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“ The Society’s Journal, vol. xvi, for 1882, has been distributed 
to all members entitled to it; the issue was greatly — owing 
to the press of work in the Government Prin rinting Office. Vol. 
is already in type, and will be published very shortly. 
es Dari ring the year the Society held nine meetings, silane one 
adjourned meeting, at which thirteen papers were read. The 
Medical and Microscopical Sections have held regular monthly 
t by the fact that so many of them had been reprinted 
the home pore At the Council meeting held on 13th 
December, 1883, it was unanimously resolved to award the Clarke 
medal for 1884 to Alfred R. C. Selw wyn, LL.D., F.R.S., Director 
of the Geological Survey of Canada, and a ak Director of the 
ace spee Survey of Victoria from 1853 t 
“Tn response to the offer of prizes by the ‘Noslety for communica- 
tions Baie ning the results of original research or observation 
upon given subjects, the ot were received :—On the Chemis- 
try of the Australian Gum and Res ins, nil; on the Water Supply 
in the interior of New South Wales, six papers; on the embryo- 
logy and development of the Marsupials, two papers; on the 
awarded no prize, as it was considered tha t+ none of the papers 
i ood. 
done must not, however, be measured simply by the essays sent in 
for competition. Attention has, by the Society’s action, been 
drawn to the various subjects, as shown by the subsequent con- 
tribution of non-competitive papers to the Society, and by the fact 
that in certain cases it has =— the subjects to be discussed in 
the daily papers and elsewher 
“The Council has since ae the following list of subjects, with 
the offer of the Society’s bronze medal and a price of £25 for each 
of the best researches, if of sufficient merit. Series IIT. <0 be 
sent in not later than September 30,1884: No. 9. Origin and 
mode of occurrence of Gold-bearing Veins of the associated 
minerals. 10. Influence i the Australian Climate in pro- 
ducing ibcdibosiicas of disea No. 11. On the Infusoria 
peculiar to Australia. No. 19. Oe Water Supply in the interior 
of New South Wales. Series I1V.—To be sent in not later than 
May 1, 1885: No. 13. Anatomy and life history of the Echidna 
and Platypus. No. 14. Anatomy and life history of Mollusca 
peculiar to Australia. No. 15. The chemical composition of the 
products from 0 so-called Kerosene Shale of New South Wales. 
Series V.—To be sent in not later than May 1, 1586: No. 16. 
On the chemistry of the Australian Gums and Resins.” 
