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decision until the report of the commission had been laid before the 
members; and he thought that the present paper should not be 
published without the report. He hoped that the gentlemen ap- 
pointed on the committee would furnish to the society such complete 
and detailed information as would be likely to settle the subject. 
The Honorary Secretary, stated that Mr. Hodgkinson one of the 
members of the committee, having met with an accident, was unable 
to act, and asked whether it would not be necessary to appoint 
another in his stead. 
The President said that the committee, as he understood, having 
already completed the measurements and agreed upon the data, they 
could finish their report, and it would not be necessary to put a 
new member upon the committee. 
The Chairman then asked the members whether Dr. Davey’s 
paper “On the Meteorology of Melbourne” should be read that 
evening. It was, however, owing to the late hour, determined, 
that the reading of the paper should be postponed till the next 
meeting, and then to be considered in priority to any other business. 
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting 
separated. 
March 13th, 1855. 
Montaty Merrrine. ‘The President in the chair. 
The minutes of the last two meetings were read and confirmed. 
New members, elected since last meeting, were introduced, viz., 
Alexander Kennedy Smith, Arthur Dobree and F. Phillips, Esqs. 
According to the resolution of the last meeting, Dr. Davey’s 
paper “On the Meteorology of Melbourne” was read first. 
The Honorary Secretary, on laying before the meeting the report 
of the Committee, appointed to investigate the Yan Yean water 
scheme, announced that he considered it his duty to mention that 
he had reason to ask at the last meeting whether instead of Mr. 
Hodgkinson being obliged to retire from the Committee, it would 
be necessary to appoint another ? He stated as his reasons, that 
the remaining members of the Committee did not agree upon 
various important points contained in the report, andin his opinion 
it was desirable that the statements set forth by the Committee, 
upon such an important question as the water’ scheme, should 
have been considered by a larger number of members than the 
present Committee consisted of. For reasons above stated, he did 
not feel justified in signing the document now being submitted 
to the meeting, and he believed that had his request at the last 
