300 PROCEEDINGS. 



(Chairman ... Prof. T. P. Anderson-Stuart, m.d. 

 Secretaries... Dr. Hull and Dr. MacAllister. 

 Committee . . . Dr. Fiaschi, Dr. Huxtable, Dr. Crago, Dr. 

 James Graham, Dr. MacCormick, Hon. Dr. 

 H. N. MacLaurin. 

 Meetings held on the Third Friday in each month, at 8'15 p.m. 



{Chairman ... H. O. Walker. 

 Secretary ... S. MacDonnell. 

 Committee... Dr. Wright, Dr. Huxtable, G. D. Hirst, 

 F. B. Kyngdon, P. N. Trebeck, T. F. Wiesener. 



Meetings held on the Second Monday in each month at 8 p.m. 



One hundred and eighty-nine volumes, four hundred and thirty- 

 seven parts, one hundred and forty-eight pamphlets forty-three 

 meteorological charts, two hydrographic charts, three geological 

 maps, two photographs and two micro-photographs received as 

 donations since the last meeting, were laid upon the table and 

 acknowledged. 



The following letter was read from Prof. F. W. Hutton, f.g.s.: 



Canterbury College, Christchurch, New Zealand, 

 24th December, 1890. 

 Dear Sir, — I find it difficult to express the pleasure given me by the 

 announcement that I had been awarded the Clarke Medal by the Council 

 of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 



The scientific worker always looks with pleasure on work that he has 

 accomplished, although mixed with that pleasure there is still a feeling 

 that he may be too sanguine and overestimate his own work. But no 

 shadow of doubt is mixed with the pleasure given by the receipt of a 

 mark of approval from fellow workers, and this mark of approval is the 

 greatest reward a scientific man can hope for. 



Please convey to the President and Members of the Council my thanks 

 and appreciation of the great honour they have done me. 



Yours truly, 



F. W. HUTTON. 

 The Hon. Secretary, Eoyal Society of New South Wales. 



Dr. Leibius, m.a., f.c.s., then read his address. 



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

 H. C. Russell, b.a., c.m.g., f.r.s., was installed as President for 

 the ensuing year. 



