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The following letters were read ; from R. L. J. Ellery, f.r.s., 



&c., acknowledging the award of the Clarke Medal for 1889, and 



from Prof. Ralph Tate, f.g.s., and Capt. F. W. Hutton, f.g.s., 



acknowledging their election as Honorary Members of the Society : 



Observatory, Melbourne, 



January 7th, 1889. 

 My dear Sir,— I have to acknowledge your letter of the 14th December, 

 accompanied by the Clarke Memorial Medal which has been awarded 

 me by the Council of the Eoyal Society of New South Wales. 



Will you kindly convey to the Council my sincere thanks and my great 

 appreciation of the honour it has done me in awarding me this medal, 

 and of its expression of consideration for my services in the cause of 



the Society my grateful thanks of their high appreciation of my scienti 

 labours by electing me an Honorary Member. 



It will be my greatest endeavour to justify this high distinction ai 

 to further to the best of my ability and opportunities the interest of t' 



Canterbury College, Christchurch, N.Z. 

 18th December, 1888. 



Gentlemen,— I was much surprised and, of course, much pleased to get 

 your letter of the 7th instant, informing me that I had been elected an 

 Honorary Member of the Royal Society of New South Wales. Please 

 convey to the Council my very best thanks for the honour they have 

 done me ; which I esteem most highly. 



-Every worker, I suppose, feels occasionally that he has not done so 

 much, or so well, as he ought to have done, but a kindly act like this 

 encourages him to go on. for he feels that others, well fitted to judge, 

 think that his work has been useful. 



Your obedient servant, 

 ^, ^ F. W. HUTTON. 



-^he Hon. Secretaries, Royal Society of N.S. Wales. 



Sir Alfred Roberts, President, then read his address. 



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

 Professor Liversidge, m.a., f.r.s., was installed as President for 

 the ensuing year. 



The following donations received since the last meeting were 

 ^aid upon the table :— 



