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vision of the Australian Cicadidae," Part L, by Howard Ashton. 

 Mr. F. A. Cudmore was elected a member. 



August 12th: — Papers: (1) "Organisation of Science in Aus- 

 tralia/' by Professor T. H. Laby, M.A. (2) "Note on the 

 ' Dimpling ' of Granite Hills in Sub- Arid Western Australia, ,N by 

 J, T. Jutson. (3) " An Example of Gravitational Drift of Rock 

 Debris in Parallel Lines in Sub-Arid Western Australia," by 

 J. T. Jutson. 



Dr. W. Heber Green and Mr. J. Goodwin were elected mem- 

 bers. 



September 9th : — Papers : ( 1 ) " Possibilities of Modifying 

 Climate by Human Agency, with special application to South- 

 eastern Australia," by E. T. Quayle, B.A. (2) " Revision of 

 the Genus Pultenaea," Part II., by H. B. Williamson. Exhibits: 

 Mr. Chapman exhibited some exceptionally well preserved Trias- 

 sic Leaves in Pipeclay from Petrie's Quarry, Brisbane, Queens- 

 land, and Mr. H. Barkley showed some interesting examples of 

 Fractures in Glass. Mr. Robert Lowther was elected a member,, 

 and Mr. W. Crawford a country member. 



October 14th : — Paper : " A Generalisation of Elementary 

 Geometry," by D. K. Picken, M.A. Dr. J. M. Baldwin delivered 

 a lecture on " Giant Stars and Dwarf Stars." 



November 11th: — Paper: "A Description of the Bracebridge 

 Wilson Collection of Victorian Chitons, with descriptions of Two 

 New Species," by Edwin Ashby, F.L.S. (communicated by J. A. 

 Kershaw). Mr. A. E. V. Richardson, M.A., B.Sc, delivered a 

 lecture on " The Application of Genetics to Plant Breeding." 

 The lecture was illustrated by diagrams and specimens. 



December 9th : — Papers : ( 1 ) " Researches into the Serological 

 Diagnosis of Contagious Pleuro-Pneumonm of Cattle," by 

 G. G. Heslop, M.V.Sc, D.V.H. (Walter and Eliza Hall 

 Fellow). (Communicated by Professor H. A. Woodruff). 

 (2) " New or Little-known Victorian Fossils in the 

 National Museum. Part XXV. : Some Silurian Corals," by F. 

 Chapman, A.L.S. (3) " Contributions to the Flora of Australia." 

 N6. 29. By A. J. Ewart, D.Sc, Ph. D. (4) " The Estimation of 

 Acidity," by Dr. J. M. Lewis. (Communicated by Professor W. 

 A. Osborne. 



Professor W. A. Osborne delivered a lecture on " Physiological 

 Factors in the Development of an Australian Race." Exhibit: 

 Dr. P. Th. Justesen, by invitation, showed specimens of Raf- 

 flesia preparations in alcohol, and a series of lantern slides of 



