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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECTIONS. 
(IN ABSTRACT.) 
MICROSCOPICAL SECTION. 
Preliminary Meeting, held 13 APRIL, 1885. 
r. G. D. Hirst in the Chair. 
It was decided to ad the pres hi tis eget on the evenings 
of the second Monday in ea pllowmng gentlemen 
were elected office-bearers for the ensuing session —Chairman : 
Mr. EDLEY. Secretary: Mr. F. B. Kyxepox. Committee: 
Dr. Wricn, Dr. Morris, Mr. G. D. Hirst, and Mr. Fraser. 
11 MAY, 1885. 
. PEDLEY in the Chair. 
Dr. Morris Ss a paper on the Phyllovera vastatria, descriptive 
of the propagation, habits, and the injuries caused by this aphis to 
the vine. Several remedies were joo of and the use o = 
phate of iron recommended. Mr. CHAartes Moore narrated th 
progress of the nee in the Camden sal Several slides of 
the insect were 
Mr. tre oon exhibited some preparations of mosses found 
in the neighbourhood of Sydne 
r. WALKER showed three species of an aphis parasitic on the 
aay us. 
Mr. W. H. Lane presented one of ©. Fasoldt’s micrometric 
rulings, from 5,000 to 120,000 lines to the inch, and exhibited a 
a eo water immersion objective, by the Bausch & Lomb Optical 
0., 
Dr. ocak valuable gift of the meouartecagee go¥ binocular 
microscope, and Mr. Hy. Suarpe’s presentation of i nating 
and polarizing apparatus, were used for the first time. 
8 JUNE, 1885. 
Mr. Peptey in the Chair. 
A letter was received from Mr. Hy. Watts, of Collingwood, 
Maton Leper slide of fossil foraminifera from the miocene 
, Pome W. pd "Wooster, of Bolwarra, Victoria, wrote asking for an 
exchange of lists of the N.S.W. polyzoa. 
