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The following changes have taken place in the composition of 
the Couucil. In December the Chief Secretary exercised the 
power conferred upon him by the Society’s Rules, and appointed 
the Hon. A. Michie, Dr. T. Black, and Mr. \V. Lyall, to represent 
the Government at the Council table. In January Mr. Embling 
resigned, and was replaced by Mr. D. S. Campbell. In February 
the Hon. T. T. A’Beckett resigned, and Mr. Loader was elected. 
In April Professor Halford and Mr. F. R. Godfrey resigned, and 
the Hon. W. C. Haines and Mr. H. E. Watts tvere elected ; and 
in May the Hon. S. G. Henty retired, and Dr. Joseph Black was 
elected ; and it now devolves upon this Meeting to confirm these 
appointments, and to elect three gentlemen to fill the vacancy in 
the Council caused by the retirement of Colonel Ross, Mr. G. W. 
Itusdeu, and Mr. Edw. Wilson. Since the last Annual Meeting 
there have been fifty-two Meetings of the Council, at which the 
attendance of Members hits been as follows :— 
Names. 
No. Meetings held 
during the hold¬ 
ing of office. 
No. Meetings 
attended. 
Hon. W. C. Haines... 
27 
4 
Dr. Black ... 
52 
40 
Dr. Mueller 
52 
30 
Hon. T. T. A’Beckett 
... 
11 
0 
Mr. S. H. Bindon ... 
52 
30 
Dr. J. Black 
... 
21 
15 
Comte de Castelnau 
62 
5 
Mr. D. S. Campbell... 
43 
23 
Mr. H. J. Chambers 
... 
62 
14 
Lieut.-Colonel Champ 
52 
20 
Mr. Thomas Embling 
8 
i 
Mr. F. R. Godfrey ... 
... 
20 
9 
Hon. S. G. Henty ... 
20 
0 
Mr. T. Loader 
38 
9 
Mr. W. Lyall 
48 
2 
Professor McCoy ... 
62 
35 
Dr. Madden 
... • 
52 
39 
Hon. A. Michie 
... 
48 
1 
Mr. A. Purchus 
... 
52 
31 
Lieut. Colonel Ross 
... 
62 
4 
Mr. G. W. Rusden ... 
47 
27 
Mr. J. Smith 
62 
26 
Mr. T. J. Sumner ... 
52 
9 
Mr. II. E. Watts 
... 
27 
21 
Mr. E. Wilson 
... 
40 
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