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causing blue discolouration in milk ; Chromogenic micrococeus ; 
iv 
of cholera of domestic hen; 3 Siebert’s at in. homogenous oil i immer- 
sion, objective, Mr. Pedley’s microsco 
Dr. J. Asupurton THOMPSON exhibited an advanced copy of a 
work containing photographs and description of a case of variola 
discreta at the ‘Quarantine Station. 
Mr. Henry Suarp, of Adelong, exhibited the following micro- 
scopical slides (mounted by himself without sie :—30 slides, 
consisting of stained sections of leaves and stems, parasitic insects, 
and portions of insects mounted without est ; slide mounted 
in biniodide of mercury and glycerine ; lobes of proboscis of blow- 
fly, Swift’s l-in. objective, Mr. Hirst’s ~aloriaslpe' leaf of scented 
verbena, top side stained, showing oil gland, Powell & Lealand’s 
3-in. objective, angle, 36°, Dr. Wright’s microscope, presented to 
Royal Society. 
About twenty-five Members were present. 
WEDNESDAY, 7 OCTOBER, 1885. 
Professor Liversip@£, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The scenes gentlemen were duly elected deine members 
of the Socie 
cAliworte, J Joeeph Witter, Maitland. 
Baass, James Ranson, Sydney. 
Miller, Wm. Valentine, Petersham. 
Trickett, Hon. Wm. Joseph, M.P., Minister of Public In- 
struction, Sydney. 
Watson, P. _— Sydney. 
The certificates of three new candidates were read for the 
second time, i of one for the first time. 
The Carman _ me attention of the members to the fol- 
volumes, or can give information as to where ae can be pur- 
c , are requested to communicate with the Hon. Secretaries.” 
Seventy-five donations of volumes and pamphlets and one map 
le. 
A letter was read from H. J. vara. 4 dated ‘Warren, 
6th September, 1885, in which he claimed to be the first dis- 
coverer of echidna eggs in New South Wales. : 
