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successful experiments with his very complete and costly ap- 

 paratus. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



FOURTH MEETING. 



12th March, 1886. 



In the absence of Dr. Mockridge, the Rev. Samuel Lyle, 

 B. D. Vice-President, occupied the chair. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- 

 proved. 



A donation of Serpentine from the Lizard Pomt, Cornwall, 

 England, and specimens of Tin and Tin Ore were reported from 

 Mr. M. S. Simmons. 



There was also reported as having been received the follow- 

 ing:— 



"The Proceedings of the Royal Society of England." 



"The Scottish Geographical Magazine." 



"Transactions of The South Africa Philosophical Society 



for 1885." 



"American Geological Report 1884." 

 "Proceedings of the Academy of Science, Kansas." 

 "Transactions of Manchester Geological Society 1885." 

 "Transactions of Edinburgh Geological Society 1885." 

 "Transactions of the Mining Association and Institute of 



Cornwall" 



"The Bulletin of the Museum of the State of Missouri." 

 The four names proposed at the previous meeting were duly 

 elected viz: 



E. E. Kitson, Barrister ; Edward Martin, Q. C. ; Edward 

 A. Geiger, Secretary Hamilton Business College ; Maria L. 

 Rattray, Principal of Hamilton Business College. 



Mr. Witton called attention to a small tribe of Indians re- 

 cently found in Southern India, called the Toda Tribe. He 

 gave a very interesting sketch of their manners and habits. 



