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Mr. Ellery said that the only manner in which 

 attention could be called to the matter in the right quarter, 

 would be by addressing the Marine Board here, and the 

 Board of Trade in Great Britain. He did not think that at 

 present it was desirable to take any step in the matter. 

 The difficulty experienced in compelling ship owners to 

 carry life saving appliances on ships, showed how hard it 

 was to bring pressure to bear. 



Thursday, November 1 4:th. 



The President (Professor Kernot) in the chair. 



The minutes of the Meeting of October 10 were read and 

 confirmed. 



Mr. Ingamells as an Associate, and Mr. Wooster as a 

 Country Member, were introduced to the Meeting by the 

 President, and signed the roll. 



Mrs. Riddell, Mr. J. Steele Robertson, Mr. J. Ross, 

 Mr. L. Slade, and Mr. T. Fink, were nominated for election. 



A large number of ladies and gentlemen were elected as 

 Members or Associates, the President remarking that he did 

 not remember having seen so long a list of names proposed 

 for election. Most of those just elected were coming 

 forward in connection with the new section — Literature and 

 Fine Arts. 



The Librarian's report showed the addition of eighty 

 parts or numbers to the Library in the preceding month. 



Re-election of Committees. 



The Members of the Port Phillip Biological Survey 

 Committee were re-elected on the motion of Mr. Lucas, with 

 power to add to their numbers. 



The Members of the House Committee, on the motion ot 

 Mr. White, were re-elected. 



The Members of the Royal Society on the Antarctic 

 Committee, on the motion of Mr. White, were re-elected to 

 act on that Committee. 



The President said that the House Committee had very 

 little to report. Improvements in the way of new bookcases 



