PROCEEDINGS. 47 



Max, Rudolph, LL,D., Univ. Heidelberg ; Sydney. 

 Sulraan, John, F.R.I.B.A. ; Sydney. 

 The certificates of two new candidates were read for the second 

 time, and of five for the first time. 



The Chairman stated that the Conncil recommended that 

 Michael Foster, M.D., F.R,S., &c, Professor of Physiology in the 

 University of Cambridge, and one of the Secretaries of the Royal 

 Society of London, be elected an honorary member of the Society. 



The election was carried unanimously. 



The names of the Committee-men of the different Sections were 

 announced, viz. : — ■ 



Microscopical Section. — Chairman : F. B. Kyngdon. Secretary: 



Percy J. Edmunds. Committee : H. G. A. Wright, M.R. 



C.S.E., Dr. Eric Sinclair, G. D. Hirst, and S. MacDonnell. 

 Medical Section. — Chairman : Dr. P. Sydney Jones. Secretaries : 



Dr. MacCormick, and Dr. Jenkins. Committee : Prof. 



Anderson Stuart, M.D., Dr. Knaggs, Dr. Chambers, Dr. 



Crago, Dr. W. Chisholm, Dr. E. Fairfax Ross. 

 Sanitary Section. — Chairman: Dr. H. ~N. MacLaurin. Secretary: 



Reuter E. Roth, M.R.C.S,E. Committee: Dr. W. H. 



Goode, Dr. Quaife, Dr. E. Fairfax Ross, J. B. Henson, C.E. 



E. E. Sager, F. B. Kyngdon. 



The following letter was read from James Hector, C.M.G., M.D. 

 F.R.S., &c, Director of the Geological Survey of New Zealand : — 



Colonial Museum of New Zealand, 

 My dear Sir, Wellington, 31 December, 13S6. 



I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 

 8tb December, conveying to me the Clarke Memorial Medal which the 

 Council of the Eoyal Society of New South Wales have been pleased to 

 award to me. 



I beg that you will convey to the Council my sincere appreciation of 

 the great and unexpected honour which has been thus conferred upon me, 

 and of their kind recognition of the services which I have been able to 

 render to the best of my ability towards the progress of science in the 

 Australasian Colonies. I beg That you will assure them of the continuance 

 of my cordial sympathy with the well-organised efforts which the Royal 

 Society have initiated for the purpose of developing scientific research in 

 these Colonies. I have the honour to remain, my dear Sir, 



Yours most obediently, 

 The Hon. Secretary, Eoyal Society of N.S.W. JAMES HECTOE. 



Mr. C. Rolleston, C.M.G., President then read his address. 



A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring President, and Mr. 

 C. S. Wilkinson, F.G.S., F.L.S., &c, was installed as President 

 for the ensuing year. 



It was unanimously resolved that the Council be empowered to 

 prepare a congratulatory address to Her Majesty The Queen, on 



