — Dr. J. P. Flashman, Mr. W. G. Pye, 

 Dr. E. P. Ramsay and the Rev. William Scott. 



The following donations were laid upon the table: — 323 

 parts, 3 volumes, and 14 reports. 



The President, Mr. T. H. Houghton, then delivered his 

 Presidential Address. 



On the motion of Dr. Roseby a hearty vote of thanks 

 was accorded to the retiring President for his valuable 

 address. 



Mr. T. H. Houghton briefly acknowledged the compliment. 



There being no other nominations, the President declared 

 the following gentlemen to be Officers and Council for the 

 coming year: — 



President : 



J. B. CLELAND, m.d., ch.M. 

 Vice-Presidents : 

 HENRY G. SMITH, f.o.s. R. tfREIG-SMITH, d.sc. 



€. HEDLEY, f.l.s. T. H. HOUGHTON, m. inst\ c.e. 



c; Hon. Treasurer : 



H. G, CHAPMAN, m.d. 

 Hon. Secretaries: 

 R. H. CAMBAGE, l.s., f.l.s. | J. H. MAIDEN, i.s.o., f.k.s. 

 Members of Council ; 



C. ANDERSON, m.a., d.sc. 

 E. C. ANDREWS, b.a., f.g.s. 



D. CARMENT, f.i.a., f.f.a. 

 W. S. DUN. 



Prof. C. E. FAWSITT, d.sc, Ph.D. 



J. NANGLE, f.r.a.s. 



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



C. A. SUSSMILCH, f.g.s. 



H. D. WALSH, B.A.T., M. INST. C.E. 



Prof. W. H. WARREN, LL.D.,wh.Sc. 



Mr. T. H. Houghton, the out-going President, then 

 installed Dr. J. B. Cleland as President for the ensuing 

 year, and the latter briefly returned thanks. 



JUNE 6th 1917. 

 The three hundred and eighty-ninth General Monthly 

 Meeting of the Royal Society of New South Wales was 

 held at the Society's House, 5 Elizabeth Street, at 8 p.m. 



