1874. 

 PROCEEDINGS. 



ROYAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA. 



9th March, 1874. 

 The President, Mr. R. L. J. Ellery, in the chair. 



The election of office-bearers and members of Council was held, 

 with the following results : — 



President, R. L. J. Ellery, Esq. ; Vice-Presidents, George Foord, 

 Esq., and Professor Wilson ; Treasurer, Percy de Jersey Grut, Esq.; 

 Secretary, Frederick J. Pirani, Esq. ; Librarian, James Edward 

 JSTeild, Esq., M.D. ; Members of Council, J. Bosisto, Esq., Rev. H. 

 P. Kane, J. Cosmo Newbery, Esq., T. E. Rawlinson, Esq., 

 H. K. Rusden, Esq., and A. K. Smith, Esq. 



The secretary then read the Report of the Council, as follows : — 



Repoet of the Council of the Royal Society of Victoeia 

 foe the yeae 1873, to the membees of the society. 



In laying before you Yolume X. of the Transactions of your 

 Society, containing the papers and proceedings for the years 1869 

 to 1872 inclusive, your Council has to congratulate you on the 

 resumption of printing after an interval of five years, and hopes 

 that the Transactions will be issued at short intervals in future. 

 The liberality of the present Government has placed it in the power 

 of your Council to bring up the arrears of publishing to the present 

 date. 



The papers read since the last annual meeting are as follow : On 

 the 14th May Mr. A. K. Smith read a paper on "The Storm Waters 

 of Swanston and Elizabeth-streets, Melbourne, and how to prevent 

 them." A conversazione was held in the Hall on the 8th of August, 

 when, after the conclusion of the presidential address, an illustration 

 was given by Professor Wilson of the meaning of " Electric 

 Potential ; " and a short paper was read by Mr. George Foord, 

 upon some of the characteristics of the metal " Palladium." 

 On the 13th of September a social or conversational character 

 was given to the proceedings, with a view of making them 

 more popular. Your President submitted some observations on 

 lightning and lightning conductors, and the general features of 



