ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 
IX 
A N N U A L G E N ERA L MEETING. 
July 15th, 1913. 
Dr. C. G. Thorp, President, in the Chair. 
The following were elected office-bearers for the ensuing 
year 
President : Professor \V. J. Dakin, D.Sc. F.L.S., F.Z.S. 
Vice-Presidents: Mr. A. Gibb Maitland, F.G.S. ; Mr. 
E. S. Simpson, B.E., F.C.S. 
Hon. Secretary : Mr. Maurice A. Browne, B.A. 
Hon. Treasurer : .Mr. J. J. East. 
Members of Council : Mr. \Y. J. Hancock, M.Inst. C.E., 
M.I.E.E. ; Professor A. D Ross, M.A., D.Sc., 
F. R.A.S., F.R.S.E. ; Professor W. G. Woolnough, 
D.Sc. ; Mr. Bernard H. Woodward, F'.G.S., C.M.Z.S.; 
Mr. H. B. Curlewis, B.A. 
Auditors: Mr. A. |. Robertson, M Sc. ; Dr. F. Steward, 
D.Sc. 
Report of the Council for the Year 1912-T3. 
Ladies and Gentlemen, 
Your Council has much pleasure in submitting the Annual 
Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 30th June, 
I 9 I 3- 
Notwithstanding a grant of £25 which was obtained from the 
Government on 1st July, 1912, the Society’s credit balance, 
which stood at £3 9s. 3d. at the beginning of the financial year, 
is now £5 6s. id. Against this there is the balance of an out- 
standing account of £31 ns. nd. due to Messrs. V. K. Jones and 
Co., in respect of the printing of the “ Journal.” 
The number of members on the register is 114, of whom 101 
are ordinary members, _| junior members, and 9 honorary mem- 
bers. Two prominent members, Mr. W. E. Cooke and Dr. Alex. 
Morrison, who have accepted positions in the Eastern States, 
have been placed upon the honorary list, in recognition of their 
services to astronomv and botany respectively and to the Society. 
In addition to these, 1 member resigned from the Society and 30 
were removed for being two years in arrears, under By-law 4, 
while 27 new members, including the five scientific Professors of 
the University, were elected. 
The Council has met 15 times durng the year. At the first 
meeting of the new Council Mr. Maitland and Dr. Tratman were 
re-elected editors of the “ Journal,” and Mr. A. O. Watkins was 
elected librarian. The president, Dr. C. G. Thorp, was absent 
