Vlll. ABSTRACT OP PROCEEDINGS. 



2 Queen Square Place, Queen Anne's Mansions, Westminster, S.W. 



18 January, 1902. 

 My dear Sir, — Your letter of the 12th November arrived here during 

 my absence in Egypt on professional duties connected with the Nile 

 Eeservoir works, or I should have acknowledged its receipt before. Will 

 you please convey to the Council of the Society my sincere appreciation 

 of the great honour done to me in electing me an Honorary Member of 

 the Society, whose good work is well known to myself and other engineers 

 from the admirable papers from time to time published by the Society. 



Yours faithfully, 



BENJAMIN BAKEK. 

 G. H. Knibbs, Esq., Hon. Secretary, 



Royal Society of New South Wales. 



Walreddon Manor, Tavistock, Devon, 

 March, 1902. 

 Dear Sir, — I write to acknowledge the safe arrival of the Clarke Medal 

 awarded to my dear distinguished husband by the Council of the Royal 

 Society of New South Wales. The medal arrived after Mr. Eyre's death, 

 I grieve to say, for it would have been a great satisfaction to him to 

 have seen it. I, his sad widow, offer my heartfelt thanks to the Council 

 for this tribute to my husband's praise, and for their expressions of 

 appreciation of his splendid work in Australia. I have been ill, and in 

 too great affliction to be able to write before. The medal is very beautiful 

 and will be kept as an heirloom in the family. 



Very faithfully yours, 



ADELAIDE FANNY EYEE. 



Financial Position. — The Hon. Treasurer's Financial 

 Statement shows that the financial affairs of the Society 

 are in a fairly satisfactory condition. 



The Library. — From the Balance Sheet submitted this 

 evening it will be seen that the sum of £78 2s. 4d. was 

 spent upon books and periodicals, and £24 lis. 9d. for 

 binding during the past year. 



Exchanges. — Last year we exchanged our Journal and 

 Proceedings with 420 kindred Societies, receiving in return 

 333 volumes, 1,608 parts, 179 reports, 280 pamphlets, 2 

 maps, 12 geological and topographical maps, 2 geological 

 photographs, 1 physical atlas, 1 hydrographic atlas, 4 hydro- 

 graphic charts and 3 meteorological charts; total 2,425. 



