XXV11. 



Ordinary Meeting, July 1, 1879. 



Professor B. Tate, P.G.S., President, in the cliair. 



The Hoy. Secretary laid upon the table— 



"Entomological Society's Transactions," New South "Wales. 



" Proceedings of the Linnean Society," New South "Wales. 



" Proceedings of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society," 

 Philadelphia. 



" Native Plants of Victoria Succinctly Described," by Baron 

 Perdinand von Mueller. 



" Observations at the Adelaide Observatory for 1878." 



In asking for the usual vote of thanks, Professor Tate re- 

 marked upon the great value of such works. 



The Hox. Secretary read a letter from the Secretary of the 

 South Australian Institute, stating that the Government had 

 agreed to recommend that a subsidy of pound for pound upon 

 the subscriptions to this Society should be appropriated from 

 the sum granted to Institute. 



The Hox. Secretary read a reply from the Adelaide University 

 to a recommendation forwarded by the Philosophical Society on 

 January 7, 1879. "Whilst acknowledging the importance of 

 the subject indicated in the recommendation referred to, and 

 viewing with pleasure the fact that the Hon. B. T. Pinniss and 

 Professor Tate entertained the opinion that a larger staff would 

 not be required for the accomplishment of the Society's sugges- 

 tion, the Council of the University requested that the " compara- 

 tively small number of subjects " might be specified which it was 

 desired that the Council should add to its curriculum, as well 

 as to be informed of the arrangements by which the Council 

 could, without additional expenditure, provide the course of 

 study which the Philosophical Society desired to see esta- 

 blished. 



The Hon. Secretary .submitted a draft reply, to be sent to 

 the University Council, as follows : — 



" Adelaide Philosophical Society, 



" July 1, 1879. 

 " To Win. Barlow, Esq., Registrar of the 

 Adelaide University. 



" Sir — Your letter of the 31st May, referring to the resolutions re a 

 suggested course of study for the training of Mining Engineers, passed by 

 the Adelaide Philosophical Society and forwarded to j'our Council on 17th 

 January last, has been considered by the Society, and I am instructed to 

 draw your attention to the following points : — 



"1. The Society did not affirm that the desired object — viz., 'the 

 intelligent application of science to the processes of seeking, raising, and 

 treating the ores ' — could be attained without any additional expenditure, 

 but suggested that, ' as the curriculum of the University already comprised 

 several branches of knowledge bearing upon this subject, ' the Council 

 might, by the addition of a comparatively small number of subjects, arrange 

 for a course of study which would greatly advance the object sought, and 



