366 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 



August 14. — Demonstration : Mr. Wilfrid N. Kernofc, B.C.E., 

 showed some of the remarkable results rect^iitly obtained by 

 M. Tesla. 



September 9. — Papers read: 1. "A Possil)le New Chemical 

 Element," by E. F. J. Love, M.A. 2. "Contributions to the 

 Palaeontology of the Older Tertiary of Victoria ; Laniellil)ranchs, 

 Part III.," by G. B. Pritciiard. 3. "New or Little-known 

 Victorian Fo.ssils in the National Museum, Melbourne ; Part I. 

 — Some Palaeozoic Species," by Frederick Chapman, A.L.S., &c. 



4. "The Age of the Metamorphic Rocks of North-Eastern 

 Victoria," by Professor J. W. Gregory, D.Sc, F.R.S. 



Oq.\:o\s&x ^.—Papers read : \. " Description of Two New Austra- 

 lian Lizards, Varanus spencer i and Diplodactylus bilineatus," by 

 A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., B.Sc, and C. Frost, F.L.S. 2. "On 

 some Rocks from the Fairway of Port Phillip Heads," by F. E. 

 Grant and E. O. Thiele. 3. " Coorongite, a South Australian 

 Elaterite," by Alex. C. CuxMMING. 4. " Catalogue of the Marine 

 Shells of Victoria," by G. B. Pritchard and J. H. Gatliff. 



5. "A New Ammonite from the Cretaceous Rocks of Queens- 

 land," by Professor J. W. Gregory, D.Sc, F.R.S., and F. Voss 

 Smith. Demonstration : Messrs. J. Patterson and Robt. W. 

 Harvie showed and explained a process of Natural Colour 

 Photography and Ives Method of Lantern Projection. Exhibits : 



1. Trustees of the National Museum, Varanus spenceri and 

 Diplodactylus bilineatus. 2. Professor J. W. Gregory, the New 

 Ammonite described. 3. Mr. A. C. Gumming, specimens of the 

 Mineral (Coorongite) dealt with in his paper. 



Novenjber 13. — Paper: " The Heathcotian — a Pre-Ordovician 

 Series — and its Distribution in Victoria," by Professor J. W. 

 Gregory, D.Sc, F.R.S. Exiiibits : Mr. E. J. Dunn showed two 

 fragments of calvaria from a INIaori burial place, and drew 

 attention to what he considered evidjence of low organisation. 



December 11. — Papers read: 1. "The Ores and Associated 

 Rocks of the Mitta Mitta Valley," by H. C. Jenkins, A.R.S.M. 



2. "The Phyllopoda of Australia, including descriptions of some 

 new Genera and Species," by O. A. Sayce. Exhibits: 1. By 

 Mr. Jenkins, Rocks and Rock-slices illustrating his paper. 

 2. By Mr. Sayce, Australian Phyllopoda. 



