XXXI V PROCEED TNG 8. 



Five new candidates were proposed and seconded. 

 The following donations were laid upon the table : — 



" Statistical Register of the Colony of Victoria for the year 



1874" ; Parts, 1, 2, 3. Blue Book. 

 •' Agricultural Statistics, 1874-75," from the Government 



Statist of Victoria. 

 " Studies from the Physiological Laboratory in the University 



of Cambridge." Part 1, from Professor Liversidge. 

 " Proceedings of the Royal Society of London." Vol. XXIII, 



Nos. 157 and 158, from the Royal Society. 

 " Results of Meteorological Observations made in New South 



Wales, during the year 1873," from the Government 



Observatory, Sydney. 

 "Transactions of the Royal Society of Tasmania." Vol. I of 



old series, Vol. II of old series, Vol. Ill, parts 1 and 2 of 



old series. New series, 1863 to 1868 inclusive. 



Mr. S. L. Bensusan then read his paper entitled, " Facts in 

 American Mining." 



Mr. Bensusan displayed some fine samples of silicate of nickel 

 from New Caledonia, together with samples of metallic nickel, 

 extracted here by a commercial process from the ore, and stated 

 that an approved process may be adopted here with advantage, 

 and that the principal credit for that improvement is due to Mr. 

 Latta. Also samples of very fine chromate of iron from the 

 same place. Specimens of coal from the neighbourhood of 

 Noumea was also shown, but the age was undetermined, owing to 

 the absence of any of the characteristic fossils. Mr. Bensusan 

 also showed specimens of vein and stream tin from Mount 

 Bischoff, Tasmania, and bismuth from Mount Ramsay, Tasmania. 



The meeting then adjourned until the 7th July. 



WEDNESDAY, 7th JULY, 1875. 



The Honorable John Smith, M.D., in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following gentlemen were duly elected ordinary members 

 of the Society, viz. : — 



W. H. Tulloh, Thos. B. Belgrave, M.D., 



R. H. Matthews, Rev. George Sheppard,B. A., 



George Turner. 



Six new candidates were proposed and seconded. 



The " Statistical Register of the Colony of Victoria for 1874," 

 Part 4, Law, Crime, &c, was laid upon the table by the Chairman, 



