ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS, XXV. 
ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS, SEPTEMBER 2, 1908. 
The General Monthly Meeting of the Society was held 
at the Society’s House, No. 5 EHlizabeth-street North, on 
Wednesday evening, September 2nd, 1908. 
W. M. HAMLET, F.1.C., F.c.S., President, in the Chair. 
Thirty-two members and two visitors were present. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and 
confirmed. 
Two hew members enrolled their names and were formally 
introduced. 
Dr. MARDEN and Mr. L. HARGRAVE were appointed 
Scrutineers, and Mr. H. DEANE deputed to preside at the 
Ballot Box. 
The certificate of one candidate was read for the second 
time, 
The following gentleman was duly elected an ordinary 
member of the Society :— 
MEARES, FREDERICK THOMAS DEVENISH, Hngineer, 37 
Wynyard Square. 
The President made the following announcements :— 
1. That the monthly meeting of the Engineering Section 
would be held on Wednesday, September 16th at 8 p.m. 
2. That the fourth Popular Science Lecture of the Session 
on “Carbon Dioxide and some of its Properties,” by T. 
STEEL, F.L.S.,(illustrated by experiments) would be delivered 
on Thursday, September 17th, at 8 p.m. 
3d. He reminded the members that the Conversazione 
would be held on Tuesday evening September 22nd in the 
Great Hall of the University, and that particulars of 
exhibits should be sent to the Hon. Secretaries as soon as 
possible, so as to appear in the catalogue. 
