Vlll ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



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

 annual report of the Council were read as follows : — 



Annual Report of the Council for the Year 1914-15. 



(1st May to 28th April). 



The Council regrets to report that we have lost by death 

 six ordinary members. Ten members have resigned. On 

 the other hand, twelve ordinary and two Honorary mem- 

 bers have been elected during the year. 



To day (28th April, 1915) the roll of members stands at 

 313. 



During the Society's year there have been nine occasions 

 when members have assembled as a body, namely, — eight 

 monthly meetings and the Annual Dinner which took place 

 at Farmer's Restaurant on the 30th April, 1914, when we 

 were honoured by the company of the Hon. W. A. Holman, 

 m.l.a., Premier and Colonial Treasurer, and the Presidents 

 of several Societies. 



The Council held ten meetings. 



A special meeting was held on the 21st May, 1914, in 

 commemoration of the Tercentenary of the publication of 

 the Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Description when 

 Professor H. S. Carslaw, s c .d., delivered an address on 

 "Napier and the Discovery of Logarithms." 



Three Popular Science Lectures were given, namely: — 



June 18 — "The Ore Deposits of Australia and their Origin" 

 by 0. A. Sussmilch, f.g.s. 



July 16 — "Comets" by Professor Cooke, m.a., f.r.a.s. 



October 15 — " The Milk Supply of a Great City," by Professor 

 Chapman, m.d. 



Twenty-nine papers were read at the Monthly Meetings 

 and these, with a good number of exhibits, afforded much 

 instruction and interest to members of the Society. 



