PEOCEEDINGS. 



EOYAL SOCIETY OF VICTOEIA. 



Session 1866. 

 MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS. 



15th Jamtary, 1866. 



General Meeting. 



The President, the Eev. J. J. Bleasdale, D.D,, in the chair. 



The following contributions were announced : — " Alga," classified 

 and described by Jacob G. Agardh. "Alga," by the same author, 

 1848, 1851 ; 2 parts, 1851, 1852, and 1860. " Theoria Systematis 

 Olantamae," 1858; and "Reculio Specierum Generis Pterides, 1839, 

 by Jacob G. Agardh. " On Mineralogie," by Franz Von Robell. 

 " Tafelu Zur Bestimung der Mineralien," by Franz Von Robell. 

 " Lychnophora," by Dr. Von Martins. " Patent Gunpowder," by 

 Pedro Nisser, M.E. " Fragmenta Phytographise Australise," No. 

 35, by Dr. F. Mueller. 



• The President read a letter from Professor Nevill S. Maskelyn, 

 British Museum, London, on the Gem Exhibition held in May last, 

 and also intimated that the Council for conducting the Inter-Colonial 

 Exhibition, 1866, was desirous of obtaining assistance upon all 

 matters relative to gems and minerals of the colony. ♦ 



It was resolved — " That the suggestions of the President as to the 

 " co-operation of the Royal Society be referred to the Council for 

 "its consideration." 



The meeting then proceeded to the Election of Officers, and the 

 following gentlemen were declared elected : — 



President: 



R, L. J. Ellery, Esq. 



Vice-Presidents : 



C. W. Ligar, Esq. A. K. Smith, Esq. 



Treasurer : 



J. B. Were, Esq. 



