xliv Proceedings, &c. 



1th December, 1863. 



Ordinary Meeting. 



The Hon. John Macadam, M.D., Vice-President, in the chair. 



The following contributions were laid on the table, viz. : — 

 " Abhandlungen der Mathematisch physikalischen Classe Bd." I. II. 

 III., abth, 1, 2 and 3 ; IV., abth, 1,2,3; V., abth, 1, 2, 3 ; VIII., 

 abth, 1, 2, 3, and IX. abth 1. " Sitzungsbericht," 1860, und 1863 ; 

 Bd. l, # Heft 1. "Almanack,' 1855, 1859." " Nutzen and Ert rag des 

 Bodens." ''Kuhm Klmia." "Lamont, liber a chin." "Kobele, Fuchs." 

 Bischoff Muller." " Martin's Erinmering." "HarlersGrenzen." "Wag- 

 ner (Schubert." " Bischoff Tiedemann." " Martin's Biot." "Martin's 

 Wagenr." " Seidel untersuchungen," in all 52 vols. — presented by the 

 Royal Academy of Bavaria. Also, " Glossary of the Dialects spoken in 

 Brazil " — presented by the author, Dr. Von Martins. " Abhandlungen 

 aus den Gebiete der Naturwissencshaften " — presented by the Natural 

 Society of Hamburg. " Regise Boical " — presented by the Academy of 

 Science at Persepoli. "Flora Australiensis" — presented by the Govern- 

 ment of Victoria. " Chemische Untersuchung der Rinde von Alstonia 

 coastrieta Ferd. Mueller " — presented by Dr. Mueller. 



The annual report was then read. 



ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1863. 



The Council of the Royal Society of Victoria has the honour of 

 submitting its report for the year 1863, in accordance with the 

 rules. 



Nine ordinary, one adjourned, and two special meetings, were 

 held ; of the latter, one was convened for the purpose of considering 

 the future prospects of the Society, financial and otherwise ; the 

 other, was also mainly held, for the purpose of adopting such altera- 

 tions of the rules, as seemed calculated to secure for the Society a 

 more extended financial support from the community, and a new 

 accession of members. 



Inasmuch, as the Council had not the necessary means at its 

 disposal, to continue the annual publications of the Society, now in 

 arrear for the current and the two past years, it became urgently 

 necessary to devise some method by which the issue of the Trans- 

 actions could be placed on a permanent basis. After due considera- 

 tion, it was resolved to appeal to the wealthy and educated colonists 

 throughout Victoria, and invite them to join the Society, by 

 subscribing to a permanent publishing fund, which is to be invested 

 in State debentures, and of which the interest is to be solely devoted 

 for the issue of select papers read before the Society. Hitherto, 560 





