•I{)i ProceedirKj-^ of the Royal Socieft/ of Victoria. 



Professor Spencer gave notice that, at a .Special Meeting to 

 be called, he would move certain alterations in the Rules. The 

 })urport of the alterations would be, to provide for one Secretary 

 of the Society in place of two as at present. He would suggest 

 that the Special Meeting be held on the same evening as that set 

 apart for the next Ordinary Meeting. 



The Pkesident. — There will be no difficulty as to that. 



]Mr. Ellery said that a vacancy in one of the offices of Vice- 

 President existed. The matter had been brought before the 

 Council at its last meeting, and in accordance with a resolution 

 then arrived at, he had nmcli pleasure in nominating Mr. H. K. 

 Ilusden as a Vice-President of the Society. Mr. Rusden had 

 been a Member of the Society for a great many years, and he 

 had acted as Secretary of it for a long period. In two epochs 

 he had so acted, and on many occasions had contributed most 

 interesting papers. Mr. Rusden was one of their most valued 

 i» [embers. 



The President mentioned, for the benefit of those Members to 

 whom the nomination might possibly come as a sui'prise, that 

 Mr. Cosmo Newbery had been for many years a Vice-President 

 of the Society. As would probably be remembered, ]\Ir. New- 

 bery a few years ago was severely injured in a disastrous railway 

 accident. After that, he was for a long while absent from the 

 Colony, and when he returned, he was very far from being in his 

 fall healtli and strength. He had again left the Colony. His 

 sympathies were always with them, and in the years gone by, he 

 had been a most valuable Member and officer of the Society. 

 Under the circumstances just related, his name was retained for 

 several years on the list of officers as Vice-President, in the hope 

 that he would regain liis strength sufficiently to enable him to 

 take as active a part in the Society as he had in previous years. 

 Not long since, he had undertaken a mission from the Government 

 which would entail his absence from the Colony for a considerable 

 time. He then i-esigned his position, and that resignation the 

 Council had no choice but to accept. They regretted his loss, but 

 considered the acceptance of the resignation the best that could 

 be done under the circumstances. Mr. Ru.sden, who had served 

 the Society so well for a numbei" of years as Secretary, Member 

 of Council, and reader of papei-s, had been nominated as successor 

 to Mr. Newbery. In that nomination, he (the President) con- 

 curred most heartily. The ballot would take j)lace at next 

 meeting. 



Mr. W'm. Lowell Mullen, M.A., M.D., was nominated as an 

 Associate. 



Professor Laurie signed the Roll of Members, and was intro- 

 duced to the meeting by the President. 



