132 Proceedings, &c, for 1 883. 



" The Society contained 22 Life Members, 116 Members, 34 

 Country Members, 6 Corresponding Members, 9 Honorary Members, 

 and 70 Associates. 



" The Council regrets to announce the loss, by death, of four of 

 our Members— Mr. S. H. Officer, of Mount Macedon ; Mr. H. M. 

 Hull, of Hobart ; Mr. J. H. Horner, of Melbourne ; Mr. G. Manley 

 Hopwood, of the Mint, Melbourne. 



" During the year, in addition to the Annual Conversazione, the 

 Society held nine Meetings, at which the following Papers were 

 read — 



" 12th April. — Mr. Stirling, 'Caves Perforating Marble Deposits, 

 Limestone Creek;' Dr. Jamieson, 'The Influence of Light on 

 Bacteria.' 



"10th May.— Mr. A. W. Howitt, F.G.S., 'The Eocks of Noyang;' 

 Mr. T. S. Ealph, ' The Occurrence of Bacteria (Bacilli) in Living 

 Plants ;' Mr. P. Behrendt, ' Modern Fireproof and Watertight 

 Building Materials — Traegerwellblech and Asphalt;' Mr. E. E. 

 Joseph, 'Incandescent Lamps for Surgical and Microscopical 

 Purposes;' Mr. Eudall, F.E.C.S., 'A Translation of Dr. Ecklund's 

 Paper on Germs of Blennorrhagia.' 



" 14th June.^Mr. G. E. B. Steane, C.E., on ' Hydrology;' Mr. 

 E. L. J. Ellery, F.E.S., ' Astronomical Notes.' 



" 12th July. — Professor Kernot, M.A., on * Iron Girders.' 



"9th August. — Mr. Blackett, 'Scheme's New System of Sewage;' 

 Mr. J. Cosmo Newbery, 'Dressing of Tin Ore;' Mr. MacGillivray, 

 M.A., M.E.C.S., 'Descriptions of New, or Little Known, Polyzoa,' 

 Part V. 



"11th October.— Mr. E. E. Joseph, 'Electric Lighting for 

 Mines.' 



"15th November.— Mr. Ellery, F.E.S., 'Notes of an Interesting 

 Fact in Connection with the Early History of the Electric Telegraph ;' 

 ' Notes on the Bainfall Map recently Issued by the Government of 

 Victoria ;' « The Eeturn of the Pons Comet ;' and ' The Eecent Eed 

 Sunsets;' Mr. Sutherland, M.A., 'The First Discoverers of the 

 New Hebrides.' 



"13th December.— Mr. MacGillivray, M.A., M.E.C.S., 'De- 

 scriptions of New, or Little Known, Polyzoa,' Part VI.; Mr. 

 G. W. Selby, Jun., ' Electricity as a Motive Power on Eailways ;' 

 Professor Kernot, M.A., ' Gas as a Motive Power.' 



" DISCUSSIONS AND EXHIBITS. 



" 15th March. — Discussion on Professor Nanson's Paper 

 Methods of Election.' 



