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The President then read a letter which had been received 

 from the Secretary of the Victorian Engineers' Association, 

 on the proposed amalgamation of scientific societies. He said 

 that this matter had been considered by the Council of the 

 Societ}^ Of course this Society was in a different position to 

 many other scientific bodies. Tliey had an excellent building 

 of their own, and did not leel the necessity for a local habita- 

 tion as some of the other societies did ; but at the same time, 

 the Council had not entirely refused to look into the matter, 

 and a committee had been appointed to meet with the 

 gentlemen interested, to hear what they had to say. A 

 question that had been agitated from time to time was, 

 whether the meeting house of the Society was a suitable one 

 as to position, or whether a better one could be found. As 

 the property was valuable, it might be made to provide funds 

 to enable them to have apartments or accommodation in some 

 more central position. However, the matter at present was 

 merely a suggestion, and he was not in a position to express 

 any opinion. A number of societies besides those mentioned 

 in the letter had been discussing the matter for some time 

 past. He thought it right to give the members of the Society 

 this information, but he thought the Royal Society would be 

 about the last of the societies to feel a strong pressure in 

 the direction of joining in the movement. Still, it might be 

 to their interest to join it, for the purpose of securing quai ters 

 in a more central position. He believed that, were the place 

 of their meetings within three minutes' walk of Flinders 

 Street station, they would be more largely attended. If any- 

 thing further were done in the matter, the Members would 

 be notified. 



Mr. Dendy read a paper " On the Anatomy and Histology 

 of an Australian Land Planarium," which he illustrated by 

 means of charts and sketches on the blackboard, 



A discussion ensued, in which the President, Professor 

 Spencer, Mr, Lloyd Marks, and Mr, Griffiths took part. 



Mr. Rttsden read a paper communicated by Mr. J, H. 

 Maiden, F.L.S., F.C.S., Curator of tlie Technological Museum, 

 Sydney, on " Liquid Kino." 



Dr. Neild said that Kino had been emjjloyed many years 

 ago very largely for many purposes where astringents were 

 required, but of late years it had not been used. He would 

 suggest that a quantity of Kino should be subjected to some 

 test, and that some should be tried in the hospitals. 



