XV 11. 
Browne, the Secretary, was appointed to act as Librarian. Sub- 
sequently Professor Dakin retired from the office of co-Editor, and 
Mr. Browne was elected in bis place. 
The practice has been inaugurated of going into recess during 
the hot months of January and February. In the course of the last 
twelve months 10 general meetings, besides the Annual Meeting, were 
held. The following papers were delivered before the Natural 
History and Science Society: — “A Contribution to the Study of 
Australites,” being the presidential address of Dr. C. G. Thorp for 
1912-13; “The Onychophora of Western Australia,” by Professor 
W. J. Dakin; “Aquatic Animals from Hannan’s Lake, Kalgoorlie,” 
and “A History of Zoology in Western Australia/’ in two parts, by 
Mr. W. B. Alexander; the third part of Dr. Michaelsen’s “Fauna of 
the South-West” ; “The Foundation Stones of Western Australia: 
An Early Chapter in the Geological History of the State,” by Mr. 
A. Gibb Maitland; “Time and its Measurement,” by Professor A. 
D. Ross, and “A Theory of the Method of Formation of Australites,” 
by Dr. C. G. Thorp ; while the following papers were delivered before 
the Royal Society : — “The Approximate Summation of Series in 
which each Term is a Function of the Corresponding Term of an 
Arithmetical Progression,” by Mr. M. A. Browne; “Artificial Light- 
ing — Past, Present, and Future,” by Professor A. D. Ross, and 
“Marine Biology in Western Australia,” being the presidential 
address of Professor W. J. Dakin for the year 1913-14. 
During the year there were excursions to Gooseberry Hill (led 
by Professor Dakin) and to Swan View (by Mr. Simpson), a 
dredging and -tow-netting expedition (arranged and conducted by 
Professor Dakin), and visits to the new automatic telephone ex- 
change (introduced bv Mr. Hancock) and to the Royal Mint (by 
Mr. Watkins). 
Presentations to the Society include 14 scientific books and 
several of the early and scarce numbers of the Society’s Journal , 
by Dr. Frank Tratman; early numbers of the Mueller Botanic 
Society’s Journal, by Miss Creeth, and books on metallurgy and 
chemistry by the Deputy Master of the Mint. 
The last volume of the Journal of the Natural History and 
Science Society is almost ready for the printer. It will be succeeded 
by the Proceedings of the Royal Society. 
(Signed) W. J. DAKIN, 
President. 
(Signed) MAURICE A. BROWNE, 
Honorary Secretary. 
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