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On the 12th November, G. S. Giiffiths, F.R.G.S., "The 

 Geology of Barwon Heads ;" A. Dend_y, D.Sc, " Description 

 of some Land Planarians from Queensland." 



On the lOtli December, Professor W. Baldwin Spencer, 

 " Preliminary Notice of Victorian Earth-worms. Part I— 

 'J'he Genera Megascolides and Cryptodrilus ;" H. H. 

 Anderson and J. Shephaixl, " Notes on Victorian Rotifers ;" 

 Professor W. Baldwin Spencer, " Note on the Ha.bits of 

 ijeradotus forstei-i." 



The following Members and Associates were elected 

 during the year : — Members, A. Dudley Dol)son, J. W. 

 Barrett, M.D. ; Country Members, John Desmond, John 

 Dawson ; Associates, W. J. Strettle, W. L. Mullen, M.D., 

 Miss Agnes Ross Murphy. 



Your Council regrets to ]ia,ve to record the loss b}^ death 

 of the following Members of the Society : — Hon. J. G. Beaney, 

 J. P. Bear, Henry Edwards, Johnson Hick.';, G. LeFevre, 

 M.D., John Wall, Hon. Sir Wm. McLeay. the Right Rev. 

 Charles Perry, D.D. 



During the course of the year, your Council received witli 

 great regret the resignation of A. W. Howitt. Though this 

 was nece-^sitated by pressure of official duties, it is hoped 

 that Mr. Howitt ma}' before long tind himself again able to 

 take an active part in the work of the Society. A. Dendy, 

 r).Sc., was elected by the Societ}' to fill the vacancy thus 

 created. 



During the course of the year, also, J. Cosmo Newbery, 

 B.Sc, who was leaving for England on a scientific commission, 

 resigned the Vice-Presidency of the Society, and H. K. 

 Rusden was unanimously elected to fill the vacant office. 

 From 1870-77, and again Irom 1886-91, Mi'. Rusden had 

 been closely identified with the Society in his position as 

 one of the Hon. Secretaries, and in nominating him for the 

 post of Vice-President, the Council expressed its warm 

 appreciation of the services which, in the capacity of 

 Seci-etary, he had rendered to the Society, in the work 

 carried on by which he had taken an important and active 

 share. 



The Librarian reports the addition to the Library during 

 the year of 1076 publications. It may be noted that a 

 Manuscript Catalogue of the Library has now been drawn 

 up rendering it more available for reference. The Assistant 



