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Dr. T. Cherry, a Member, and Mr. D. Avery, B.Sc, an 

 Associate, signed the Roll and were introduced to the meeting. 



The Rev. H. W. Westmoreland was elected a Country 

 ]Member. 



Mr. E. J. Dunn was nominated as a Member. 



The Librarian reported that 107 publications had been 

 received since the last meeting. 



The Secretary read a paper entitled " Notes on the Trawling 

 Expedition ofi'the Lakes Entrance," by Mr. T. S. Hart, who had 

 been appointed by the Council to represent the Society on the 

 Expedition. 



The Rev. John Matiiew read a paper entitled " Defence of 

 the Position — that there are Linguistic Points of Contact between 

 the Aborigines of Australia and those of New Guinea, and 

 Corroboration of the Theory that the Australian Aborigines 

 entered the Continent on the New Guinea side." A discussion 

 followed, in which the Rev. Lorimer Fison, Mr. Howitt and 

 Mr. Isaac Tipping took part, and Mr. Mathew replied. 



Dr. Barrett read a paper entitled " Some Statistics showing 

 the Extent of the Damage done to Members of the Medical 

 Profession by the Abuse of Alcohol." A discussion followed, in 

 which Professor Kernot, Mr. IssAC Tipping, Dr. Dendy, Mr. 

 Mathew, Mr. White and Dr. Barrett took part. 



The remaining paper was postponed till tlie next meeting. 



Thursday., lith September. 



The President (Professor Kernot) occupied the chair. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 



Mr. E. J. Dunn was elected as a Member. 



Mr. Elliott Cairns, a visitor, was introduced to the meeting by 

 the President. 



The Librarian reported that 249 publications had been 

 received since the last meeting (two months). 



The Secretary read a paper by Mr. R. Etheridge, Junr., 

 Corresponding Member, entitled " An Operculum from the 

 Lilydale Limestone." 



