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ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



For 1883-8Ji. 



Ordinaet Meeting, IN'oyembee 6, 1883. 



H. T. "\YniTTELL, M.D., President, in the cliair. 



Ballot.— Messrs. H. C. Mais, M.I.C.E., and F. AY. Andre^YS 

 were elected a Fellow and Corresponding Member respectively. 



Prof. Tate moved, in accordance with a written notice of 

 motion signed by five Fellows, and presented at the last 

 meeiiri^ of the Society — "That Eule 37 be altered, so as to 

 allow of the election of six other members of Council instead 

 of four, as at present." The motion was put, and unanimously 

 carried. 



W. Haacke, Ph.D., and W. E. Pickels were then elected 

 members of the Council. 



H. T. AYhittell, M.D., in a short eulogistic speech, pro- 

 posed a vote of thanks to the retiring President, Mr. Charles 

 Todd, C.M.G-., which was carried with acclamation. 



Prof. Lamb, M.A., made some remarks upon the " Persis- 

 tency of Electrical Currents in Masses of Iron," and gave the 

 results of his experiments in the matter. As the latter were 

 not yet complete, he decided to withhold for the present their 

 publication. 



Mr. J. Gr. 0. Teppee, F.L.S., read some notes upon "xA.lg8B 

 found in St. Vincent G-ulf," and exhibited specimens. He 

 also gave some particulars respecting species of Paropsis and 

 Heminoptera shown by him. 



Oedinaey Meeting, Decembee 4, 1883. 



H. T. Whittell, M.D., President, in the chair. 



Ballot. — Messrs. AV. E. Chapman, K. Thomson, E. H. 

 "Wainwright, B.Sc, and E. L. Mestayer, C.E., were elected 

 Fellows. 



EziiiBiTS. — Prof. Tate showed two new specimens of stipa, 

 namely S. Muelleri and S. teretifolia, one found at Kiugscote 



