ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 



ACT OF INCORPORATION. 



An Act to incorporate a Society called " The 

 Boyal Society of New South Wales." [16 

 December, 1881. 



WHEREAS a Society called (with the sanction of Her Preamble. 

 Most Gracious Majesty the Queen) "The Royal 

 Society of New South Wales " has under certain rules and 

 by-laws been formed at Sydney in the Colony of New South 

 Wales for the encouragement of studies and investigations 

 in Science Art Literature and Philosophy And whereas 

 the Council of the said Society is at the present time 

 composed of the following office-bearers and members His 

 Excellency the Right Honorable Lord Augustus Loftus P.C. 

 G.C.B. Honorary President The Honorable John Smith 

 C.M.G. M.D. LL.D. President and Charles Moore Esquire 

 F.L.S. Director of the Botanic Gardens Sydney and Henry 

 Chamberlaine Russell Esquire B.A. (Sydney) F.R.A.S. 

 E.M.S. (London) Government Astronomer for New South 

 Wales Vice-Presidents and H. G. A. Wright Esquire 

 M.R.C.S. Honorary Treasurer Archibald Liversidge Esquire 

 Associate of the Roval School of Mines London Fellow of 

 the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland and 

 Professor of Geology and Mineralogy in the University of 

 Sydney and Carl Adolph Leibius Esquire Doctor of Philo- 

 sophy of the University of Heidelberg Fellow of the Insti- 

 tute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland Honorary 

 Secretaries W. A. Dixon Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry 

 of Great Britain and Ireland G. D. Hirst Esquire Robert 

 Hunt Esquire Associate of the Royal School of Mines London 

 Deputy Master Sydney Branch Royal Mint Eliezer L. 

 Montefiore Esquire Christopher Rolleston Esquire C.M.G. 



