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PROCEEDINGS. 183 
WEDNESDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER, 1878. 
Ordinary Monthly Meeting of the Royal Sais of New South 
Wales held at the Society’s Rooms, Elizabeth-stree 
Cartes Moors, F.L.S., V.P., in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last ae were read and confirmed. 
The following gentlemen were duly elected ordinary members 
of the Society, viz 
Rev. Caion Moreton, St. Peter’s Parsonage, Woolloomooloo. 
Octavius L. Mo ntefiore, Gresham-street. 
8. De Lissa, 3 Barrack-street. 
Rev. Peter ] Macpherson, 1 M.A., Bank-street, East Maitland. 
Fred. H. — gdon, M.D., LSA, MR.GS., C.M., North 
Shor 
5. © ‘Bayley, Miller’s Point. 
George H. Reid, Secretary to Attorney- pmene 
enry Wise, apa Bank, Barrack-stre 
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George Colquhoun, care of Messrs. Want & Johnson, 
Solicitor: 
Robert J. Marklov e, 52 Pitt-street. 
William Roberts, Penrith. 
The certificates of thirteen new candidates were read. 
Mr. A. 8. Wesstrer, Hon. Treasurer to a rer Memorial 
und, announced that. the subscription list w u the 
table, and that the Secretary and Treasurer would be glad to 
receive the signatures of members present. 
The eigresraps stated that the number of subscriptions to date 
_was forty, and the rain Bona ia and promised, £136 ; he 
regretted this cians was n 
The Hon. Secretary (Dr Leibius) announced the receipt of a 
microscope ordered by the Society, and which had been selected by 
Professor Liversidge ; he also stated that in the matter of the pur- 
chase Mr. Swift had treated the Society very liberally. 
Eighty-one donations were laid upon the table. 
On the motion of Mr, H. ©. Russett, seconded by Dr. ae 
— _ carried, the following addition was made to By-law XV, 
member who shall ‘be two years in arrear with his 
scahwotgd shall be considered to have resigned.” 
The Rey. J. E. slong Matis E.LS., F.G.S., then came the 
two following papers :— 
tt On SS Fauna of Tasmania.” 
2. “On some new Australian Miocene Corals.” 
