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In the absence of the Authors, Mr. W. R. B. Oliver's paper, 



" A Review of the Cetacea of the New Zealand Seas," and 

 Prof. F. Wood Jones's paper, " On the Dental Characters of 

 certain Australian Rats," were taken as read. 



The Secretary briefly described the technical side of the 

 Council's scheme to establish an Aquarium in the Society's 

 Gardens. 



The next Meeting of the Society for Scientific Business will be 

 held on Tuesday, October 24th, at 5.30 p.m. 



A notice stating the Agenda for the Meeting will be circulated 

 early in October. 



The following Papers have been received : — 

 R. C. Banks. 



On a possible Geological Cause of Colour Variation in 

 Animals. 



E. Leonard Gill, M.A. 



The Permian Fishes of the Genus Acentropho7'us. . 



The Publication Committee desire to call the attention of 

 those who propose to offer Papers to the Society, to the great 

 increase in the cost of paper and printing. This will render it 

 necessai-y for the present that papers should be condensed, and 

 be limited so far as possible to the description of new results. 



