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yard (No. 966a). On the second evening, Mr. Joachimi described a 

 machine for preparing tea (No. 1,142) ; Mr. Sullivan exhibited his 

 disinfectant (No 1,165) ; Mr. Carter described the manufactures of 

 the Victorian Porcelain Company (Nos. 1,479-99 1 ; and Mr. Ainley's 

 force-pump was described (No. 942). On the 2nd December Mr. 

 Easche described his direct-acting steam battery for quartz -crushing 

 (No. 966) : Mr. J. S. Bowman described and gave an example of his 

 method of crayon painting with exclusively colonial materials ; he also 

 kindly promised to the Royal Society a crayon painting of Victorian 

 scenery, which has been selected, but is not yet quite completed 

 (Nos. 102-114). Mr. Lambert exhibited colonial caoutchouc 

 stamps (No. 597) ; Mrs. Timbrell's report on sericulture in Victoria 

 was read (No. 364) ; and Mr. Joseph described his magneto- 

 electric clock (No. 1141). These extra meetings appeared satisfac- 

 torily to meet the design with which they were held, and some of 

 the exhibits well deserved the notice which they obtained. 



" The treasurer's balance-sheet is as follows : — 



