8 ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS. 



The Society has subscribed to 49 Scientific Journals and 

 Periodicals, and lias purchased 90 volumes at a cost of £67 5s. 3d., 

 including Vols. I. to XXXV1L of the PalseontographicaJ 

 Society's publications. 



During the past session the Society held eight Monthly and 

 one Special Meeting, at which the following papers were read : — 

 1887, May 4 — Presidental Address, by Christopher Rolleston, 

 O.M.G. June 1 — " Recent work on Flying Machines," by 

 Lawrence Hargrave ; " Some 1ST. S. Wales Tan Substances, 

 Part I." by J. H. Maiden, F.R.G.S. July 6— "Notes on the 

 experience of other countries in the administration of their 

 Water Supply," by H. G. McKinney, M.E., M.I.C.E. August 

 3 — •" Notes on some inclusions observed in a specimen of the 

 Queensland Opal," by D. A. Porter; "Some N. S. Wales 

 Tan-substances," by J. H. Maiden, F.R.G.S; "The Influence of 

 Bush Fires in the Distribution of Species," by Rev. Robert 

 Collie, F.L.S. September 7 — "Origin and mode of occurrence 

 of Gokl-bearing Veins, and of the Associated Minerals," by 

 Jonathan Seaver, C.E., F.G.S. : " Results of observations of 

 Comets VI. and VII., 1886, at Windsor, N.S.W." by John 

 Tebbutt, F.R.A.S. October 5—" Port Jackson Silt Beds," by 

 Fred. B. Gipps, C.E. ; " Some N. S. W. Tan-substances, Part 

 III." by J. H. Maiden, F.R.G.S. November 2—" On the 

 presence of Fusel Oil in Beer," by William M. Hamlet, F C.S* 

 December 7 — " Some N. S. W. Tan-substances, Part IV." by 

 J. H. Maiden, F.R.G.S. ; " Autographic Instruments used in the 

 •development of Flying Machines," by Lawrence Hargrave. 



The Medical Section held seven meetings, fourteen papers read ; 

 Microscopical Section, eight meetings ; Sanitary Section, four 

 meetings, 11 ve papers read. 



The Sanitary Section, after a lapse of seven years, was revived 

 in 1886. Since then ten meetings have been held, when excellent 

 papers on sanitary subjects have been read by : — Trevor Jones ; 

 Reuter E. Roth, M.R.C.S.E. ; Dr. Quaife ; Dr. Asliburton 

 Thompson; G. W. Redfem ; T. B. Henson, C.E. 



