ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 1 1 1 



10th May, 1915. 



The Monthly General Meeting was held at the Museum 

 at 8 p.m., the President in the chair. 



Election of Members. 



Messrs. V. V. Hickman, B.Sc, and Evan Williams. 

 B.Sc, were elected members. 



Conversazione. 



The meeting took the form of a Conversazione, in which 

 the fallowing took part. Mr. L. Rodway gave a lecture 

 on the Pulping Qualities of Tasmanian Timbers. Pro- 

 fessor T. Thomson Flynn exhibited biological slides with 

 the micro-lantern. Dr. J. L. Glasson exhibited experi- 

 ments illustrative of the discharge of electricity through 

 rarefied gases. Mr. R. M. Johnston exhibited some cal- 

 culating machines. Medliurst Ltd. exhibited scientific 

 cinematograph films. 



21st June, 1915. 



The Monthly General Meeting was held at the Museum 

 at 8 p.m. 



Forestry. 



Mr. D. E. Hutchins, F.R.G.S., formerly of the South 

 African Forest Department, read a paper on Forestry 

 for Tasmania. 



12th July, 1915. 



The Monthly General Meeting was held at the Museum 

 at 8 p.m. 



Paper. 



The following paper was read : — 



"Tasmanian Diptera-Brachycera, Part II." Bv A. L. 

 White. 



Tasmanian Press. 



Mr. II. Heaton, M.A., delivered a lecture on "The 

 Early Tasmanian Press and Its Struggle for Freedom." 



