Report of Society's Meetings. 185 



A communication from the Government Secretary, in 

 re Mutual Trade between the United Kingdom and her 

 colonies, was read and referred to the Commercial 

 Committee. 



Mr. T. S. Hargreaves gave notice that he would ask the 

 following questions at the next meeting : — 



1. How many books have been added to the library from January to 

 December, 1895 ? 



2. How many of these were works of fidtion ? 



3. How many standard works ot reference ? 



4. How much of the literature added to the library is of a purely 

 ephemeral charafter ? 



Mr. W. P. Abell read the following paper in reference 

 to Mr. Scard's paper on Multiple Evaporation.* 



On the motion of the President, seconded by the Hon. 

 E. C. Luard, a vote of thanks was accorded, discussion 

 being left over until the next meeting. 



The thanks of the Society were accorded to Mr. W. 

 Morrison for a copy of Guthrie's Geographical Gram- 

 mar, and also for the following donations to the Museum. 



Three rare hawks — from H. Lloyd Pryce. 



Wood, cut by sawyer beetle — M. A. McGregor. 



Marmoset monkey — T. S. Hargreaves. 



Hercules Beetle — George Allan. 



Rare spiders — F. A, Long. 



Pigeon-pea weevils— Mr. G. S. Jenman. 



A stone implement, a saouari nut, and some Brazilian 

 beetles — Mr. Wm. Morrison. 



Mr. Quelch exhibited two specimens representing the 



two species of otters of South America. The one was of 



the kind commonly found about the Coast waters and 



was of the same group as the ordinary European otters, 



* See Page i. 



