98 THE AUSTRALIAN .NATURALIST. 
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business, the following were nominated for membership :— 
Messrs. Joseph Miller, R. K. Spencer, John Shirley, B.Sc., 
M. Carne, and Master L. Ducker. 
The annual report of the Council, which is printed in 
the present issue, was read and adopted, as was the. Hon. 
Treasurer’s statement. The office-bearers, as stated in list 
in its usual position on the cover, were duly elected for the 
ensuing year. 
Mr. Gurney suggested that in view of the similarity of 
interests amongst the members of several of the Sydney popu- 
lar scientific societies, notably the Flora, the Aquarium and, 
perhaps, the Wild Life Preservation, it would consolidate the 
work of these societies and do away with overlapping if 
amalgamation into one strong society could be arranged. The 
recent combined Easter excursion was so eminently success- 
ful as to encourage him to hope that a practical basis of amal- 
gamation could be arranged. Perhaps a beginning might be 
taade with a combination of the Flora and the Naturalists. 
The retiring President delivered his Annual Address, 
which was on ‘‘Aquatic Insects,’’? and was illustrated by a 
large series of fine lantern slides, and of living specimens by 
means of the microscope projector. The new President, Mr. 
BE. Cheel, having been introduced by Mr. ‘Gurney, 
took the chair, and returned thanks for the honour of his 
election. The meeting terminated with the usual exhibition 
of specimens. 
ANNUAL REPORT. 
Ture year has proved an extremely successful one in every 
way. ‘The attendance at the meetings has increased, and the 
monthly ‘excursions have proved’ remarkably popular. Tho 
attendances at these excursions varied from 25 to almost 50, 
and much good work was done under the guidance of tho 
various leaders. Twenty-two new members were added to 
the roll, and six members resigned, while the subscriptions 
for the year constituted a record for the Club. 
The thanks of the Club are due to the following gentle- 
men, who lectured to members during the year, viz. :—Mr. 
G. A. Waterhouse, B.Sc., F.E.S., Mr. W. W. Froggatt, 
F.E.S., Mr. E. Cheel, Mr. L. Harrison, Mr. T. Steel, 
F.L.S8., Mr. C. Thackeray, Mr. A. S. le Souef, C.M.Z.S., 
Dr. H. I. Jensen, Rev. W. W. Watts. A synopsis of these 
lectures appeared in the Club journal. 
Two special excursions were held during the year, one 
at Cronulla in November, where about thirty of the members 
