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Also one from William Huggins, D.c.L., LL.D., F.R.S., F.R.A.S., 
&c., London :— 
90 Upper Tulse Hill, London, S.W., 
17 December, 1892. 
My Dear Sir,—It is indeed a very high gratification to me to receive 
the unexpected news of the very high honour which the Royal Society of 
New South Wales has conferred upon me. 
So welcome and distinguished a recognition of what little I have been 
able to do for science, from your Society which represents the highest 
intellect and science of the Colony, is indeed a tribute which I am proud 
to receive. Next to the delight of any new conquest however small, in 
the realms of Nature, the most acute pleasure which a worker in science 
can receive comes from the recognition and approval of his fellow workers. 
May I ask you to convey to the Society my best thanks and the express- 
ion of my very high appreciation of the honour conferred upon me. With 
many thanks to yourself for the kind words in which you have conveyed 
the news of the honour done me. 
I remain yours very truly, 
WILLIAM HUGGINS. 
To the Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 
Prof. WARREN, M. Inst. C.E., Wh. Sc., then read his address. 
A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring President, and 
Prof. T. P. ANpERson STUART, M.D., was installed as President — 
for the ensuing year. 
Prof. Stuart thanked the members for the honour conferred 
upon him, and hoped to prove himself worthy of their confidence. 
Mr. RussEut proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. F. B. Kynepon 
for his valuable services as Honorary Secretary for so long, and 
who had been compelled to resign office on account of his removal 
from Sydney ; the vote was carried unanimously. 
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1893. 
Prof. T. P. ANpDERson STUART, M.D., President in the Chair. 
Thirty-seven members and two visitors were present. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 
The certificates of two new candidates were read for the third 
time, of ten for the second time, and of one for the first time. 
