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tion of and Remarks on some New Central Australian Articles 

 of Magic," by Professor Baldwin Spencer. 



September 14. — " Phreatoicoides, a New Genus of Fresh-water 

 Isopoda," by 0. A. Sayce. The following exhibits were shown : 

 1. Model of an Ornithorhynchus Jaw enlarged, showing Dentition, 

 by Professor Baldwin Spencer. 2. A series of Old Photographs 

 of Victorian Fossils, taken by the late Richard Daintree, 

 probably about 1866, by T. S. Hall. 



October 12.— 1. "Solar Heat," by Isaac Tipping, C.E. 2. 

 " Catalogue of the Marine Shells of Victoria, Part III.," by 

 G, B. Pritchard and J. H. Gatliff. 3. " Description of a New 

 Lizard from Northern Queenlsand," by A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., 

 B.Sc, and C. Frost, F.L.S. 



November 16. — 1. " Niphargus pulchellus, a New Victorian 

 Blind Amphipod," by O. A. Sayce. 2. "A New Genus and a 

 New Species of Fish from the Mesozoic Rocks of Victoria," by 

 T. S. Hall, M. A. 



December 14. — 1. "Further Descriptions of the Tertiary 

 Polyzoa of Victoria, Part III.," by C. M. Maplestone. 2. 

 " Note on Two Fossil Plants from Dundas," by W. S. Dun. 

 3. " On Some New Genera and Species of Australian Coleoptera," 

 by Rev. T. Blackburn, B.A. 



During the course of the year the Society has lost four associ- 

 ates and gained seven members and two associates. 



The Council regrets to record the death of Professor Sir F. 

 M'Coy, a former President of the Society and one of its earliest 

 members. 



During the year the following publications have been issued : 

 "Proceedings" (New Series), Vol. XL, Part II., and Vol. XII., 

 Part I. The second part of Vol. XII., is nearly ready for 

 publication. 



The Council has still to regret that the usefulness of the 

 Society is crippled by want of funds. 



The Librarian reports that during the year about 1200 

 volumes and parts of volumes were added to the Library, which 

 is growing so rapidly that the question of additional shelving 

 will soon have to be faced. There seems to be no possibility in 

 the present state of the Society's finances of binding keeping pace 

 with the increase of the number of volumes. 



