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1st. They must be bona fide residents in the country. 2nd. 

 They must show that they require some extraneous aid in order 

 to live in Sydney and attend the regular lectures. 3rd. They 

 must undertake to complete, to the best of their power, the three 

 year's course, and so proceed to their degree ; and that Geology 

 and Biological Science shall form an essential portion of their 

 studies for the degree. These exhibitions are tenable by persons 

 of either sex. 



The following Papers were read before the Royal Society of 

 New South Wales during the session of 1883 : — 



May 2 — President's Address. By Chr. Rolleston, C.M.G. 



June 6 — On the Aborigines inhabiting the great Lacustrine and 

 Riverine Depression of the Lower Murray, Lower Murrumbidgee, 

 Lower Lachlan, and Lower Darling. By Peter Beveridge. 



July 4 — On the Waianamatta Shales . By the Rev. J. E. 

 Tenison- Woods, F.G.S., F.L.S., &c. 



July 4 — Further remarks on Australian S trophalosia, and 

 description of a new species of Aucella from the Cretaceous Rocks 

 of North-east Australia. By Robert Etheridge, junr., F.G.S. 



August 1 — On Plants used by the Natives of North Queensland, 

 Flinders and Mitchell Rivers, for food, medicine, &c. By Edward 

 Palmer, M.L,A. (Queensland). 



September 5 — Notes on the genus Macrozamia, with descriptions 

 of some new species. By Charles Moore, F.L.S., Y.P, 



September 5 — A list of Double Stars. By H. C. Russell, B.A., 

 F.R.A.S. 



September 5 — Some facts connected with Irrigation. By H. C. 

 Russell, B.A., F.R.A.S. 



September 5 — On the discolouration of white bricks made from 

 certain clays in the neighbourhood of Sydney. By E. H. Rennie, 

 B.A., D.Sc. 



October 3 — On the Roots of the Sugar-Cane. By Henry Ling 

 Roth, F.M.S., F.S.S. 



November 7 — On Irrigation in Upper India. By H. G. 

 McKinney, M.E., A.M.I.C.E. 



