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Eev. Dr. M'llwaine signed the roll, nd was admitted a Member. 



The Secretary read a paper by Professor J. E,. Young " On a cer- 

 tain relation between the Quadratic Equation Q; - 2)PP' , and the pro- 

 duct of the squares of the differences of the roots of a cubic equation." 



[This paper will appear in the " Proceedings," Second Series, 

 Vol. II., Science, Part 7.] 



The Secretary read a paper by Mr. John Birmingham, being '' A 

 Catalogue of and Observations on Eed Stars." 



[This paper will be pubKshed as Part 7, Yol. XXYI. of the 

 '' Transactions."] 



The Secretary read a note from Samuel Ferguson, LL. D., "On 

 Blown Sand Eocks."] 



Professor Galloway read a paper by A. M'Alpine, Esq., " On the 

 detection and precipitation of Phosphoric Acid by Ammonic Molyb- 

 date." 



[This paper will appear in the "Proceedings," Second Series, 

 Yol. II., Science, Part 7.] 



Professor McNab read a paper " On a revision of the species of 

 the genus Abies." 



[This paper will appear with Illustrations in the " Proceedings," 

 Second Series, Yol. II., Science, Part 7.] 



Ed. Perceval "Wright, M.D., Secretary of the Academy, read a paper 

 "On a new species of Peripatus." 



[This new species of Peripatus, which it was proposed to call P. 

 Suttoni, had been forwarded from Wellington by Captain '^ .^ . Hutton. 

 They had been found under stones at Nelson. Some of the largest 

 specimens were nearly two inches in length. They had been kept for 

 some time alive by Captain Hutton, who found that they were chiefly 

 nocturnal in their habits. They thrived well on flies, which they 

 captured by shooting out of their mouths a sticky fluid. Dr. "Wright 

 intended to publish full anatomical details of this new species, with 

 illustrations.] 



Dr. E. P. "Wright also read a paper entitled 



" A contribution to a knowledge of the Friendly Island Algae." 



John K. Ingram, LL. D., Secretary of the Council, read the fol- 

 lowing Eeport from Council, which was adopted : 



The CoTincil beg to report to the Academy that no further com- 

 munication has as yet been received with reference to the Eesolutions 



