Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 2G1 



expressed his indebtedness to Mr. Pritchard, who had lent 

 him the fossil which formed the chief matter he had spoken 

 about that evening, and recorded his thanks to Mr. 

 David Mitchell and his foreman, Mr. Fuller, for statistical 

 information. 



A " Preliminary Note on the Glacial Deposits of Bacchus 

 Marsh," by Messrs. C. G. W. Officer and L. J. Balfour, was 

 read by Mr. Officer. 



Mr. Dennant said that there were a number of questions 

 raised by the paper which he would like an opportunity of 

 speaking upon at considerable length, and as time would not 

 permit of a protracted discussion that evening, he moved 

 "That the discussion on the paper be postponed till the 

 next meeting." 



Mr. Cres.SWELL seconded the motion for the reasons stated 

 l)y Mr. Dennant. 



Tile motion was agreed to. 



Report of the Ceemation Committee.* 



The Report of the Cremation Committee was read by the 

 Hon. Secretary, Mr. RusDEN. 



On the motion of Professor Spencer, seconded by Di-. 

 Brett, the Report was received. 



The President said that a model had been procured 

 which would ilkistrate the working of the Gorini incinerator, 

 which was the process adopted at Milan, where ciemation 

 appeared to be practised to a very considerable extent, and 

 in a way not calculated to offend or disgust in any respect. 

 The Crematory and its surroundings were pleasant and 

 attractive. Milan was one of the largest and busiest cities 

 in the northern parts of Italy, and the Crematory was as 

 near to the centre of Milan as the present Melbourne 

 Cemetery was to the centre of Melbourne. 



Mr. F. Chamberlain produced the model and explained 

 its construction. 



Dr. Gresswell was heartily in accord with the strong- 

 recommendations of the Cremation Committee. He felt 

 that it was a reform that was bound to come, although 

 he was not ver}^ sanguine as to its coming quickly. How- 

 ever, he felt satisfied with the progress being made as 



* VUU Stipri', p. 2'22. 



