ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS. 13 
1875 to 1890—Annual ‘Progress Reports,’ 1875 to 1890 inclusive, and 
Geological Maps ; Ann. Reports Dept. of Mines N.S. Wales, 1875-90. 
The article ‘Geology’ published in the hand-book of the Australasian 
Association for the Advancement of Science. 
Paper on the Mineral Resources of New South Wales, read at Adelaide 
Exhibition, Sept. 1887. 
Paper read before the Victoria Institute dealing with the progress of 
Geological Science in the Colonies; Feb. 19th, 1889. 
Paper on the Mineral Resources of New South Wales, read at Melbourne 
Exhibition, Jan. 29th 1889. 
Paper on “ Revelation and Science,” read before the Church Congress, 
May Ist, 1889. 
** Geology of Australia” in the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia. 
Paper on the Mineral Resources of New South Wales, read before the 
British Association for the Advancement of Science at Leeds, Sept. 
1890. 
Paper on the Mineral Resources of New South Wales, published by the 
Society of Arts, London, 1891. 
Sir JoHN Hay, M.A., LL.D., K.C.M.G., M.L.c., President of the 
Legislative Council, died at his residence Rose Bay, on January 
20,1892. He was elected a member of the Royal Society of N.S. 
Wales in 1874 and although other duties prevented his attendance 
at the meetings, he always took a deep interest in the work our 
Society was doing. Sir John was born at Little Ythsie, Aberdeen- 
shire, Scotland, in 1816. He was educated at King’s College, 
Aberdeen where he carried off year after year, the highest honours 
and took his degree in 1834. The same year he went to Edinburgh 
with the intention of taking his degree for the Scottish Bar. After 
spending some years in legal studies, he determined to alter his 
plan of life and seek his fortune in Australia. He arrived in 
Sydney in 1838, and the same year settled on the Upper Murray 
at Walaregong. Here he spent eighteen years actively engaged 
in squatting, and found himself then in a position to take part in 
movements for the advancement of his adopted country. He 
first sought political honours in 1856, and on 17th September of 
that year he was chosen to move a vote of censure on the Cowper 
Government, and from that time up to 1862 he was an able and 
and energetic politician. This work was cut short by his being 
made Speaker of the Assembly. After holding that position for 
