ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. XX111. 



Remarks were made by Dr. Walter Spencer, Mr. C. 

 Hedley, and the Chairman. 



4. "Note on the action of limy on the available soil con- 

 stituents," by P. B. Guthrie, f.i.c., f.c.s., and L. 

 Oohen. 



Remarks were made by Mr. Loxley Meggitt, Mr. J. A. 

 Schofield, and Prof. Liversidge. The authors replied. 



EXHIBIT. 



Mr. H. A. Lenehan exhibited a series of enlarged photo- 

 graphs of the comet now visible ; also a graphic model of 

 the comet's orbit, supplied by Mr. G. Butterfield. 



Abstract of lecture on " Our Health Resorts," by T. 

 Storie Dixson, m.b., cm. (Edin.), delivered 15th August, 

 1907. — The lecturer first directed attention to the fact that 

 though in the earlier days of the colonies, Australia had a 

 considerable reputation as a health resort, more especially 

 for consumptives, in one of the most recent books on 

 Olimatotherapy, published in Great Britain, the only refer- 

 ence to this continent was included in five lines descriptive 

 of the climate of Melbourne. Even though we may not 

 wish to import invalids from other countries, for the sake 

 of our own sufferers we should make the most of our 

 opportunities ; that we have failed to do this, is in part 

 due to the sparseness of oar population. In later years, 

 thanks chiefly to the efforts of the late Mr. H. O. Russell, 

 most valuable and detailed information has been placed at 

 our disposal. In many respects our coast has advantages 

 unequalled in Great Britain, or indeed in Europe. The 

 purity of the sea-water and its warmth even in winter, are 

 only rivalled on the shores of the Mediterranean. The 

 facilities for sea-bathing, boating, and other salutary exer- 

 cises, added to the cheering effect of the exquisite scenery 



