ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. Vll. 



June 30th — "The role op Bacteria in the Production of Disease/* 



F. Tidswell, m.b., M.ch., d.p.h., Health Department. 

 July 24th — " The Development of the Dwelling House," F. W. 



Woodhouse, Superintendent of Drawing, Department of Public 



Instruction. 

 August 28th — " Micro-organisms, their Life and Work," R. Greig- 



Smith, m.sc, Macleay Bacteriologist. 

 October 23rd — " Biology and E vert-Day Life/' Professor W. A. 



Haswell, m.a., d.sc, f.r.s. 

 November 27th — "The Art of the Bridge-Builder/' Professor W. H. 



Warren, wh. sc, m. inst. c.e. 



3. Ninety-seven volumes, 444 parts, 64 reports, and 120 

 pamphlets, total 725, received as donations since the last 

 meeting, were laid upon the table and acknowledged. 



The following letters were read : — 



1620 P Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 

 3rd January, 1902. 

 The Hon. Secretary of the Eoyal Society of New South. Wales, 



Dear Sir — I have the pleasure to acknowledge receipt of your communi- 

 cation of November 12th, apprising me of my election as honorary member 

 of your Society. This high honour coming from so distant as well as so 

 distinguished a branch, of the world of learning is, I assure you, very 

 highly appreciated. I beg that you will convey to the Society both my 

 thanks, and my wishes for its success in promoting science and learning 

 in the Southern Hemisphere. 



I am, dear Sir, yours most respectfully, 



SIMON NEWCOMB. 



22 Cumberland Road, Kew, Surrey, 

 26th December, 1901. 

 My dear Sir, — It was with great pleasure that I received your letter of 

 the 12th ultimo, informing me of my election as an Honorary Member 

 of the Eoyal Society of New South Wales. I have so many friends and 

 former students in Sydney, and it has been such a pleasure to me to 

 co-operate with them in working out the rich harvest of materials 

 obtained at Funafuti, that I feel especial gratification at the honour you 

 have done me. Will you express to the Society my thanks for the very 

 great honour they have conferred upon me and believe me to be, 



Yours very faithfully, 



JOHN W. JUDD. 

 The Hon. Secretary, Eoyal Society of New South Wales. 



