2 J. H. MAIDEN. 
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Ar ae ova OS 
; oni of vlacatiaus satprior hile cae ee 
c. Industry of seed-collecting . Be ia oe 
d. Supply of ely timbers not daseniied er i ee 
e. Forest-thinnin ase oc 
f. Ringbarkin we ee i oe 
g. Noxious ‘whet and Prickly Pear nie ats ges OF 
4. Australian Tim 
a. School “Timber Research ... ay oa 68 
b. Wood-paving ghee ae pan i. 08 
c. Special uses of a our iaavhere pee nee ave i OU 
5. ists Teaching in New South Wales— 
a. The pr rns state of botanical instruction in the 
Colony 
b. An institution foe potanionl sidan: os we GE 
c. Education of Foresters 62 
6. A 7 for a Botanical Survey suakdonil in its ‘polesital a 
. Pure Botany oa, OS 
.. Agriculture ves ae i ees és see OD: 
. Forestry we yes ae ws i we OE 
F Povibeaibars ae ve OS 
Part I. —History of the Society during the past year.— 
1. Rott or Mempers—The number of members on the roll on the 
30th of April, 1896, was four hundred and nine. Thirty new 
members were elected, but the Society lost by death seven members 
and by resignation twelve, leaving the total number on the roll 
on the 30th April, 1897, four hundred and twenty. 
2. Osrruary.—The following isa list of the members who have 
died since the last Annual Meeting :— 
Honorary Member - 
Mueller, Baron Ferdinand von K.C.M.G., M.D., F.R.S., elected 1875. 
Ordinary Members : 
Chambers, Dr. Thomas ; elected 1882. 
Eldred, Capt. W. H.; elected 1876. 
Garvan, J. P., m.L.A.; elected 1877. 
Gill, Rev. W. Wyatt, B.a., Lu.D.; elected 1884. 
Nicholls, W. H.; elected 1895. 
Sahl, Carl L.; elected 1875. 
Styles, G. M. ; elected 1883. 
