ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1897, 
rpHE Board of Management have the honour to submit ; the- 
I following report of the work done by the institute durn „ 
the past year. * 
At the Annual Meeting held on the 1st April, 1897, the- 
following members were elected, as the Board of Manage 
Sir John Goldney', 
Professor Carmody, 
Messrs. R. H. McCarthy, 
Henry Caracciolo, 
„ Edgar Tripp, 
F. W. Urich, 
T. I. Potter, 
and the following gentlemen were ijominatad to the Board by 
His Excellency the Governor : 
The Hon’ble Dr. Lovell, C.M.G., 
H. C. Bourne, 
Messrs. Syl. Devenish, 
„ R. J. L. Guppy, 
J. H. COLLENS. 
, The Board elected Sir John 
Lovell, O.M.G., and Mr. Syl. DeW >, 
McCarthy, Treasurer, and Mr. Potter, > . 
The year 1897 being the 100th y ear J^f^purpose of 
Colony, a public Committee was app At t ), e request 
organizing a suitable celebration ot tms*. ■ Centenary 
of this Committee, the Board undertook to 
Exhibition, during the Centenary " ee , 
The Board with the view of .““^^^en^iTO^possibl® 
by them to organize the Exhibition families of the 
a sked several gentlemen belonging i iap py result, that the 
Colony to join the Committee, wi i ,. feature of the Cen 
Historical Exhibition was quite J® J““t„ r al Exhibition -vas 
oel.br,ao,. An Art t. over 
held at the same time at which p 1 1 
Were given. 
