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several recently elected members were introduced to the Institute by 

 the Chairman. 



The Secretary read the name of one candidate for ordinary mem- 

 bership, to be ballotted for at the ensuing meeting. 



The following gentlemen were duly elected as ordinary members of 

 the Institute, Drs. Mackay and Mackenna acting as scrutineers : — 

 William Hill, Esq., C.E., Richmond. 

 The Rev. J. Kennedy, Beechworth. 

 Joseph Pittman, Esq., Chief Draughtsman, Geological Survey 



Office. 

 William Beauclerc Otway, Surgeon, Steiglitz. 

 James Marshall, Esq., Solicitor, Elizabeth-street. 

 J. Aresti, Esq., Lithographer, Collingwood. 



The Secretary laid upon the table the following contributions : — 

 "On the model of a Coal Formation in the Breslau Botanic 

 Gardens" — by Professor Goeppert, presented by the author. 

 "33rd, 34th, and 35th Annual Reports of the Silesian Society 

 of Culture " — presented by its President, Dr. Goeppert. "Disser- 

 tations written in Celebrating the Semi-Secular Festival of the 

 Silesian Society of Culture" — presented by Professor Goeppert. 

 No. 1 of The German Monthly Journal for Australia — presented 

 by the editors, Messrs. Kruse and Piittmann. No. 5, "Vol. II, 

 of the " Quarterly Journal and Transactions of the Pharmaceutical 

 Society of Victoria" — by the Society. "On the Denisonia 

 Barklya and Laboucheria," also contributions on "Australian 

 Acacise," by Dr. Mueller — printed in the Proceedings of the 

 Linnasan Society for February, 1859, and presented by the author. 

 "Monthly Meteorological Tables for Sydney, from November, 1858 

 until March, 1859, inclusive," also, "Monthly Abstracts from Oc- 

 tober, 1858 until February, 1859, inclusive" — by the Government of 

 New South Wales. No. 5 of the "Fragmenta Phytographige Aus- 

 tralia?" — by the author, Dr. Mueller. Thanks were voted to the donors. 



Dr. Becker read a paper entitled "Notes on an Australian Bat, 

 (No. 2)," with Plate. — [Vide "Transactions."] 



Mr. John Cairns postponed, with the concurrence of the members, 

 the reading of his paper "On the Silver Mines of the Cerro de 

 Pasco," until the next meeting, in order that Mr. Manuell's paper, 

 which he considered to be of more immediate importance, might be 

 then read. 



Mr. Manuell then read a paper embracing the following subjects : — 



Firstly, "The Exploration of the Interior." 

 - Secondly, "Telegraphic Communication with England." 



Thirdly, "A Permanent Way through the Continent of Australia," 



And Fourthly, "An Australian Overland Postal Route." 



A lengthened discussion followed the reading of this paper, in 

 which Lieut. Amsinck, Mr. Rawlinson, Mr. A. K. Smith, Drs. Mac- 

 kenna and Becker, the Treasurer, Secretary, and others took part. 



