MEETINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY. 



1891. 



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ANNUAL MEETING. 



Thursday, March I2tlt. 

 Tiie President (Professor Kernot) in the chair. 



Annual Rei'out. 



The Council of the Royal Society herewith presents to 

 the Members of the Society the usual Annual Report for the 

 year 1890. The following meetings were held and papers 

 read during the Session : — 



On the 13th March, at the Ordinary^ Meeting held after 

 the Annual General Meeting, Mr. A. J. Campbell " On the 

 Oology of Western Australia." 



On the 8th May, Mr. A. H. S. Lucas, " On Fishes New to 

 Victoria;" Professor Spencer, on "The Nomenclature of 

 Chicken Eadjryos for Teaching Purposes ; " Mr. Arthur 

 Dendy, " On the Victorian Land Planarians." 



On the 12th June, Profes.sor Orme Masson, a preliminary 

 note on "The Physical Properties of Ethides considered in 



