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A discussion ensued, in which the President and Professor 

 Spencer took part. 



Mr. McAlpine then read a paper entitled, "Investigations 

 connected with the Copper-head Snake {Roplocephalus 

 superhus, Gunth.), and its Parasites" — 



(a) Observations on the movements of the heart in and 

 out of the body. 



(6) Remarks on a fluke parasitic in the body. 



(c) On a nematode found in the stomach. 



At the conclusion of section a of Mr. McAlpine's paper, 



Professor Spencer said he thought the movement of 

 the excised heart along the plate was due to muscular 

 contraction, and explained on the blackboard how this might 

 be possible. 



A discussion then followed on the definition of the word 

 death, as used by Mr. McAlpine, in which the President, 

 Mr. Marks, Mr. Dendy, and Professor Spencer took part. 



Thiti'sday, July lOth. 



The President (Professor Kernot) in the chair, and 82 

 Members and Associates present. 



The minutes of the last General Meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



Mr. P. D. Phillips and Mr. George Gordon McCrae were 

 nominated as Associates. 



Mr. H. R. Hogg was elected a Member, and Messrs. H. 

 Grayson, Robert Craig, Thos. Lambert, and R. T. Elliott, 

 M.A., were elected Associates. 



Mr. Ludovico Hart signed the Roll, and was introduced to 

 the Meeting. 



In the absence of J)r. Neild (the Hon. Librarian), the 

 President announced that, since the last Meeting, 80 publi- 

 cations had been received from various parts of the world. 



Mr. A. W. HowiTT read a paper on " The Eucalypts of 

 Gippsland." 



The President said that they must all bear witness to 

 the completeness of Mr. Howitt's work. The paper just read 



