XV 



17. From Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India. — Account of 

 the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, 1879, Vols. 2, 3, 4 and 

 5 ; four vols. 4to. 



IS. From the Superintendent Geological Survey of India. — Memoirs of 

 the Survey, Vol. 15, part 2; Vol. 17, parts 1 and 2. Palccon- 

 tologia Indica, Ser. 14, Vol. 1, part 1 ; Scr. 1-3, parts 1 and 2 ; Ser. 

 10, Vol. 1, parts 4 and 5. Kecords of the Survey, Vol. 12, part 

 4, 1879 ; Vol. 13, parts 1 and 2, 1880. 



19. From the Eoyal Astronomical Society. — Memoirs of the Society, Vol 



41, 1879, and Vol. 45, 1880. 



20. From the Trustees of the British Museum,- Catalogue of Lepi- 



doptera, parts 3 and 4 ; Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Cole- 

 optera ; part 1, 1879. 



21. From the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester. — Pro- 



ceedings, Vol. 16, 1876-7; Vol. 17, 1877-8; Vol. 18, 1878-9; 

 Vol. 19, 1879-80 ; Memoirs of Society, Vol. 8, 1879. 



22. From the Royal Asiatic Society. — Journal, Vols, 11, part 3 ; 12, parts 



1, 2, 3 ; 13, part 1. 



23. From Royal Geographical Society. — Proceedings for February to De- 



cember, 1880, January to March, 1881 (14 pts.) Journal of 

 Society, Vol. 49, 1879. 



24. From the Geological Society. — Quarterly Journal, Vol. 26, Nos. 141 



to 144 ; Vol. 27, No. 145. List 1880. 



25. From Zoological Society, London. — Proceedings 1879, part 4 ; 



1880, parts 1, 2, 3 ; Catalogue of Library; List of Vertebrated 

 Animals. 



26. From the Linnean Society. — Journal, Vol. 17, Nos. 103 to 105 ; 



Vol. 18, Nos. 106 to 110 (Botany) ; Journal, Vol. 15, Nos. 81 to 

 84 (Zoology). 



27. From Statistical Society.— Journal, Vol, 43, part 4—12/80. 



28. From the Institution of Engineers in Scotland. — Transactions, Vol. 23, 



1879-80. 



29. Royal Colonial Institute.— Proceedings, 1879-80, Vol. 11. 



30. From the Malacological Society of Belgium. — Annals of the Society, 



Vols. 9 and 11, 1874 and 1876. 



31. From Dr. Agnew. — Journal of the Historical and Archoeological 



Association of Ireland, Vol. 5, Nos. 39 to 41. 



The Secretary, in reporting the above presentations to the Library, drew 

 the special attention of members to the number and value of the books and 

 publications which had been received from various scientific institutions of 

 America, in exchange for the Transactions of the Society. 



The Chairman read a short paper on the question of establishing in 

 the Society's Gardens a *' Class Ground," or systematic arrangement to 

 illustrate the classification of plants according to their Natural Orders ; 

 with a communication from Dr. Agnew on the subject, and a letter from 

 Dr. Schomburgk, of the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide. 



A lengthened discussion followed the reading of this paper, in which 

 most of the Fellows present took part, eliciting many different views of the 

 proposal ; and it was ultimately determined to resume the consideration of 

 the subject at the next evening meeting of the Society. 



A vote of thanks to the donors of presentations to the Museum and 

 Library closed the proceedings, special reference being made to the very 

 liberal and valuable donations of books received from the United States 

 Government and various scientific institutions in America. 



