1877. 



PROCEEDINGS 



KOYAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 

 Uth March, 1878. 



The President in the chair. 



Mr. Daniel Howitz, Superintendent of State Forests, was 

 elected a member of the Society. 



The election of office-bea;rers for 1878 took place, with the 

 following results : — 



President : E. L. J. Ellery, F.R.S., F.R.A.S. 



Vice-Presidents : E. J. White, F.RA.S. 



Geo. Foord, F.C.S. 



Hon. Treasurer : Percy de J. Grut, Esq. 



Hon. Librarian : James E. Neild, M.D. 



Hon. Secretary : E. Howitt, Esq. 



Members of Council : H. M. Andrew, J. Bosisto, J. 

 Jamieson, W. C. Kernot, E. J. Nanson, G. H. F. 

 Ulrich, A. C. Allan, R. Barton, J. Duerdin, W. 

 M'Gowan, F. J. Pirani, J. T. Rudall. 



The Annual Eeport and Balance-sheet for 1877 were read and 

 adopted, as follows : — 



" Eeport of ike Council of the Royal Society of Victoria 

 for the year 1877. 



"Your Council has the honour to report that the following^ 

 papers were read during the Session of 1877. 



^' On the 20th of April a paper ' On Force' was read by Mr. 

 F. J. Pirani ; and another by Mr. S. R. Deverell, entitled * On 

 some Experiments in Propulsion,' was read by the President. 



