182 Proceedings, <bc, for 1879. 



Hughes's New Induction Balance;' Mr. A. Sutherland, M. A., read 

 ' Notes on the Method of Calculating the Increment in the Value 

 of Land.' 



"On the 18th September Mr. Newbery, B.Sc, exhibited speci- 

 mens of serpentine containing gold, indicating a new mode of 

 occurrence of that metal; Mr. Rawlinson, C.E., read a paper on 

 ' Forestry and Forest Culture.' 



" On the 9 th October a paper was read by Mr. Taylor ' On the 

 Geology of the West Tamar District of Tasmania ;' and one by 

 Mr. Kernot on " Small Motors.' 



11 On the 13th November the Hon. Secretary read a paper by 

 Mr. Hyde Clarke on ' The Yarra Dialect and Languages of Aus- 

 tralia, as compared . with those of Mozambique and Portuguese 

 Africa.' 



" On the 11th December Mr. "White read a paper on the ' Outer 

 Satellite of Mars as seen at the Melbourne Observatory ;' and Mr. 

 Kernot described the machinery on board the s.s. ( Strathleven' for 

 freezing meat. Mr. Ellery read ' Notes on Intermittent Siphons.' 



" Volume XV. of the Society's Transactions was issued on the 

 10th April, and duly forwarded to members, and to the societies 

 entitled to receive it. Volume XVI. is now in the press, and will 

 be ready for issue in April next. 



" During the year there have been elected seven new members 

 and fifteen associates. 



" The Council has effected an extensive alteration in the arrange- 

 ment of the rooms of the Society's hall ; the former lecture theatre 

 being now converted into two rooms by an extension of the library 

 floor across the full extent of the building. The interior of the 

 whole house has been thoroughly renovated. 



" Section A was formed at the beginning of the year, and has 

 held its meetings monthly. They have been well attended." 



The officers of the Society were elected as follow : — 



President : Mr. K. L. J. Ellery, F.B.S. 

 Vice-Presidents : Mr. W. C. Kernot, M.A. 



Mr. E. J. White, F.E.A.S. 

 Hon. Treasurer : Mr. P. de J. Grut. 

 Hon. Secretaries : Mr. E. Howitt. 



Mr. Sutherland, M.A. 

 Hon. Librarian : Dr. J. E. Neild. 

 Council : Mr. P. E. Joseph, Mr. G. Foord, F.C.S.; Mr. J. 



Cosmo Newbery, B.Sc; Mr. S. W. M'Gowan, Mr. F. J. 



Pirani, M.A; Mr. P. Barton, F.C.S.; Mr. J. Duerdin, 



LL.B. 



