Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 123 



Thursday, June I2th. 

 The President (Professor Kernot) in the chair. 



The minutes of the last Ordinary Meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



The President announced that the following gentlemen 

 were nominated as members and associates : — Members — 

 Messrs. H. 11. Hogg and Thos. Lambert. Associates — Messrs. 

 R T. Elliott, Thos. Craig, and H. Grayson. 



The President, in the absence of the Hon. Librarian, 

 Dr. Neild, reported that 185 publications had been received 

 from various parts of the world, ] 29 of which were printed 

 documents and 26 maps. 



Mr. Way and Professor Lyle having been nominated by 

 the Council for the two vacant seats on the Council, were 

 declared duly elected. 



The following ladies and gentlemen were balloted for and 

 declared to be duly elected : — Members — Pietro Barracchi, 

 Rev. J. Mathew, Dr. Ambrose Wilson, Dr. Alex. Leeper, 

 Dr. J. W. Springthorpe. Country Member— T. S. Hall. 

 Associates— W. H. A. Pye, T. H. Hart, M.A., B. Sc, Miss L. 

 M. Blair, Miss L. F. Blair. 



The President, in announcing the result of tlie ballot, 

 remarked that this great accession to their niiinber was 

 gratifying, not only to the Treasurer, who received the 

 subscriptions, but to the Members generally, as it was an 

 indication of the growing popularity of their Society. _ A 

 great number had joined their ranks because of the attractive 

 meetings of tlie Literature and Fine Arts Section, which 

 had proved a very great success, but still many of those 

 just elected were interested in severer studies. 



Professor Orme Masson read a preliminary note on " The 

 Physical Properties of Fthides considered in reference to the 

 Periodic Law of the Elements." 



A discussion ensued, in which the President, Profes.sor 

 Lyle, Messrs. Kirkland and Marks took part. 



Mr. Dendy read a " Note from the Biological Laboratory 

 of the University of Melbourne, on the Presence of Cor- 

 puscles in the Liquid discharged from the Ajjertures of the 

 Nephridia and Oral Papillas of Peripatus." 



