REPORTS FROM THE SECTIONS. 171 
_ SECTION B.—CHEMISTRY AND MIN ERALOGY, and by 
| amalgamation with Section C, GEOLOGY AND PALA- 
ONTOLOGY. 
14 MAY, 1879. 
THE te gentlemen were Pe to serve on the Committee 
for aa uing year:—Mr. . FOS., Chairman; Mr. 
nt, F.G.S. 
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| D, C. 8. 
Mr. Bensvsan cape? several mineralo ogiea al specimen 
: gold and silver bearing ores, and a sample of metallic Sea 
Bs finely disseminated through senpeiinie se from New Zealand. 
a rt. SLEEP presented some — Se ores from Cloncurry, 
Riialand for the Society’s cabin 
i 
= 11 JUNE, 1879. 
Mr. Drxon, F.C.S., in the Chair 
Mr. Grers exhibited some specimens of ails from the Cape 
Re: Hawk Barrier Reef. 
It was resolved that Mr. Wiikrysow be requested to act as 
Curator for the Society’s cabinet connected with this Section. 
a 9 JULY, 1879. 
Mr. Drxon, F.C.S., in the Chair. 
A Sana from Mr. Wiunk1nsow, consenting to act as Curator, 
Was read. 
Pores: haga on his return from Europe, ora 
‘ome improved forms of Bunsen and other desiree exam “ 
: of nickel-plated iinsicah apparatus, specimens 0 ic Pre F 
: m and sodium, and a series of beautiful crystals sa some 
the rarer salts 
13 AUGUST, 1879. 
Mr. Drxoy, F.C.S., in the Chair. a ie 
__ Aspecimen of blende containing gold at the te 0 oz 
| 5 ton, “om of Kupfernickel in serpentine, was s exhibited by 
me further interesting 
me weig 
novelti Peston LivEeRsIDGE exhibited som Fer 
: es in chemical tus, including sets 
< in tock crystal, om ‘the kilogramme downwards ; and copes of ; 
nd plan ‘and elevations of the laboratory at SF a of th H 
fit; oe together with working drawings © ” 
The remaining meetings for oes year lapsed. 
