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pursued its unobtrusive action from month to month, should place on 

 record some account of its proceedings. In the paper now read they 

 would have a record published of what the society had been doing 

 during the past year, which let those outside know what they had done. 

 Sitting round this table the language of the rocks, sea, and air was 

 made familiar to them. He congratulated the Society on the good work 

 done, and was sure that the public would not look with a grudge upon 

 the small contribution made towards the Society. He proposed a vote 

 of thanks to the chairman for his address. 



The motion was carried by acclamation. 



The Chairman briefly replied, and moved a vote of thanks to those 

 who had read papers that evening. 



Mr. Justin Browne seconded, and the motion was cordially passed. 



This concluded the business. 



DBCEMBEE, 1886. 



List of additions to the Library of the Royal Society during the month 

 of December 1886 : — 



Annals and Magazine of Natural History, October and November 

 1886. 



Annales de la Societe Royale Malacologique de Belgique, Tome XVIII, 

 Troiseme Seri, Tome III, Annee 18S3. From the Society. 



Annual report of the Secretary of Mines and Water Supply, Victoria, 

 to the Hon. J. L. Dow, M.P. On the Working of the Regulation and 

 Inspection of Mines and Mining Machinery Act during the year 1885. 

 From the Department. 



Australian Statistics for the year 1885, with a report by the Govern- 

 ment Statist of Victoria. From the Department. 



Boletim da Socledade de Geographia de Lisboa, 6a. Serie, Nos. 3, 4. 

 From the Society. 



Bollettino della Societa Geographica Italiana, Ser. IV, Vol. XI, 

 October 1886. From the Society. 



Bulletin du Musee Koyal D'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique, Tome IV, 

 No. 3. From the Society. 



Descriptive Catalogue of a Collection of the Economic Minerals of 

 Canada, by the Geological Corps, by A. R. C. Selwyn, C.M.G. From 

 the Department. 



Den Norske Nordhavs — Expedition 1876-8, XV., Zoologi, Crustacea, 

 ®Y G. 0. Sars. From the Society. 



Edinburgh Astronomical Observations, vol. XV., 1877-86. Star Cat. 

 4th, 24th, R.A. From the Department. 



Geological Magazine, October and November. 



Journal of the Society of Arts, current Nos. 



Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera, by Captain Thomas Broun, 

 Parts 3 and 4. From James Hector, M.D., etc. 



Observations of the International Polar Expedition, 1882-3, Fort Rae. 

 i-' rom the Department. 



Proceedings of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow, vol. 17, 1885-6. 

 ■"om the Society. 



Prooes — Verbaux des Seances de la Societe' Royale Malacologique de 

 Belgique, Tome XIII., Annee 1884. From the Society. 



Quarterly weather report of the Meteorological Office (new series). 

 "t. IV. October, December, 1877. From the Department. 



