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Mr. Kernot then read a paper by Mr. Campbell on the " Strength 

 of Colonial Timber." 



At the conclusion of the meeting the President mentioned that a 

 memorial was being erected to the memory of the late Professor 

 Wilson, one of the earliest and most active members of the Society; 

 he asked the Society to contribute so far as they could to this desir- 

 able object. Professor Wilson died while engaged on the greatest 

 scientific work yet done in Australia. 



8th June, 1882. 

 The President in the Chair — Present, 19 members and associates. 



Mr. D. B. W. Sladen, B.A., and Mr. Thomas Shaw, were elected 

 members, and Mr. John Booth, C.E., was elected as an associate. 



The following associates were introduced to the meeting : — Mr. 

 John M'Lean, Mr. W. Finney, and Mr. J. C. Jones. 



A further discussion of Mr. Culcheth's paper on irrigation then 

 took place, after which Mr. Kernot read a paper entitled " Some 

 Remarks on the Barwon Flood of 1880." 



The papers elicited some conversational discussion. 



Dr. Jamieson read his paper, " The Influence of Light on the 

 Development of Bacteria." 



Dr. Rudall read his paper on " The Necessity of Accurately 

 Testing the Sight of Signalmen by Land and Sea." 



ISth July, 1882. 

 The President in the Chair — Present, 17 members and associates. 



The following new members and associates were introduced to the 

 meeting :— Mr. D. B. W. Sladen, B.A., Mr. S. R. Deverill, Mr. 

 Steane. 



A ballot for the election of Mr. H. Cornell, as a member, and of 

 Mr. H. Sutton and Mr. C. E. Oliver as country members, resulted 

 in the election of these gentlemen. 



The Hon. Librarian reported that during the month 7 volumes and 

 83 parts of scientific publications had been added to the library, and 

 that 63 volumes had been bound. 



Dr. MacGillivray then read some " Notes on New Australian 

 Polyzoa, of the Species Membranipora, Microporella, Lepralia, 

 Schizoporella" mentioning that they closely resembled the species 

 found in the Gulf of Florida. He then exhibited some plates of 

 specimens. 



