Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to James Park Thomson, Honorary Secretary of the Geographical Society of Australia 'Your application for exchange of publications, dated Sept 24/86, has been considered by the Library Committee, and I am desired to say that the Committee do not at present find themselves able to add the name of your Society to their rapidly increasing exchange list. I am, Dear Sir, Yours faithfully Herbert Rix, Asst. Sec. RS [Assistant Secretary, Royal Society]'. 1 February 1887