xiv. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS, SEPTEMBER 6, 1911. 



The three hundred and forty-fourth (344th) General 

 Monthly Meeting of the Royal Society of New South Wales 

 was held at the Society's House, 5 Elizabeth Street north, 

 on Wednesday, September 6th, 1911, at 8 p.m. 



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

 Twenty-seven members were present. 

 The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



One new member, Mr. Edward S. Smithurst enrolled 

 his name and was introduced. 



The certificate of one candidate for admission as an 

 ordinary member was read for the first time. 



The President made the following announcements : — 



(1) That a Popular Science Lecture, entitled "A Brief 

 History of Taxation," by Mr. B. R. Gelling, f.s.s., would 

 be delivered in the Society's Hall, on Thursday evening, 

 September 21st, 1911, at 8 p.m. 



(2) That the Geological Section would not meet this 

 month, many of the geologists being away in the country. 



(3) That donations consisting of 26 volumes, 135 parts, 

 9 reports, 10 pamphlets, and 5 maps had been laid on the 

 table. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



A letter from His Excellency the Governor General con- 

 senting to act as Patron of the Society was read. 



The President announced to the meeting the death of 

 Mr. F. W. White, printer to the Society for over half a 

 century, and the meeting resolved to express its sincere 

 condolence to the relatives of Mr. White. 



the following papers were read: 

 1. "Suicide in Australia, a Statistical Analysis of the 

 facts," by G. H. Knibbs, c.m.g., p.r.a.s., f.s.s. etc., 



