192 FvoceedinfjH of the Royal Socleti/ of Vietovia. 



reference to tlie Periodic Law of the Eiemeiits;" Mr. Arthur 

 Dendy, " Note from the Biological Laboratory of the 

 University of Melbourne on the Presence of Corpuscles 

 Discliai-ged from the Apertures of the Nephridia and Oral 

 Papillre of Peripatus;" Mr. D. Mc Alpine, (ji) "Observations 

 on the Movements of the Heart of Hoplocephalus superbus 

 in and out of the body," (6) "Remarks on a Fluke Parasitic 

 in the Body of Hoplocephalus superbus," and (c) " Observa- 

 tions on a Nematode found in the Stomach of Hoplocephalus 

 superbus." 



On tlie J 0th July, Mr. A. W. Howitt, "On the Eucalypts 

 of Gippsland." 



On the 14th August, Mr. G. S. Griffiths, "On the Marnie 

 Sedimentary Strata Beds underlying Warrnambool ; " Pro- 

 fessor Orme Masson, "The Relations of Molecular Volumes 

 and Boiling Points." 



On tlie 11th September, Postscript by Professor Orme 

 Masson to the last paper read by him ; Professor Ralph Tate, 

 " Note on Shell-bearing Mollusca obtained in the Port 

 Phillip Biological Survey;" Rev. R. H. Rickard, "The New 

 Britain Currency or Shell-money. 



On the 9tli October, Mi-. J. Dennant, " Notes on the 

 Pliocene Strata at Jemmy's Point, with Brief Remarks on 

 the Older Tertiary at Bairnsdale ;" Mr. G. Gordon McCrae, 

 " Notes on the Coco-de-mer." 



On the ISth November, Mr. P. H. MacGilliviay, 

 "Description of New and Little-known Polyzoa, Part XIV;" 

 Rev. R. H. Rickard, " The Duk Duk Association of New 

 Britain;" Professor Spencer, " 'J'wo Rare Hydroids from 

 Port Phillip;" Mr. John Dennant, "Appendix to Remarks 

 on the Older Tertiary Strata at Bairnsdale." 



On the II th December, Mr. Arthui- Dendy, " Mono- 

 gra])h of the Victorian Sponges. Part I. The Anatomy 

 and Classification of the Calcarea Homocoela, with 

 Descri|)tions of the Victorian Species ;" Pi-ofessor Spencer, 

 "Notes on some Victorian Land. Planarians;" Mr. T. S. 

 Ralph, " Observations and Experiments on tlie Coloured 

 Material of the Red Corpuscles." 



The following Membei's and Associates were elected 

 durijig the year :— Members — Mr. Ludovico Hart, Mr. Pietro 

 Barracclii, Rev. John Mathew, Mr. Alexander Leeper, LL.D., 



