ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. XVil. 
17 Victoria-street, Westminster, S.W., 
25 June, 1908. 
The Honorary Secretary, the Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney. 
Dear Sir,—I have received your letter of the 15th May, telling me that 
the Royal Society of New South Wales has elected me an Honorary 
Member of their Society. I am much obliged for your letter, and hope 
that you will tell the Council of the Society that I consider this election 
a very great honour, and that Iam proud to belong to what I suppose is 
the oldest of the Colonial Scientific Societies. I have never had the 
pleasure of visiting Sydney, but I am still not too old to look forward to 
it as one.of the pleasant possibilities of life, and if I find myself there it 
will give me great pleasure to claim the privileges of membership, and 
present myself at the Society’s House. Believe me to remain with many 
thanks, Yours very truly, ALEX. B. W. KENNEDY. 
THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ: 
1. ‘‘The Pines of Australia, Part I.,”’ by R.T. BAKER, F.L.S., 
Curator and Government Economic Botanist, and 
H. G. SMITH, F.c.S., Assistant Curator and Hconomic 
Chemist, Technological Museum, Sydney. 
Remarks were made by Mr. J. H. MAtpEN, Mr. W. 
FREEMAN and the Chairman. 
2. ‘‘Contributions to the Flora of Australia,’? by ALFRED 
J. EHWART, D.Sc, Ph.D., F.LS, Government Botanist of 
Victoria and Professor of Botany at the Melbourne 
University, and Miss JEAN WHITES, M.sc., Government 
Research Scholar, assisted by Mr. J. R. Tovey, First 
Herbarium Assistant, Melbourne Herbarium. (Oom- 
municated by J. H. MAIpEn.) 
Abstract of lecture on ‘‘ Life under increased Atmos- 
pheric Pressure,’’ by H. G. CHAPMAN, M.D., B.S., delivered 
16th July, 1908.—In diving and sub-aqueous engineering 
works the entrance of water into the diving suit, or caisson,. 
is prevented by the maintenance of increased atmospheric 
pressure within the closed apparatus. The pressure is kept. 
ata slightly higher level than that of the water at the 
depth at which operations are carried on. Under these- 
b -August 5, 1908. 
