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The Rev. A. W. Cresswell read a paper entitled " Additional 

 Notes on the Lilydale Limestone." A discussion followed, in 

 which Mr. Cresswell, Dr. Dendy, Mr. McAlpine, Mr. Ellery, 

 Mr. Pritchard and the the President took part. 



Mr. Elliott Cairns exhibited a number of Mineralogical 

 specimens from the Mount Wills district and made some remarks 

 upon the occun-ence of Gold in Granite in that locality. A 

 discussion followed, in which Mr. Dennant, Mr. Pritchard, Dr. 

 Dendy, Mr. McAlpine, Mr. Cresswell and the President took 

 part, and Mr. Cairns replied. 



Dr. Dendy read a paper entitled " Note from the Biological 

 Laboratory of the Melbourne University : — On a Crayfish with 

 abnormally developed Appendages." 



Mr. Love made some remarks on the forthcoming meeting of 

 the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, to 

 be held at Adelaide. 



Thursday, \1th October. 



The President (Professor Kernot) occupied the chair. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Librarian reported that 91 publications had been received 

 since the last meeting. 



Mr. G. S. Griffiths moved the following resolution : " That 

 the Royal Society co-operate with the Royal Geographical Society 

 in urging the Government to adopt and legalise the Hour-Zone 

 system of time-reckoning." Mr. R. L. J. Ellery seconded the 

 resolution, which was discussed by Mr. White, Mr. Haig, Mr. 

 Steele, Mr. Coane, Mr. Love and the President. The resolu- 

 tion was put to the meeting and carried. 



The following resolution was moved by Mr. R. L. J. Ellery 

 and seconded by Mr. G. S. Griffiths — " That the Secretary 

 inform the Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society of the 

 resolution in re Hour-Zones, and state the readiness of the 

 Royal Society to jointly sign any memorial to the Government 

 which it may be decided to forwai'd." The resolution was put to 

 the meeting and carried. 



Mr. Pietro Baracchi read a paper entitled "Results of 

 Observations with the Kater's Invarial)le Pendulums, made at 



