Whe caplatinéon of tén: new cchaakte word read for . 
hs - time, and of five for the first time. ee 
. x ha Eighty-nine donations were ve laid upon the ible” 
re catia ae FL C. Russet, B.A., F.R.A.S., read a paper on | 
“Rains.” 
"The Hon. G. H. Cox, M.L.C., and Mr, Cnarzss Moone to 
part in the discussion. et 
| About thirty members were present. | et 
WEDNESDAY, 5 JULY, 1882. Cea 
H. ©. Russett, B.A., F.R.A.S,, in the Chair. 
~The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, ie 
The following gentlemen were duly elected ordinary ae 
the Society : 
- Carruthers, Dr. Chas. naa Balmain. 
cane eces Ditckershoft Dr. Augu ste 
nt oe ie ee 
es. 
H . 
MacGillivray, Dr. P. H "ML A., Sandhurst, Victoria. 
Rothe, W. H., Double Bay. 
Russell, H. E., Sydney. te 
. Sinclair, Dr. Eric. : ae 
_. “Webster, Rey. Wm., Wilcannia. 
aS ‘The certificates of five new candidates were read for thes 
time, and of five for the first time. 
Eighty-seven donations were laid upon the table. 
a LiversipcE announced that the Society's 
1881 had been received from the Government Printer, 
distrib uted to members without delay. 
The Cram exhibited and described an eyepiece 9 
| designed for facilitating transit observations. = S 
ie fr. G. Burrerriep read a paper on Dearcbge 
Comet,” illustrated by a model constructed from 
Dr. tA of Kiel. 
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ter, and 
