Proceedings, &c. xix 



Herr Gustav Joachinii, Melbourne. 



Captain John A. Layard, H.E.I.C.S., Melbourne. 



The Hon. Captain Clarke, RE., was elected, by ballot, an 

 honorary member of the Institute, on the recommendation 

 of a majority of the Council. His name was proposed by 

 Dr. Mueller, seconded by Dr. Iffla. 



The Secretary laid upon the table the following contributions, 

 viz. : — 



Part I. Vol. XIV. of the Quarterly Journal of the Geological 

 Society of London, and Vols. III., IV, V., and VI. of the Journal 

 of the Geological Society of Dublin — by the Geological Society of 

 London. Meteorological Table for New South Wales for July, with 

 monthly abstract for June, 1858 — by the Government of New South 

 Wales. 



R. B. Smyth, Esq., F.G.S., submitted, with explanatory remarks, 

 " The Ozonometrical Observations," taken at the different meteoro- 

 logical stations of Victoria. 



He exhibited some journals containing the actual slips of ozone 

 test papers (Moffat's) which had been exposed day and mght at Mel- 

 bourne, and at several stations in the interior of Victoria. He like- 

 wise described the ozonometers of Moffat and Schonbein, both of 

 which had been used for some length of time at the Melbourne 

 Observatory, and for a short time simultaneously. The following 

 table, showing the results for a portion of the year 1858, was handed 

 to the members for their inspection : — 



Mean amount of ozone, by Moffat's ozonometer, at Melbourne, 

 Beechworth, and Sandhurst, from 9J a.m. until 9| p.m., and 

 from 9| p.m. until 9J a.m. 



1858. 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



Note. — At Flemington, in January, by Schonbein's ozonometer, the 

 mean for the day was 2 - 2, and for the night 3*4. At Ballarat, in 

 June, by Moffat's ozonometer, the mean for the day was 5 - 5, and for 

 the night 5 - 7. The altitude of Melbourne is 94 - 5 feet above sea- 

 level ; Beechworth, 1850 feet, and Sandhurst 714 feet. 



He stated that observations were commenced in March, 1 857, with 

 Schonbein's ozonometer, at Melbourne ; and Moffat's ozonometer was 

 shortly after received from England, but observations were not taken 

 with it consecutively until nearly the end of 1857. 



b 2 



Melbourne. 



Beechworth. 



Sandhurst. 



Day. Night. 



Day. Night. 



Day. Night. 



2-8 ... 3-7 ... 



... 3-0 ... 3-1 ... 





3-4 ... 4-8 ... 



... 3-6 ... 4-5 ... 



.. 1-2 ... 2-0 



3-0 ... 4-4 ... 



... 2-2 ... 4-4 .. 



.. 1-1 ... 2-1 



3-9 ... 5-4 ... 



... 3-2 ... 5-2 ... 



.. 2-4 ... 4-2 



4-5 ... 6-2 ... 



... 5-8 ... 77 ... 



.. 5-2 ... 7-3 



4-1 ... 5-3 ... 



... 5-9 ... 7-7 ... 



.. 6-9 ... 7-9 



5-3 ... 6-8 ... 





.. 7-3 ... 90 



