254 PEOCEEDIN^GS. 



7. £5,000 subscribed—Assistance sougM — Since its commencement, the 

 Society has subscribed np-vvards of £5,000 for the promotion of science and 

 higher education in the Colony, and the undersigned no^w respectfully ask in the 

 name of the Society for assistance from the Grorernnient, in order that they 

 may make their past labours and present capabilities of more use to the 

 pubHc. The principal English scientific Societies are prorided with suitable 

 accommodation, Burlington House having been recently rebuilt at great cost 

 expressly for this purpose ; and the Royal Society of London has large sum8 

 of money annually placed at its disposal by the G-orernment. 



Other Societies receive aid — They feel that they are justified in making this 

 request, because other Societies estabhshed here to educate and instruct the 

 public receire grants of money and assistance. 



Societies in other Colonies — The corresponding Societies in Victoria, New 

 Zealand, and Tasmania, are Hberally supported and provided with suitable 

 buildings by their respestire Groyemnients. 



Under tliese circumstances the undersigned members were 

 appointed a deputation to wait upon the Minister for Justice and 

 Public Instruction to request him to take the case of the Eoyal 

 Society of Xew South Wales into his favourable consideration, 

 and to obtain for it an annual grant equal to the subscriptions, 

 and to provide it with suitable buildings, or a money grant to 

 help in securing such building or other accommodation for 

 lecture-rooms, library, and offices ; — 



Signed:— W. B. aarke. A.Lang. 



H. C. EusseU. C. Moore. 



Prancis Lord. A. Leibius. 



J. S. Farnell. A. Liversidge. 



The new Bye-laws brought forward by the Council were read 

 seriatim by the Chair Ar ax, and were adopted. 

 Several donations were laid upon the table. 

 A letter was read from Mr. Ellery, Grovernment Astronomer of 

 Victoria, acknowledging the honorary membership conferred 

 upon him. 



It was then decided that the preliminary meetings of the 

 various Sections should take place in the Society's Booms on the 

 following dates, at 8 p.m., viz. : — 



Section A — Astronomy, &c *. . . June 19 



„ B— Chemistry, &c „ 20 



„ C — Geology, &c., Temp. Amal. with B „ 21 



„ p — Biology (To be arranged.) „ 22 



„ iE — ]VIicroscopy „ 23 



F— Geography „ 26 



„ G — Literatiu-e and Fine Arts „ 27 



„ H— Medical „ 28 



5, I — Sanitary and Social „ 29 



Mr. H. C. ErssELL then read a paper entitled " Kotes on some 

 remarkable errors shown by Thermometers." 



Mr. H. C. ErssELL also exhibited an improved form of Helio- 

 stat for signalling. 



After a few remarks from the E^v. Wm. Scott the meeting 

 adjourned until the 5th July. 



