Royal Society of Aucensland, 
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8TH, 1886. 
THE PRESIDENT, L. A. BERNAYS, EsQ., F.L.S., ETC., IN 
THE CHAIR. 
THE Hon. Secretary announced the measures which had 
been adopted to bring the “‘ Forbes’ Expedition Aid Fund ”’ 
before the public, and stated that £59 12s. had already been 
subscribed by 29 members and others. He also mentioned 
that the Council had decided to close the subscription list 
on the 28th February. 
NEW MEMBERS. 
Mr. G. F. Scott, Brisbane; Dr. W. Grant Furley, Bris- 
bane; Mr. A. J. Boyd, Nundah. 
DONATIONS. 
“Report of the Board of Governors of the Public 
Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia, 
1884-5.” Adelaide, 1885. From the Director, Adelaide. 
“Abstract of Proceedings,” Nov. 16, Hobart, 1885.. From 
the Royal Society of Tasmania. 
“Victorian Naturalist,” Vol. II., No. 8. Melbourne, Dec., 
1885. From the Field Naturalists’ Club of Victoria. 
‘Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences,” 
Part II. April to July, 1885. Philadelphia. From the 
Academy. 
“Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South 
Wales,” Vol. X., part3. Sydney, 1885. From the Society. 
“The Australian Irrigationist,’ No. 17. Melbourne, 
1885. From the Editor. 
“Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal,” Vol. LIII., 
part II., Nos. 1, 2 and 3, 1884; and Vol. LIV., part II., Nos. 
1 and 2, 1885. From the Society. 
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