Proceedimis of /Iw Royal Soc'wiij of Vk'torui. 201) 



more quickly oft" a farm than oft' a similar area of virgin forest. 

 This process of reclamation would go on until a very large 

 l)ortion of this area would be in a very difterent condition to tliat 

 in which it was at the present time. In the future, tlie water 

 over that area would be discharged very much more rapidly than 

 it was to-day. What, under such circumstances, would be the 

 condition of the lower Yarra, and to what height would the 

 water in the Yarra rise? It would come dov/n faster than it 

 could get away, and the flood would be greater than ever. This 

 danger seemed to threaten us in the future, and this showed the 

 importance of taking every possible means to clear the lower 

 regions of the Yarra, so as to allow the water a greater sectional 

 area. He Avould like to ask what was the difterence in section. -d 

 area between the Richmond Railway Bridge and the Railway 

 Bi-idge below Prince's Bridge, and what amount of increased 

 water way at the Richmond Bridge would have to be given by 

 the railway authorities in order to give the M-ater the same 

 facilities for getting away as it had in the City ; for on that 

 depended the amount of work to be done to gi\^e the same relief 

 at South Yarra as was enjoyed at the lower Railway Bridge. 



Professor Keenot, in reply, said that the sectional area 

 l^etween- Queen's Bridge and Prince's Bridge would be ample 

 as soon as the excavations were completed. As to the diftei-ence 

 in area between the Queen's Bridge and Richmond Bridge, of 

 course the Queen's Bridge was much longer. The difterence was 

 al30ut 50 per cent. The sectional area at tiie Richmond Bridge 

 would still further be reduced when the riNer was improved 

 about there. The benefit would be felt in Richmond, but not in 

 South Yarra, while the rush through the bridge would be 

 increased to an extent that would probably be dangerous to the 

 bridge itself. It seemed to him that an enlargement of the 

 l)ridge was inevitable. 



On the motion of Mr. Griffiths, .seconded by Dr. Neild, the 

 discussion was adjourned till the next meeting. 



TliMTsdai/, September \0(h. 



The President (Professor Kernot) occupied the chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and duly 

 confirmed. 



Dr. Neild, the Hon. Librarian, announced that Gl puljlications 

 had been received since the last meeting. 



The President said he was just arranging to lea\e the Colony 

 for Europe, and consequently that would l)e the last meeting 

 at which he would be able to be present this year. He had to 



