iv Minutes of Proceedings. 



Mr. Finlay read a short note on the Orbit of the Comet discovered 

 hj him on September 26, 1886. 



Dr. Gill said the discovery of this Comet was a very important 

 •discovery, and one that would excite much interest in astronomical 

 circles. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 

 Wednesday, January 26, 1887. 



Mr. H. Bolus, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Rev. B. P. Marchand, B.A., and Mr. James Easton were duly 

 elected ordinary members of the Society. 



The following donations of books were announced and the thanks 

 of the Society voted to the donors : 



Annual Report of the Department of Mines, New South Wales, 



1885. 

 Bulletin de la Societe Tmperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 



1886, No. 1. 

 Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums, Band I., No. 2. 

 Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Cordoba, Vol. 



VIII., part 4. 

 Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, Vol. IX., 



parts 2 and 3. 

 •Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886 — Descriptive Catalogue of 

 a Collection of Economic Minerals of Canada, by the 

 Geological Corps. 

 List of Donations to the Bodleian Library in lS8o. 

 Report of the Trustees of the Australian Museum for 1885. 

 Prof. Guthrie exhibited a specimen of quartz from the Cape Flats. 

 The Rev. G. H. R. Fisk exhibited a snake from Touws River 

 which was new to him and to Mr. Primen. 



Mr. Peringuey thought it a very young specimen, and that it might 

 fee an Elaps. 



Prof. MacOwan sent for exhibition specimens received from Dr. 

 Duminy of the bark of trees which was said to be an infallible anti- 

 dote for the poison of snake-bite. 



Mr. Peringuey described some experiments he had made on the 

 potency of snake-poison. He did not believe that anyone had ever 

 recovered from the bite of a colubrine snake. 



