XX11. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



Mr. E. O. Andrews, President, in the Ohair. 



Sixty-seven members and three visitors were present. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



The certificates of two candidates for admission as 

 ordinary members were read for the first time. 



The President announced that at the December meeting 

 reference would be made by several speakers to the form- 

 ation of the first scientific Society in Australia, the Philo- 

 sophical Society of Australasia, which was founded in 

 1821, and was the forerunner of the Royal Society of 

 New South Wales. 



The following donations were laid upon the table: — 4 

 volumes, 316 parts and 2 reports. 



THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ: 



1. "Two Pinnate Leaf Boronias and their Essential Oils, 



with description of a new species," by A. R. Penfold, 

 F.c.s., and M. B. Welch, b.Sc ., a.i.c. Remarks were 

 made by Mr. Maiden. 



2. "The Occurrence of Rutin in the leaves of the Boronia 



(N.O. Rutacese)," by F. R. Morrison, (communicated 

 by A. R. Penfold, F.c.s.). Remarks were made by 

 Mr. Challinor. 



3. " Notes on the Occurrence in New South Wales, Aus- 



tralia, of the perfect stage of a Sclerotinia causing 

 brown rot of fruits," by T. H. Harrison, (communicated 

 by W. L. Waterhouse, B.Sc ). Remarks were made by 

 Mr. O. O. Hamblin. 



Lecturette. — Professor Sir Edgeworth David gave an 

 interesting lecturette on "Problems in the Geology of South 

 and Western Australia," and on the motion of Mr. O, A. 

 Sussmilch was accorded a most cordial vote of thanks. 



