ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER 1, 1899. 



The General Monthly Meeting of the Society was held at the 

 Society's House, No. 5 Elizabeth-street North, on Wednesday 

 evening, November 1st, 1899. 



The President, W. M. Hamlet, f.c.s., f.i.c, in the Chair. 



Forty members and one visitor were present. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The certificates of two candidates were read for the second time, 

 and of one for the first time. 



The President for the third time requested that those members 

 who desired the formation of an Anthropological and Ethnological 

 Section and who were willing to attend the meetings and take an 

 active part in the work of such a Section, would send in their 

 names to the Hon. Secretaries. 



He also announced that Prof. Liversidge had kindly promised 

 to deliver a lecture on "Liquid Air," to the members of the Royal 

 Society, to take place at the University; if possible, on the 8th 

 instant, but that was dependent on the satisfactory repair of the 

 Compressive Engine. Due notice would however be given. 



The following alterations of the rules were passed at the last 

 meeting of the Society (November 1st, 1899), and will be sub- 

 mitted for confirmation at the next Annual General Meeting. 

 Members are requested to accept this as an official notice of the 

 alterations proposed to be confirmed. Rule III. was amended to 

 read as follows: — 



III. The other Officers of the Society shall consist of the 

 President, who shall hold office for not more than one year con- 

 tinuously, but shall be eligible for re-election after the lapse of 

 one year; four Vice-Presidents, an Honorary Treasurer, and two 

 Honorary Secretaries, who, with ten other members, shall con- 

 stitute the Council for the management of the affairs of the Society. 



The last clause of Rule V., was repealed ; and the following 

 substituted in lieu thereof: — 



