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Some discussion followed the reading of the paper, and after 

 the usual announcements the meeting adjourned. 



THURSDAY, JANUABY 28th, 1892. 



SPECIAL MEETING. 



The President, Mr. Alexander, in the chair. 



The Corresponding Secretary reported the receipt of thirty ex- 

 changes. 



One application for membership was received. 



J. Alston Moffat then read a paper entitled " Man Scientifically 

 Considered," seeking to show what is, what can be, and what cannot 

 be learned by the scientific method concerning the origin of man, 

 and what support the scientific principle gives to the assumption of 

 an intelligent Creator manifesting himself in nature. 



After some discussion of the points raised in the paper, the 

 meeting adjourned. 



THURSDAY, FEBMUAIiY 11th, 1892. 



REGULAR MEETING. 



The President, Mr. Alexander, in the chair. 



The minutes of the meetings of January 14th and 28th were 

 read and confirmed, 



Miss M. A. Buckley, John Holliday, M. A., A. King, M. A., 

 and Wm. Wilson, were elected ordinary members of the Associa- 

 tion. 



A resolution of the Council recommending to the Association 

 the hearty support of Mr. Beckett's scheme for a Mountain Drive, 

 was announced and concurred in. 



J. B. Turner, B.A., then read a paper entitled "The Chemistry 

 of the Bleaching Processes," illustrating it by several experiments. 



After the usual announcements the meeting adjourned. 



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25th, 1892. 



SPECIAL MEETING. 



The President, Mr. Alexander, in the chair. 



The Curator reported several additions to the Museum. 



The President then read a paper on meteors, contributed by 



