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Tlmrsday, March 2\st. 

 The President (Professor Kernot) in the chair. 

 Short addresses were read : — 



(1) "On Recent Progress in Mechanical Science," by 



Professor Kernot, M.A., C.E. 



(2) " On Recent Progress in Literature and Fine Arts,"^ 



by Dr. J. E. Neild. 



(3) " On Recent Progress in Biology," by Mr. A. H. S. 



Lucas, M.A, B.Sc. 



Thursday, April Mth. 



The President (Professor Kernot) in the chair. 



The minutes of the Annual and last Ordinary Meeting 

 and adjournment thereof, were read and confirmed. 



The President announced that the Hon. Dr. Agnew, of 

 Hobart, who was recently elected an Honorary Member of 

 the Society w^as present that evening. He trusted that 

 Dr. Agnew might frequently be able to attend the meetings 

 of the Society, and expressed the hope that other scientific 

 gentlemen from the adjoining colonies, would honour them 

 occasionally with their presence. 



Mr. Edward Davies was nominated as an Associate. 



Dr. Neild, the Hon. Librarian, announced that fifty-five 

 publications had been received since last Meeting. 



The Hon. Dr. J. W. Agnew, of Hobart (Honorary 

 Member), and the Rev. A. W. Cresswell and Mr. Gabriel 

 (Associates), were introduced, and signed the Book. 



The following papers were read : — 



(1) " On a New Species of Bicellaria," by J. Brace- 



bridge Wilson, M.A. 



(2) " On some New Species of Marine Mollusca," by 



J. Bracebridge Wilson, M.A. 



(o) " The Crinoids obtained in the Port Phillip Bio- 

 logical Survey," by one of the Hon, Secretaries. 



(4) " Systematic Census of Indigenous Fish, hitherto 

 described, from Victorian Waters," by A. H. S. 

 Lucas, M.A, B.Sc. 



