326 PROCEEDINGS. 



The certificates of four new candidates were read for the second 

 time, and of two for the first time. 



The names of the Committee-men of the different Sections were 

 announced : — 



Section H.— Medical. 

 Chairman — Dr. Shewen. 



Secretaries — Dr. G. E. Eennie and Dr. C. J. Martin. 

 Committee — Professor Anderson Stuart, m.d., Dr. W. Chisholm, Dr. P. 

 Sydney Jones, Dr. McCormick, Dr. Purser, Hon. Dr. MacLaurin, m.l.c. 



Three Meetings will be held, viz. — Jane 15th, August 17th, and October 19th, 

 1894, at 8-15 p.m. 



Section K.— Engineering. 



Chairman— E. E. P. Hickson, M. Inst. C.E. 



Secretary — J. W. Grimshaw, M. Inst. C.E. 



Treasurer — D. M. Maitland, l.s. 

 Committee — Prof. Warren, M. Inst. C.E., Wh. Sc, W. F. How, M. Inst. C.E., 

 J. M. Smail, M. Inst. C.E., T. H. Houghton, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., 

 C. O. Burge, M. Inst. C.E. 



Past Chairman ex officio Members of Committee for three years : 

 Cecil W. Darley, M. Inst. C.B., H. Deane, M.A., M. Inst, C.E. 



Meetings held on the Third Wednesday in each month, at 8 p.m. 



The Chairman announced that the Committee of the Abercromby 

 Fund had awarded the prize of £25 offered for the best essay on 

 " Southerly Bursters " to Mr. H. A. Hunt, of the Sydney 

 Observatory. 



Ninety-four volumes, four hundred and eighty-nine parts,, 

 twenty-four reports, twenty-four pamphlets, five hydrographic 

 charts, nineteen meteorological diagrams, and one atlas of 

 geological charts, received as donations since the last meeting 

 were laid upon the table and acknowledged. 



Prof. T. P. Anderson Stuart, m.d., then read his address. 



A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring President, and 

 Prof. Threlfall, m.a., was installed as President for the ensuing 

 year. 



Prof. Threlfall thanked the members for the honour conferred 

 upon him. 



