452 Proceedings of the Roi/nJ Sorieff/ of Victoria. 



July 13th. — Papers read: (1) "Tire Development of the 

 Brain of the Chick/' by Miss Kathleen E. Oliver ; (2) " The 

 Subdivision of the Spinal Canal in the Region of Chick 

 Embryos/' by Miss Helen Kelsey ; (3) '* New or Little Known 

 Victorian Fossils in the National Museum : Part 13 — Some 

 Silurian Species of the Genus Lingula," by Mr. F. Chapman ; (4) 

 '■ Description de quelques nouveaux *-ypeces de Colepteres Austra- 

 liennes/' par M. A. Grouvelle ; (5) '" On Some New Species 

 of Victorian Mollusca " ; and (6) '"Additions to and Alterations 

 in the Catalogue of Victorian Marine Mollusca,"" by J. H. Gat- 

 liff and C. J. Gabriel : (7) " Notes on the Geology of Broad- 

 meadows/" by Mr. F. L. Stillwell. Mr. Chapman showed speci- 

 mens of Lingula in illustration of his paper. 



August 10th. — Special meeting. The following new law was 

 passed: — Law XLIa. The Council subject to the consent of 

 the author may select any paper for special discussion. Ad- 

 vance proofs of the paper marked confidential shall be sent t^ 

 those members of the Society desiring copies and to the author 

 for distribution. The selected paper shall have precedence over 

 all other papers to be read at the same meeting. The Council 

 may invite any j^ersons whether members or not to take part 

 in the discussion. 



xln Ordinary Meeting was then held, when Mr. H. Deane 

 delivered a lecture, entitled '" Experiences on the Kalgoorlie- 

 Port Augusta Survey."" The lecture was illustrated by a large 

 number of lantern slides. 



September 14th. — Papers read : (1) " Some New Australian 

 Cicadidae/' by Mr. Howard Ashton ; (2) " The Psychrometric 

 Formula/' by Dr. E. F. J. Love and Mr. Glenny Snieal. Dr. T. 

 S. Hall showed Lancefieldian graptolites from Preservation Inlet, 

 New Zealand. Prof. E. W. Skeats showed a series of rocks from 

 Heathcote, Avhich exhiibted metasomatism in various stages. 



October 12th. — Papers read: (1) "Osmotic Equilibrium in 

 the Living Body/' by Dr. J. L. Jona ; (2) "" Contributions to the 

 Flora of Australia, No. 181,"" Iw Prof. A. J. Ewart, Dr. Jean 

 White, Miss Rees and Miss Wood. Mr. Jas. Mann showed curious 

 growth of timber as seen in a planed board, and also groAvth of 

 callus. Mr. F. H. Baker showed a large specimen of Voluta 

 mammilla and other shells, dredged near Cape Howe. 



