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Mr. Ellbry demonstrated a new Micrometric Machine, to 

 be used in the measurement of the astrograph star plates, and in 

 determining the size of the star discs for the estimation of stellar 

 magnitudes. 



Thursday., 1 'ith September 



Professor Kernot in the chair, and twenty-eight Members and 

 Associates present. 



Dr. Gardner was elected a Member, and Mr. \V. H. Ferguson 

 an Associate. 



Messrs. W. H. F. Hill, J. Shephard, and T. S. Hart, M.A., 

 were nominated as Associates. 



Dr. Jamiesox read a paper on " An Attempt to Estimate the 

 Population of Melbourne at the present time." In the ensuing- 

 discussion Messrs. Rusden, White, Hogg, and Spencer took 

 part. 



Messrs. T. S. Hall and G. B. Pritchard read a paper on 

 " The Older Tertiaries of Maude, with an Indication of the 

 Sequence of the Eocene Beds of Victoria." 



Mr. Pritchard communicated a paper by Mr. 0. Hedley, on 

 "A Molluscan Genus new to, and another forgotten from 

 Australia." 



Mr. A. Foster Smith exhibited a new Automatic Recording 

 Compass. A discussion was held, and taken part in by Messrs. 

 Ellery, Love, Yeates and the President. 



Thursday., ^th November. 



The President in the chair and twenty-six Members and 

 Associates present. 



The following Committees were elected : 



(1) Antarctic Committee — Messrs. Kernot, Griffiths, Ellery 



and Rusden. 



(2) Port Phillip Biological — Messrs. J. B. "Wilson, 



McGillivray, Hall, Pritchard and Spencer (^Seci) 



(3) House Committee — Messrs. Kernot, Masson, Blackett 



and Rusden. 



