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On the motion of Mr. Love, soconded by Mr. Howitt, the 

 following gentlemen were elected as Office-Bearers and Members 

 of Council :— President : Professor W. C. Kernot, M.A., C.E. 

 Vice-Presidents : E. J. White, Esq., F.R.A.S., H. K. Rusden, 

 Esq., F.R.G.S. Hon. Treasurer : C. R. Blackett, Esq., F.C.S. 

 Hon. Librarian : E. F. J. Love, Esq., M.A. Hon. Secretaries : 

 Professor W. Baldwin Spencer, M.A., and Dr. Arthur Dendy, 

 F.L.S. Members of Council : W. H. Archer, Esq., Dr. J. W. 

 Barrett, J. Dennant, Esq., F.G.S., Dr. J. Jamieson, H. R. Hogg, 

 Esq., Professor T. R. Lyle, M.A., F. A. Canipbell, Esq., C.E. 

 The non-retiring members of Council were R. L. J. Ellery, Esq., 

 C.M.G., F.R.S., G. S. Griffiths, Esq., F.R.G.S., Professor Orme 

 Masson, M.A., H. Moors, Esq., Rev. E. H. Sugden, B.A., B.Sc. 



The meeting then resolved itself into an Ordinary Meeting. 



The minutes of tlie previous meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Librarian's Report showed that 286 volumes and parts of 

 volumes had been received since the last meeting. 



Mr. L. J. Balfour and the Rev. Walter Fielder signed the Roll 

 and were introduced to the meeting. 



The Rev. F. R. M. Wilson and Mr. P. W. Farmer, M.B., Ch.B., 

 were elected members of the Society. 



The Rev. John Mathew read a paper entitled " Linguistic 

 Points of Contact between the Aborigines of Australia and those 

 of New Guinea." A discussion followed, in which the Rev. 

 LoRiMER FisoN, Mr. HowiTT and Dr. Dendy took part, and 

 Mr. Mathew replied. 



Mr. G. B. Pritchard read a paper by T. S. Hall, Esq., M.A., 

 and himself, entitled "Notes on the Eocene Strata of the Bellarine 

 Peninsula, with brief references to other deposits." A discussion 

 followed, in which Mr. Griffths and Mr. Stirling took part and 

 Mr. Pritchard replied. 



The remaining papers were postponed till the next meeting. 



Thursday, \Wi Apri:. 



Mr. E. J. White occupied the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 

 Mr. D. Avery, B.Sc, and Miss L. J. Little, B.Sc, were nomi- 

 nated as Associates. 



