IV. 
Jour. Roy. Soc., Wp:stp:rn Australia, Vol. XXVIII. 
The Royal Society of Western Australia (Inc.). 
ANNUAL NEPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDING 
30th JUNE, 1942. 
Ladies and Gentlemen, 
Your Council begs to submit the following report for the year ended 
30th June, 1942. 
Council . — As in the past several years an Executive Committee was ap- 
pointed to deal with the routine business of the Society and to report quar- 
terly to the Council. The Council met on six occasions and the Executive 
Committee on six occasions during the year. 
Finance . — The General Fund shows a. balance of £146/1/5 and the 
Endowment Fund now amounte to £271. There are certain commitments to 
the Government Printer against the General Fund in connection with the 
publication of Volume 27, which has not yet been completed. 
Membership . — Membership remains almost the same as at the commence- 
ment of the year. Members elected during the year include one Correspond- 
ing member, eight ordinary members and two associates, while two associates 
have transferred to full membership. Six ordinary members have resigned 
during the year. 
We regret to record the loss by death of four of our members — Mr. W. 
E. Shelton, Drs. W. E. Blackall and H. J. Lotz and the Hon. John Nichol- 
son. All of these gentlemen took a keen personal interest in the proceed- 
ings of the Society. Mr. Shelton was at various times president, librarian 
and secretary of this Society. The Hon. John Nicholson acted for some years 
as a member of the Endowment Lands Committee and rendered the Society 
considerable assistance at the time of its incorporation. 
There are at present 150 members of the Society made up as follows: — 
Honorary meml)ers . . . . . . . . 7 
Corresponding members . . . . . . 9 
Life member . . . . . . . . ■ • 1 
Ordinary members . . - - • • • • 98 
Associate members • • • • • • • • 35 
Journal . — Volume 27 is nearing completion, and a number of the papers 
for the succeeding volume, No, 28, are in course of publication. During the 
past year fourteen ))apers were ]iresented to the Society for publication in 
the Journal. 
