ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



At the conclusion of the address, a very hearty vote of 

 thanks was given to the retiring President, and Mr. J. H. 

 Maiden was installed as President for the ensuing year. 



ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS, JUNE 7, 1911. 



The three hundred and forty-first (341st) General Monthly 

 Meeting of the Royal Society of New South Wales was 

 held at the Society's House, 5 Elizabeth-street north, on 

 Wednesday, June 7th, 1911, at 8 p.m. 



Mr. J. H. Maiden, President, in the Chair. 

 Twenty-eight members were present and ten visitors. 

 The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



The certificates of candidates for admission as ordinary 

 members were read ; one for the second, and one for the 

 first time. 



Mr. W. J. Clunies Ross and Mr. William Welch were 

 appointed Scrutineers, and His Honor Judge Docker 

 deputed to preside at the Ballot Box. 



The following gentleman was duly elected an ordinary 

 member of the Society: — 



R. D. Watt, m.a., b.sc, Professor of Agriculture in the 

 University of Sydney. 



The President made the following announcements : — 



(1) That the Council had decided to open a subscription 

 list in favour of Mr. W. H. Webb, who had resigned the 

 office of Assistant Secretary, after a service of thirty-four 

 years. 



(2) That a series of Popular Science Lectures, illustrated 

 by lantern slides, experiments, or diagrams, would be held 

 during the Session, on the following dates, at 8 p.m. :— 



June 15 — "-Insects and Disease" by W. W. Froggatt, f.l.s. 



