198 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoi-ia. 



For the two Vrxeant seats on the Council, Mr. C A. Toy/p and 

 Professor Laurie were nominated, and elected. 



The non-retiring Members of Council were : — R. L. J. Ellery, 

 F.R.S., G. S. Griffiths, F.R.G.8., Professor Orme Masson, M.A., 

 D.Sc, and H. Moors. 



The Annual Meeting having been declared at an end Ijy the 

 President, an Ordinary Meeting was then held. The minutes of 

 the last Ordinary Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Ml-. Alfred Reeve was elected as a Member. 



Mr. John Desmond was nominated as a Country Member. 



Mr. T. 8. Hall, M.A., signed the Roll. 



Dr. iS'iaLU, the Hon. Librarian, announced that the number 

 of volumes and parts received this year was 221, and that 

 one of the books received was an In Memoriam volume of the 

 late Dr. H. C. Wigg, whose death all regretted very mucli. The 

 volume was presented to the Society by the father of the 

 deceased gentleman. 



Mr. T. S. Hall, MA., reiid a paper on "A ISew Species of 

 Dictyonema." 



Dr. Dendy read a paper on "A preliminary account of Synute 

 pulchella, a New Genus and Species of calcareous sponge." 



Replying to the President, Dr. Dendy said that the tissue 

 both on the inner and the outer layer was undoubtedly protectiAe 

 against the inroads of parasites. 



The President thought it was possible that the attacks of 

 parasites for a great many ages might have led to the form 

 referred to in the paper. He would like to know if the weaker 

 forms were found in sheltered places. 



Dr. Dendy said it was the general rule to tind tlie weakest 

 sponges in deep water, and in such places the sponges were more 

 delicate than others. In shallow water they were stronger and 

 more massive. 



Mr. T. S. Hall, ]\1.A., read a paper pi-epared by himself and 

 Mr. G. B. Pritciiard on " Notes on the Lower Tertiaries of the 

 Southern poi'tion of the Mooi'abool Valley." 



The President said that the geology of this country was very 

 far from being so thoroughly known as it might be, and such 

 investigations as these would help to till up the gaps. 



Mr. G. S. Griffiths, F.G.S., said that the Society was 

 indebted to the gentlemen who prepared the paper and the 

 sections and plans accompanying it. A very intelligent and 

 interesting account of the valley had been given in the paper,^ 



