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the Governor, and to state that the Society was already 
subscribing to the Reviews in question. 
The thanks of the Society were accorded for the 
following donations : — 
To the Library, from 
Thomas Daly, 2 vols. National Portrait Gallery. 
F. V. McConnell, Linnean transactions containing 
Botanical results of the Quelch-McGonnell 
expedition. 
To the Museum, from 
A. L. Sykes, larva. 
G. S. Jenman, grass moths. 
D. Ackman, copper coin. 
A. D'Andrade, diamondiferous gravel. 
The meeting then terminated. 
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Meeting held August 15th. — Mr. Luke M. Hill, 
Managing Director, in the chair. 
Members present 12. 
Elections. — Member: E. J. Braddon. 
Associate : Charles A. Roberts. 
The Chairman said that before proceeding with the 
business of the meeting he would like to mention a 
matter that concerned the Society. Professor Harrison 
was reported to have said at a meeting of the 
Agricultural Board that the Library contained no 
works on agriculture. He (Mr. Hill) had looked up 
the catalogue and found over a hundred works, some 
of which contained many volumes. He should not like 
it to go forth without contradiction that there were no 
such books in the Library, and again. Professor 
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