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substituting the words " half-past nine " for the word " ten." The 

 proposal to institute a new rule to allot the time required for tha 

 reading of papers was rejected. At the close of the Special 

 Meeting, an Ordinary Meeting was held. Papers read : 1. Vari- 

 ations in the anatomy of Hyla aurea," by Dr. Georgina Sweet. 

 2. "On some new species of Victorian MoUusca," by J. H. 

 Gatliff and C. J. Gabriel. 3. " Additions to and revision of the 

 Catalogue of Victorian Marine Mollusca," by the same authors 

 4. "On the occurrence of the genus Linthia in Victoria, with the 

 description of a new species," by G. B. Pritchard, B.Sc, F.G.S. 

 Exhibits : J. H. Harvey showed stereoscopic views of portions of 

 the most recently opened up Jenolan caves. G. B. Pritchard 

 showed specimens of Linthia from the Victorian older Tertiary. 

 T. S. Hall showed Linthia australis, from Cowes. 



August 13th. — Prof. R. J. A. Berry delivered a lecture, 

 " Fashion in deformity," The lecture was illustrated by a large 

 series of lantern slides. 



September 10th. — Papers read: 1. "Description of a new 

 species of Peripatoides from Western Australia," by Prof. W. 

 Baldwin Spencer, M.A., C.M.G. 2. "On the structure of 

 Hologlcea dubia, an organism of doubtful affinity," by the same 

 author. 3. " Polyzoa from the Gilbert Islands," by C. M. 

 Maplestone. Exhibits : J. A. Kershaw exhibited Denisonia 

 nigrescens, from Ringwood — a snake new for Victoria. 



October 8th — Papers read: L " Obsidianites : Their origin 

 from a chemical standpoint," by H. S. Summers, M.Sc. 2. 

 "Obsidianites: "Their origin from a physical standpoint," by 

 Kerr Grant, M.Sc. Exhibits : Obsidianites, by the two authors 

 on behalf of numerous owners, and by R. H. Walcott on behalf 

 of the trustees of the National Museum. 



November 12th — Paper read: "Some bodies resembling 

 Obsidianites," by D. J. Mah-ony, M.Sc. An adjourned discus- 

 sion on Obsidianites then took place. Exhibits : D. J. Mahony 

 showed specimens illustrating his paper, and F. Chapman did 

 the same ; E. J. Dunn and R. H. Walcott showed Obsidianites. 



December 10th — Papers read: 1. "Description of a new 

 species of Sminthopsis," by Professor Baldwin Spencer. 2. "On 

 the occurrence of the selachian f;enus Corax in the lower cretac- 



