ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



FOR THE TEAE 1898. 



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The Council of the Royal Society herewith presents to the 

 Members of the Society the Annual Report and Balance Sheet 

 for the Year 1898. 



The following Meetings were held, and Papers read during the 

 Session : — 



March 10. — "The Roasting and Treatment by Chlorine of 

 Gippsland Auriferous Ores," by D. Clark, B.C.E. 



May 12. — "Further Description of the Tertiary Polyzoa of 

 Victoria," Part I., by C. M. INIaplestone. 



June 9. — 1. " The Occurrence of so-called Obsidian Bombs in 

 Australia," by R. H. Walcott, F.G.S. 2. "Contributions to 

 the Paheontology of the Older Tertiary of Victoria," by G. B. 

 Pritchard. 



July 14. — 1. "The Geology of the Lower Leigh Valley," by 

 John Dennant, F.G.S., F.C.S., and J. F. Mulder. 2. "On the 

 Structure of the Alimentary System of Gryllotalpa aiistralis 

 (Erichs.), with some Physiological Notes," by 0. A. Sayce. 



August 11. — 1. "On the Structure of the Vibratile Tags or 

 Flame Cells in Rotifera," by J. Shephard. 2. " Notes on some 

 Spiders from the Upper Endeavour River, Queensland," with 

 Description of two New Species, by H. R. Hogg, M.A. 



September 8. — 1. "Notes on the Solubility of Gold-Silver 

 Alloys in Cyanide of Potassium Solutions," by Donald Clark, 

 B.C.E. 2. "Two New Victorian Palteozoic Sponges, by T. S. 

 Hall, M.A. 



October 13. — "Description of Two New Species of Australian 

 Land Leeches, with Notes on their Anatomy," by Ada M. 

 Lambert, M.Sc. 



November 10. — "Victorian Graptolites : Part II. The Grap- 

 tolites of the Lancefield Beds," by T. S. Hall, M.A. 



