On the motion of Mr. KlsraSMilx votes of thanks were accorded 

 Messrs. Mault and Biggs for their papers. 



Tbe_ Chairman, in putting the resolution, regretted that Mr. Stephens, 

 the Director of education, was not able to be present through pressure of 

 work, but he had no doubt the paper, would receive full consider- 

 ation in due course. 



Mr. Mault, in responding, said that he would spare no pains to for- 

 ward the course of education in this respect. He understood that the 

 Government had initiated some technical schools, under the direction 

 of Mr. Charpentier, and he would be glad to present him with a set 

 of models, which would illustrate the system he advocated in his 

 paper. 



The proceedings then terminated. 



JULY, 1886. 



The monthly meeting of the Royal Society was held on Tuesday 

 evening, July 13. Mr. James Barnard in the chair. 



The Chairman said he was sure they all deeply regretted the late 

 sad railway accident that bad taken place since the last meeting of 

 the Society, one of the sufferers being their worthy hon. sec. (the Hon. 

 J. W. Agnew) ; but he was pleased to learn that Dr. Agnew was in 

 a fair way of recovery, and hoped that a few days would see him 

 about again. (Applause.) 



Messrs. W. Blanch Brain, F.S.S., G. S. Perrin (Conservator of 

 Forests) were elected Fellows of the Society. 



List of additions to the Library during the month of June : — 



Agricultural Gazelle. 



Annals and magazines of Natural History, No. CI., May. 



Appendix to the Statistics of New Zealand for the year 1884. A 

 series of diagrams, showing the progress of the colony by increase of 

 population, trade, live stock, cultivation, occupied holdings, etc. — 

 From the Government. 



Astronomical observations, 1882-5, Rousdon Observatory, Devon, 

 made under the superintendence of C. E. Peck, M. A. —From the 

 Society. 



Athena3um, April. 



Australian Mosses, enumerated by Mr. W. Mitten. — From Baron F. 

 Von Mueller. 



Bolletino della Societfi Geograpica Italiana, serie II., vol. XI,, April, 

 1886, Anno XX., Fase. 4. — From the Society. 



Bulletin de la Societa Imperiale des Naturalists de Moscow, Ann<5e 

 1885, Nos. 3 et 4. — From the Society. 



Catalogue des Portraits de Voyageurs et de Geographies qui se trou 

 vent dans les Albums de la Societe de Geographie a la date du 22 

 Novembre, 1885. — From the Society. 



Fac similes of four old Charts of Australia.— From the Trustees Public 

 Library, Melbourne. 



Geological Magazine, May, 1886. 



Imperial Federation, No. 5, Vol. 1, May 188G.— From the Editor. 



Indian Meteorological Memoirs, Vol. III., Pt. 1, 1. The Rainfall of 

 India, Vol. IV., Pt. 1. — From the Department. 



Insects of the Fly River, New Guinea— " Coleoptera," by Wm. 

 Macleay, F.L.S., etc. — From the Author. 



