37° TlMEHRl. 



The venerable doctor, who was now eighty years old, 

 had for many years believed in the propagation of 

 Leprosy by contagion, as one of the pamphlets shows 

 by its title, " De la Contagion seule cause de la propa- 

 gation de la Lepre.'* 



Mr. Quelch exhibited a very large stone implement or 

 adze which had been lately bought for the Museum ; and 

 related that its late owner, who had represented it to have 

 b*=>en a "thunderbolt," had given a characteristic story of 

 its having fallen when a girl had lately been killed by 

 lightning ; it had been taken from a trench in Charles- 

 town. 



The meeting then terminated. 



Meeting held on tlie 8 th August.— G. H. Havvtayne, 

 C.M.G., C.M.Z.S., F.R.G.S., President, in the chair. 

 There were 12 members present. 

 Elections. — Members: Messrs. J. H. Burgess, S. R. 

 Cochran, and J. W. Dorman. 



Associates : Messrs. J. M. Moncrieffe, 

 Veerasavvmy, J. Cadle, and J. H. Smellie. 

 The election of Mr. S. A. Campbell was deferred for 

 enquiries as to salary, to determine his election to asso- 

 ciate or full membership. 



Mr. R.J. Kelly, who, until the arrival of the President, 

 acted as the Chairman, informed the meeting that Mr. 

 Thos. Daly had been elected Honorary Secretary by the 

 Board of Directors, and had kindly accepted the office. 

 The President informed the meeting that Mr. E. F. 

 im Thurn had been proposed by the Board of Directors 



