10 ANNIVERSARY ADDRiSSS. 



The Council has since issued the following list of subjects, with 

 the offer of the Society's Bronze Medal and a prize of £25, for 

 each of the best researches if of sufficient merit : — 

 Series VII. — To be sent in not later than 1st May, 1888. 



No. 24. — Anatomy and Life History of the Echidna and 

 Platypus. 

 2 3. — Anatomy and Life History of Mollusca peculiar to 



Australia. 

 26. — The chemical composition of the products from the 

 so-called Kerosene Shale of New South Wales. 



Series VIII. — To be sent in not later than 1st May, 1889. 



No. 27. — On the Chemistry of the Australian Gums and Resins. 

 28. — On the Aborigines of Australia. 

 29. — On the Iron Ore deposits of New South Wales. 

 30. — List of the Marine Fauna of Port Jackson, with 

 descriptive notes as to habits, distribution, <kc. 



Series IX,— To be sent in not later than 1st May, 1890. 



No. 31. — Influence of the Australian climate, general and local,. 

 in the development and modification of disease. 

 32. — On the Silver Ore deposits of New South Wales. 

 33. — On the Occurrence of Precious Stones in New South 

 Wales, with a description of the deposits in which 

 they are found. 



I am happy to have to congratulate the members upon the 

 favourable financial statement of the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. R. 

 Hunt, F.G.S.. which has been submitted to }^ou by the Council. 



From this it will be seen that, after transferring £19° to the 

 Building and Investment Fund, a balance of £59 18s. 6d stands 

 to the General Account for the next yjar. The Building ancj 

 Investment Fund now amounts to .£384 lis. Id., which is invested 

 in fixed deposit. 



Until last year the Society's Journal had been printed at the 

 Government Printing Office ; but the Government having notified 

 that this practice would be discontinued, it devolved upon the 

 Society to undertake the work at its own expense. The thanks 



