1226 president's address. 



By L. A. Bernays, F.L.S., on the Economic Aspects of Ento- 

 mology, quoting the practice of France, Germany, and the United 

 States in popularizing and diffusing knowledge of Insect Pests, 

 their natural enemies, and the means of counteracting their 

 mischiefs, as one well worth following in Australia. 



By Mr. W. H. Try on, on Trichodesmium erythrceum or Sea 

 Sawdust off the Queensland Coast, and pointing out some indica- 

 tions cf its poisonous or pathogenic character. Also, a paper on the 

 Harvesting Ants of Queensland. 



By C De Vis, MA., on Notiosaurus dentatus ; on Eleotris 

 crescens ; on Oi'nithorltynchus agilis ; on Cahjptotis, a new genus of 

 Skinks, and three n. sp. of Salarias ; on a n. sp. of Apistus ; and 

 on a fossil Saurian, regarded as intermediate between the Croco- 

 diles and the Alligators. 



By Mr. J. Keys, a second part of the Contribution to the Flora 

 of Mount Perry. 



By Mr. W. K. Broadbent, on the Birds of the Chinchilla 

 District upon the Condamine, with a list of those collected by him. 



By W. A. Tally, B.A., F.R.G.S., &a, on the Measurement of 

 Base in the Queensland Trigonometrical Survey. 



By Baron v. Mueller, K.C.M.G., &c, on Ekeocarpus Bancroftii, 

 a new Tiliaceous Tree from N. E. Australia. 



By Mr. B. Wagenknecht, on the Brisbane Rainfall. 



By E. Palmer, M.L.A., on the Plague of Rats in N. and N.W. 

 Queensland, 1869-70. 



By R. C. Ringrose, M.A., on the necessity for a permanent 

 Geological Survey of Queensland. 



A Note by John Falconer, C.E., on Artesian Wells in the 

 Maranoa District j with other minor papers and communications. 



The completion of Mr. Caldwell's task in the examination of 

 the reproductive process in Marsupials and Monotremes has noAv, 

 I believe, been attained ; and the very remarkable results at 



