VI. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



The certificate of one candidate was read for the third time, of 

 one for the second time, and of two for the first time. 



The following gentleman was duly elected an ordinary member 

 of the Society : — 



Powys, Arthur Owen, Actuary; North Sydney. 



The following announcements were made : — 



1. That the Society's Journal for 1898, Vol. xxxn., was in the 



hands of the binder, and would shortly be ready for delivery; 

 also that Plate i. illlustrating the paper on Tribes and Genera 

 of Melanospermese (Olive-green seaweeds) was not inserted 

 in the volume. Members wishing to obtain a copy are 

 required to make personal application for the same. 



2. That the Officers and Committee of the Engineering Section 



had been elected for the ensuing Session, and the dates fixed 

 for their meetings as follows : — 



Section Meetings. 



Engineering — Wednesday, May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 



(8 p.m.) 17 21 19 16 20 18 15 20 



Sectional Committees — Session 1899. 

 Section K.— Engineering. 

 Chairman — H. E. Carleton, M. Inst. C.E. 



Hon. Secretary and Treasurer — S. H. Barraclough, m.m.e., Assoc M.inst. c.e. 

 Committee — Henry Deane, M. Inst. C. E., Norman Selfe, M. Inst. C.E., 

 Percy Allan, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., Gr. E. Cowdery, J. M. Smail, M. Inst. 

 c.e., J. I. Haycroft, M.E., M. Inst. C.E., I. 



Past-Chairmen, ex officio Members of Committee for three years : — 

 Prof. Warren, M. Inst. C.E., Wh. Sc, C. O. Burge, M. Inst. C.E., and 

 T. H. Houghton, M. Inst. C.E., M. Inst. M.E. 



3. That the Ofiicers and Committee of the Medical Section would 



be elected, and the dates fixed for their meeting on the 

 19th May. 



4. That a letter had been received by the Council urging that 



more effective means be provided for enabling private members 

 to nominate to the Council; it was stated that the matter is 

 now under the consideration of the Council. 



