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July 13. — "Notes on the Trawling Expedition at the Lakes 

 Entrance," by T. S. Hart, M. A. " Defence of the Position— That 

 there are Linguistic Points of Contact between the Aborigines 

 of Australia and those of New Guinea, and corroboration of the 

 theory that the Australian Aborigines entered the Continent on 

 the New Guinea side," by Rev. John Mathew. "Some Statistics 

 showing the extent of damage done to Members of the Medical 

 Profession by the Abuse of Alcohol," by J. W. Barrett, jM.D. 



September 14. — " An Operculum from the Lilydale Lime- 

 stone," by R. Etheridge, Junr., F.G.S. " Additional Notes on 

 the Lilydale Limestone," by Rev. A. W. Cresswell. Mr. Elliott 

 Cairns exhibited a number of Mineralogical specimens from 

 ]Mount Wills, and made some remarks upon the occurrence of 

 gold in granite in that locality. " Note from the Biological 

 Laboratory of the Melbourne University, on a Crayfish with 

 abnormally developed Appendages," by Arthur Dendy, D.Sc. 

 " On the forthcoming meeting of the Australasian Association 

 for the Advancement of Science," by E. F. J. Love, M.A. 



October 12. — "Results of Observations with the Kater's 

 Invariable Pendulums, made at the Melbourne Observatory, 

 June- September, 1893," by Pietro Baracchi, F.R.A.S. 



November 16. — "Observations on some new or little-known 

 Land Planarians from Tasmania and South Austi-alia," by 

 Arthur Dendy, D.Sc. " Land Irrigation — Principles governing 

 its economic application in warm climates," by Isaac Tipping, 

 C.E. 



December 14. — ^"Description of a New Half-Seconds Pendu- 

 lum Appai-atus for Gravity Observations," by R. L. J. Ellery, 

 C.M.G., F.R.S., F.R.A.S. (The Apparatus referred to was 

 exhibited). " Description of a New Chain 'J'est Range at the 

 :\Ielbourne Observatory," by R. L. J. Ellery, C.M.G., F.R.S., 

 F.li.A.S. "Preliminary Survey of Eucalyptus Oils of Victoria," 

 by W. Percy Wilkinson. "The largest Australian Trilobite 

 hitherto discovered," by R. Etheridge, Junr., F.G.S. 



During the course of the year three Members, one Country 

 Members and two Associates have been elected. Ten Members, 

 two Countiy Members, and five Associates have reigned. 



Your Council regrets to report the resignation, as one of the 

 Honorarv Secretaries and Meiid:)er of the Council, of Dr. Arthur 



