158 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 



Professor Kernot ; Vice-Presidents— E. J. White, F.R.A.S., 

 and J. Cosmo Newbery, C.M.G. ; Treasurer — C. E,. Blaekett, 

 F.C.S. ; Librarian— J. E. Neild, M.D. ; Secretaries— H, K. 

 Kusden and W. Baldwin Spencer, M.A. ; Members of 

 Council— A. W. Howitt, RaSf, J. Jamieson, M.D., A. H. S. 

 Lucas, M.A., B.Sc, Professor Lyle, M.A., A. Sutherland, M.A., 

 and A. S. Way, M.A. The non-retiring Members were : — 

 R. L. J. Ellery, F.R.S., G. S. Griffiths, F.G.S., Professor Masson, 

 M.A., D.Se., and H. Moors. Two vacancies for lapsed seats 

 also required to be filled. 



Dr. Nelld moved the re-election of Messrs. Fenton and 

 Moors as Auditors. 



Mr. RusDEN seconded the resolution, wdiich was put to 

 the meeting and carried. 



Dr. Neild, the Hon. Librarian, reported that 110 volumes 

 had been received since the preceding meeting. 



Mr. Dendy read a paper entitled " Monograph of the 

 Victorian Sponges, Part I. The Anatomy and Classification 

 of the Calcarea Homocoela, with Description of the Victorian 

 Species," illustrating his remarks by a number of diagrams 

 and blackboard drawings. At its conclusion, Mr. Dendy 

 was accorded hearty applause. 



The Pkesident said that Mr. Dendy had not only suc- 

 ceeded in bringing to light a number of interesting facts in 

 connection with the sponges he had described, but also in 

 rendering them clear to those who were not experts. There 

 was something exceedingly attractive in the study of these 

 low forms of life ; and it certainly was interesting to learn 

 that on Victorian shores a sponge had been found presenting 

 a structure as to which the best Spongologists had been 

 sceptical, and of a size rendering it capable of easy exam- 

 ination. He congratulated Mr. Dendy, not only on the 

 interesting discoveries he appeared to have made, but also 

 upon the admirable diagrams that he had specially prepared 

 for their enlightment that evening. 



Professor Spencer said it was almost impossible to discuss 

 such an interesting and valuable paper at short notice. Mr. 

 Dendy was to be congratulated on the commencement of his 

 work on sponges. When he would bring it to a close, he 

 could not tell, seeing the large number of specimens on 

 which he was engaged ; but he hoped that the Society 



