298 Proceedings, &c, for 1882. 



" During the year the Society held ten meetings in addition to 

 the usual conversazione. 



" On the 20th April Mr. J. Stirling read a paper on ' The 

 Phanerogamia of the Mitta Mitta Source Basin and their Habitats.' 

 Mr. W. W. Culcheth, M.I.C.E., read a paper on 'The Quantity 

 of Water Consumed in Irrigation.' A paper by Mr. W. Mitten 

 was contributed by Baron von Mueller, and ordered to be printed. 



"On the 11th May Mr. Joseph read a paper on 'Electric 

 Lighting.' Mr. Kernot, M.A., read a paper compiled by Mr. F. A. 

 Campbell, C.E., on 'Experiments upon the Hard Woods of Aus- 

 tralia.' Mr. White, F.R.A.S., reported that the committee ap- 

 pointed to examine the papers left by the late Governor Latrobe 

 had perused them, and that the Government had consented to print 

 them. 



" On the 8th June Mr. Kernot, M.A., read a paper on ' Floods 

 on the River Barwon.' Dr. Jamieson read a paper on ' The 

 Influence of Light on the Development of Bacteria.' Mr. Rudall, 

 F.R.C.S., read a paper, ' Remarks on Railway and Marine Signals, 

 and on the Necessity of Accurate Testing of the Sight of Signal 

 and Look-out Men by Land and Sea.' A short discussion took 

 place on Mr. Culcheth's paper on ' The Quantity of Water Con- 

 sumed in Irrigation.' 



" On the 13th July Dr. MacGillivray read extracts from his 

 paper, ' Descriptions of New or Little Known Polyzoa, Part II.' 

 Mr. Ellery, F.R.S., read a paper by Mr. Barker, * On Cyclones of 

 the Southern Hemisphere.' Mr. Kernot, M.A., read a paper by 

 Captain Griffiths, entitled, 'Propulsion of Steam Vessels without 

 Machinery.' 



" On the 10th August Mr. R. L. J. Ellery, F.R.S., read a paper 

 by the Rev. J. E. Tenison- Woods, F.G.S., on 'A Physical Des- 

 cription of the Island of Tasmania.' Mr. C. W. Maclean read a 

 paper on ' An Improved Grab Crane.' 



" On the 14th September Mr. E. J. White, F.R.A.S., read a paper 

 ' On the Performance of Some Timekeepers.' Mr. Kernot, M.A., 

 read a paper on ' Experiments on Model Girders,' and Mr. Ellery, 

 F.R.S., read some notes on ' The Coming Transit of Venus.' 



" On the 12th October Dr. MacGillivray read his paper, ' Descrip- 

 tions of New or Little Known Polyzoa, Part III.' Professor 

 Nanson, M.A., read his paper on 'Methods of Election,' and Mr. P. 

 Behrendt gave a ' Description and Estimate of an Electric Railway 

 Suitable for Melbourne.' 



" On the 16th November Mr. D. Anderson read a paper on the 

 ' Improvements in Contrivances for Varying the Gauge of the 

 Wheels of Rolling-stock for Rail and other Permanent Ways.' 



