xiv President's Address 



" On Matter a Mode of Motion," by Mr. F. MacGeorge. 

 And Mr. O. Pritchard exhibited an instrument he styled 

 a " Kaleidograph," by which the beautiful and 

 changing patterns seen in a Kaleidoscope are per- 

 fectly projected on a transparent screen, from 

 which they could readily be copied by hand or 

 photograph. 

 At some of the meetings new apparatus was exhibited and 

 described, and short illustrations given, and at the October 

 meeting an alteration was made in the law of the Society 

 relating to country members, so as to permit the admission 

 of residents in the country as life members at half the usual 

 composition fee. 



During the Exhibition in November and December, it 

 will be remembered, we held extra fortnightly meetings, and 

 invited exhibitors to describe and illustrate their inventions, 

 improvements, or manufactures ; the invitation was so far 

 responded to as to occupy three extra meetings, and the 

 experiment in a measure fulfilled the purpose for which it 

 was intended. 



At the December meeting two papers were read — 



" On Ocean Wave Power Machinery," by Mr. S. R. 

 Deverell. 

 And the other 



" On Kinship Systems," by Kev. L. Fison. 

 The annual meeting for the election of officers took place 

 in March, and at the May meeting Mr. A. K. Smith read a 

 paper "On the Storm waters of Melbourne, with suggestions 

 for obviating the damage caused by them." 



This summarises the business of the Society at its 

 ordinary meetings, and admitting on the one hand that the 

 number of contributions is not great, it may be stated on 

 the other, that the Council meetings during the session have 

 been punctually attended, and much business conducive to 



