210 : THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
A hearty vote of thanks to the retiring officers, and 
especially to the Hon. Editor, Mr. T. Steel, F.L.S., and 
the Hon, Lanternist, Mr. C. J. White, was proposed by 
Mr, Cheel, and carried by acclamation. 
Mr, Shiress exhibited a pink form of Thelymitra 
ixioides, found growing near Hornsby. 
ANNUAL REPORT, 
In presenting this, the fourth Annual Report of the 
Society, your Council takes the opportunity to congratu- 
late the members on the fact that, despite the war, our 
membership has been well maintained. The attendance at 
the Monthly Meetings averaged 48, which, under the exist- 
ing state of things, is creditable. Our outings, however, 
have been poorly attended, due, no doubt, to the many 
calls upon the time of the members, owing to the press- 
ing need for relief work for the benefit of our soldiers 
abroad. 
The following outings were held:—La Perouse, Kil- 
lara, Heathcote, Hornsby to Mr. R. J. Tillyard’s, Long 
Reef, Gosford, Gordon, Taronga Park, Heathcote. The 
Easter Excursion was abandoned as a mark of respect 
to our members serving abroad. 
We have to extend our sympathy to those of our 
members who have lost loved ones, and more especially 
with our old and esteemed member, Mr. W. J. Rainhow, 
BH.L.S., in the loss of his life’s partner. 
During the year a Branch Society was formed in New- 
castle by the Newcastle Arts, Science, and Natural His- 
tory Society amalgamating with us. To mark the occa- 
sion, some 40 members, under the leadership of Mr. A. 
A, Hamilton, President, met the Newcastle Branch at 
Gosford, under Mr. Sussmilch, and a pleasant and pro- 
fitable time was spent. 
The following lectures were delivered during the 
year, and we take the occasion to officially thank the lec- 
turers for their kind efforts on our behalf :— 
Mr. A. S. Le Souef: ‘‘The Animals of Australia, with 
Notes on Variations.”’ 
