xxviii Proceedings, &c. 



Specimens of fishes and shells, found in the brackish and salt 

 waters of the Western District, viz., Lakes Ballen, Meni, and 

 Gnotuck, were exhibited by R. Brough Smyth, Esq. 



Proposed by Dr. Macadam — 



" That the several Committees of the Royal Society be re- 

 " appointed." 



Carried. 



(Signed) Richard Eades, Chairman. 



1st December, 1862. 



1st December, 1862. 



General Meeting. 



Dr. Eades in the chair. 



A copy of Mr. M'Kinlay's Diary, with Maps of his Route, were 

 received from His Excellency, and laid before the meeting. 



Annual Report of the Council, submitted as a Progress Report, 

 pending the receipt of the Final Report of the Exploration 

 Committee : 



ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1862. 



Since your Council has had the honour to report, viz., on the 

 26th of May, your Society has held nine ordinary and one ad- 

 journed meetings, at which 105 pamphlets and books were presented 

 from various scientific bodies and private donors, here and abroad. 



The following original papers were read, viz : — 



1. Notes on the Application of Chlorine to the Extraction of Gold 



from Quartz, by the Rev. Dr. Bleasdale. 



2. On the Physical Geography and Geology of New Zealand, by 



Dr. Julius Haast, of Canterbury, N.Z. 



3. On Essential Oils from Foreign and Native Plants, by Joseph 



Bosisto, Esq. 



4. On Kerosene and its Properties, by Dr. Macadam. 



5. On the Unexplored Districts of Victoria, by R. B. Smyth, 



Esq. 



6. Description of Balloon Steering Apparatus, by M. Costello, 



Esq. 



7. On Nardoo, by Dr. Mueller. 



8. On a Site for the Burke and Wills Monument, by J. Millar, 



Esq., C.E. 



9. On Fresh Water Algoe, by Henry Watts, Esq. 



10. On Formation of Colonial Navy, &c. &c. &c, by Thomas 



E. Rawlinson, Esq., C.E. 



