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Paper read.—“‘On the Sydney Observatory,’ by Rev. 
William Scott. 
Thirty-fifth Monthly Meeting, Hall, Australian Library,, 
18th July, 1860. Major Wingate in the Chair. 
Members elected.—Chas. Bell jun. Esq., Wm. Hillyer 
Hsq., Simon Pittard Hsq. 
Hdward Moriarty Hsq., laid upon the table plans and 
drawings of a new Steam Dredge for Queensland, and also. 
read *‘ Memoranda referring to the destruction of the Dam 
at Liverpool.” 
Papers read.—1. ‘‘On the detection of Spurious Gold,’” 
by F. B. Miller Hsq., which he illustrated by testing several. 
Specimens of spurious gold dust, 2. Memoranda upon the 
same subject, by Professor Smith. 
Thirty-sixth Monthly Meeting, Hall, Australian Library,, 
15th August, 1860. Sir William Denison in the Chair. 
Paper read.—‘‘On the Adelong Quartz Reefs,’’ by Pro- 
fessor Smith, which he illustrated by a map of the locality 
and various specimens of Mundic Quartz. 
Thirty-seventh Monthly Meeting, Hall, Australian 
Library, 19th September, 1860. Sir William Denison in the 
Chair. 
Member elected.—Henry Cary Dangar Hsq. 
Mr. Proschel presented his map of New South Wales and 
part of Victoria. 
Papers read.—1. ‘‘On Bridge Building,’ by His Excel- 
lency the President, which he illustrated by numerous. 
drawings and plans of bridges. 2. ‘‘On the application of 
an Anti-Collision Dial of his own invention to prevent col- 
lisions at sea,”’ by Mr. C. J. Perry formerly Master Mariner 
and late Member of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria,, 
who exhibited the use of the Dial before the Society. 
