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Proceedings. 



Ordinary Meeting, March 20th, 1894. 



Edward Schunck, Ph.D., F.R.S., F.C.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The thanks of the members were voted to the donors of 

 the books upon the table. 



A discussion on meteorites took place. 



Mr. Julius Frith read a paper "On an analysis of the 

 Electro - Motive Force and Current Curves of a Wilde 

 alternator under various conditions." The object of the ex- 

 periments described was to determine how far the behaviour 

 of an alternator containing iron in the armature agrees with 

 that of the theoretical alternator without iron. It was 

 stated, as an approximate result, that the agreement was 

 fairly good. 



[Microscopical and Natural History Section^ 



Ordinary Meeting, March 12th, 1894. 

 Mr. Charles Bailey, F.L.S., in the Chair. 



Professor F. E. Weiss, of Owens College, was elected a 

 member of the section. 



Mr. Hyde drew the attention of members to the flowers 

 of the alder, poplar, willow, hazel, and birch, which are 

 unusually large, numerous, and early this year. 



Mr. Allen exhibited specimens of natural asbestos, 

 and of silicate wool, produced by steam blown through slag 

 when in a molten condition. 



Mr. BROADBENT exhibited additional specimens of 

 gnatoo (tapa,) prepared from the bark tissue of trees by the 

 natives of the Samoa Islands. 



