ABSTRACT OP PROCEEDINGS. XXXI. 



2. That the fifth (and Final) Clarke Memorial Lecture of 

 this Session would be delivered on Monday, November 18th 

 at 8 p.m., on "The Permo-Carboniferous Fauna and its 

 relations." by W. S. Dun, Palaeontologist, Department of 

 Mines. 



3. That the montlily meeting of the Engineering Section 

 would be held on Wednesday, November 20th, at 8 p.m. 



The certificate of one candidate was read for the first time. 



Thirty volumes, 219 parts, 10 reports, 7 pamphlets, and 

 13 maps, total 279, received as donations since the previous 

 meeting, were laid upon the table and acknowledged. 



The following letter was read : — 



Bowden Green, Pangbourne, Berks, 



August 27, 1907. 

 Mrs. Kemp and family return grateful thanks for kind letter sent in 

 sympathy for the great loss of her brother Sir Benjamin Baker, also for 

 the kind expressions of appreciation of his work. 



THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ : 



1. ''Notes on the Arranda Tribe," by R. H. Mathews, l.s. 



2. "A short accurate method for the estimation of iron, 



alumina and phosphoric acid when occurring together," 

 by Thomas Cooksey, Ph.D., b.sc, 



Some questions were asked by Mr. J. A. Schofield. 



8. " Note on the formation of formaldehyde in solutions of 

 cane sugar and its bearing on Hehner's test for form- 

 aldehyde in saccharine mixtures," by A. Alexander 

 Ramsay. 



In the author's absence, the paper was read by Mr. F. B. 

 Guthrie. 



Remarks were made by Dr. Harker, Mr. J. A. Schofield, 

 Professor Liversidge, and Dr. Cooksey. Mr. Guthrie 

 replied. 



