Ordinary Members: 

 Colter, J. U. 0., elected 1876. 

 Darley, Sir Frederick, elected 1877. 

 Foster, Honble. W. J., elected 1881. 

 Kirkcaldie, David, elected 1892. 

 Wade, J. S., elected 1900. 

 Books and periodicals have been purchased at a cost of 

 £70 5s. 4d„ binding books amounted to £20 5s., making 

 the sum expended on the Library £90 10s. 4d. A number 

 of unbound books and periodicals have been, and will con- 

 tinue to be, covered in a cheap style of binding which will 

 make them accessible to the members. 



The number of Institutions on the Exchange List is 432, 

 and the publications received in exchange for the Society's 

 Journal and Proceedings during the past year were 296 

 volumes, 2,022 parts, 149 reports, 413 pamphlets, and 48 

 maps, total 2,928. 



During the past year the Society held eight meetings, 

 at which 28 papers were read, the average attendance of 

 members was 29. 



The Geological Section which has been in abeyance since 

 1891, was resuscitated and held four meetings, at which 

 abstracts of current geological literature were supplied, 

 exhibits shown, and subjects submitted for discussion next 



A series of Popular Lectures, illustrated by lantern slides, 

 was delivered during 1909 at the Society's House at 8 p.m. 

 as follows : — 



•June 1-1 — '-Antarctic Notes "by Professor T.W.E. David, b.a.,f.k.s. 

 July 15 — "Some recent >e,,rk In conue.c'nm >rith 11" iu> act i city," by 



J. P. V. Madsen, BE., D.Sc. 

 Aug. 19— "Art form* in Nature" by E. J. Goddard, B.A., B.Sc, 



Linnean Macleay Fellow in Biology. 

 Sept. 16 — " Torres Strait*," by C. Hedley, f.l.s. 

 Oct. 21 — "On Vulcanic Action in Australia" by H. I. Jensen, d.s, ; . 



