226 PROCEEDINGS. 
The Vice-Presidents and igre received the visitors at the 
western entrance to the large hall, in which room the principal 
objects of 7 were exhib: 
The entrance hall in Sate. street, the supper-room in which 
Vehcokinenin Weeks served during the evening, and the large 
hall were handsomely decorated by Mr. Charles Moire, . L&., 
Director of the Botanic Gardens, with evel foliage, ferns, palms, 
and rare and choice plants from New Guin 
The Band of the New South Wales peed played a selection 
of music during the evening. 
was occupied by Mr. H. C. Russell's large 
Ruhmkorff coil and imine fa gems with which he “repeated 
series of experiments from time to time during the evening. 
A very large number of moat interesting objects ae pieces of 
apparatus were exhibited, the necessary references to which 
were made in the printed catalo 
epee un Comittee “consisted of the following 
members of the Cou 
Mr. H. C. Ronal BA, F.R.A.S. 
Mr. Chas. Moore, F ‘LS. 
Professor Liversidge. 
Dr. A. Leibiui 
WEDNESDAY, 6 JUNE, 1877. 
Ordinary cin an A ches of the Royal Society of New South 
Wales, held in the Society’s rooms, Elizabeth-street 
The Rev. W. B. “snes ig M.A., ERS, V.P., in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirm 
The following ee were duly elected pcs members 
of the Society, vi 
Griffith es Buseell Jones, B.A., 382, Crown-street, Surry 
Hills. 
Norman Selfe, 
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a reet. 
Percival R. Pedley,'1, Carlton Terrace, Wynyard Square. 
The certificates of twon énty-six new can ndidates were re 
Professor Liversrpee stated that the different Sections of the 
Society ad held their preliminary meetings and elected their 
officers for the current 
- One hundred and thirty-four pamphlets and nineteen volumes 
were laid upon the table. 
