PROCEEDINGS. ‘345 
In reply to Mr. Rolleston, the President said there probably 
would not be any difficulty in the way of adding to the list of 
subjects ; he hoped that the Society would eventually be in a 
position to increase the number of prizes. 
Baron Ferdinand von Miieller, K.C.M.G., F.RS, &, viz, 
“Census of the Genera of Plants hitherto known as indigenous 
Australia.” 
The Hon. Professor Smit said, as the time was early yet, per- 
haps the President would favour the Society with a few remarks 
Upon the disastrous storm that had lately swept along our coast. 
4he PresipenT said he felt some difficulty in complying with 
their tequest, as he had been so much occupied with other matters 
that he had not been able to give the attention he would liked to 
@ given to the investigation of the recent storm that had done 
So much damage on our coast. However, he might ocoupy a few 
_ minutes in telling them of some of the suggestions that had been 
made for predicting storms. They were aware that a system was 
in force in America by which they could predict a few days in 
the approach of a storm. The system at first sight looked 
Aa? difficult to m , yet every one was now convinced that 
that the weather must be subject to law, the same as everything 
else ™m nature. All the investigations going on in America, 
a nd i on. c 
American system first, because it was the best in existence. 
America was a large country, and in times of peace the soldiers 
2 — Scattered about the various States, and pate of pepe oe" 
and then away 
along the rivers and 
