x. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 
The President announced the deaths of the following 
members:—Mr. J. BRooks, Mr. R. H. MATHEWS, Mr. C. H. 
Mynes and Mr. P.-R. PEDLEY. Mrs. Brooks and Miss 
MATHEWS wrote thanking the Society for sympathy in 
their bereavements. 
Three volumes, 126 parts, 5 reports and 1 map were laid 
upon the table. 
The President announced that the follow lectures 
would be delivered this Session:— 
1. Clarke Memorial Lecture by Professor R. J. A. BERRY, 
n “‘ Brain Growth, Nducation and Social Inefficiency.’’ 
2. Popular Science Lectures:—“*The Planet Mars,”’ by J. 
NANGLE, F.R.A.S. Some Modern Phases of Agriculture,”’ 
by H. W. Ports, F.L.s. “‘Radium,’”’ by S. RADCLIFF, 
F.C.S. 
THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ: 
1. ‘‘The Spine Mode of Centropyxis aculeata Stein,” by 
C. D. GILLIES, M.Sc. 
2. “‘A new species of Leptospermum and its Hssential Oil,’’ 
by R. W. CHALLINOR, F.C.S., EK. CHEEL and A. R. 
PENFOLD. Remarks were made by Messrs. H. G. 
SMITH, R. T. BAKER and A. B. HECTOR. 
3. ‘“Notes on some Permo-Carboniferous Fenestellidse 
(with descriptions of new species),’’ by O. F. LASERON. 
Remarks were made by the President. 
EXHIBIT : 
Mr. D. J. COLLEY sent as an exhibit, a Boulton two- 
penny piece struck in 1797, being one of two issues struck 
in order to prove the superiority for coinage work of 
steam power over horse power. 
JULY 3rd, 1918. 
The three hundred and ninety-eighth General Monthly 
Meeting was held at the Society’s AUIS) 5 Hlizabeth 
Street, Sydney. at 8 p.m. 
