Proceed higs of tJie Roi/al Society of Victoi-lo, 4f)3 



Xoveniber 9th.— Papers read: (1) "The Effect of Chemical 

 Substances on the Vitality of Potato Tubers, and their Disin- 

 fect ive Action on Potato Blight (Phytophthora infestans),'" by 

 Dr. F. StoAvard ; (2) " New or Little Known Victorian Fossils in 

 the National Museum : Part 14 — Some Silurian Trilobites," by 

 Mr. F. Chaj>man. Prof. Ewart showed some nodules of sand 

 cemented by limonite, from Gunbower, which exploded on heat- 

 ing. Following is an analysis by Mr. P. Rankin Scott, of the 

 Agricultural Department : — - 



Moisture - - - - 1.64 



Combined water - - - 4.30 



Oxides of iron and Aluminium - 15.30 



Silica - -. - . 77.00 



Lime _ . _ trace. 



Other matter - - - 1.76 



100.00 

 Dr. J. H. Anderson showed some anthropometrical instruments 

 from the L^niversity. Prof. Skeats described specimens of 

 " pine-apple opal " from White Cliffs, exhibited by himself and 

 Dr. Hall. Mr. F. H. Baker showed a large mass of Tenagodes 

 australis, from off Cape Howe, and Mr. Chas. Canwell showed 

 Squilla miles. 



December 14th. — Papers read: (1) "On Bitter Pit, and the 

 Sensitivity of Apples to Poison/' by Prof. A. J. Ewart ; (2) " The 

 Tropics and Pigment," by Dr. Wm. Lowe ; (4) " Dioptographic 

 Tracftigs in Tliree Normae of Ninety Australian Aboriginal 

 Crania," by Prof. R .J. A. Berry and Dr. A. W. D. Robertson ; 

 (5) " Cyst-forming Protozoa in the Intestinal Wall of Marsupials," 

 by Prof. J. A. Gilruth and Mr. L. Bull : (6) " Comparative Bac- 

 teriological Examination of Milks Drawn by Hand and by 

 Machine,"' by Mr. N. MacDonald ; (7) " Tlie Anatomy of the 

 Slug, Cystopelta petterdi, var purpurea," by Miss Olive B. 

 Davies : (8) " Protozoa Parasitic in the Large Intestine of Aus- 

 tralian Frogs, Part 2," by Miss Janet W. Raff ; (9) " On the 

 Monchiquites of Bendigo," by Mr. F. L. Stillwell. 



During the year 9 members, 1 country member, and 16 

 associates were elected ; 1 member and 3 associates resigned, 

 and 1 countrv member and 1 associate have died. 



