Xll. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



Andrews, E. C, b.a., Department of Mines. 

 Johnston, Thomas Harvey, m.a., b. sc, Bureau of 



Microbiology. 

 Yeomans, Richard John, 14 Castlereagh-street. 



The President made the following announcements : — 



1. That the second Popular Science Lecture of the Session 

 would be delivered on Thursday, July 15th at 8 p.m., on 

 " Some recent work in connection with Radio-activity" by 

 J. P. V. Madsen, B.E., P. Sc. 



2. That 27 volumes, 213 parts, 15 reports and 12 pamphlets, 

 total 267, received as donations since the last meeting were 

 laid upon the table and acknowledged. 



A letter was received from Mrs. J. T. Wilshire desiring 

 to convey to the members of Council her sincere thanks for 

 their kind message of sympathy in the sad loss sustained 

 by the death of her husband. 



THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ I 



1. " Description of a new Haemoprotozoa from Birds in 



N. S. Wales," by J. Burton Oleland, m.d., ch.M., and 

 T. Harvey Johnston, m.a., b. so. 



2. " On a new Melanin-producing Haematozoon from an 



Australian Tortoise," by T. Harvey Johnston, m.a., b.sc 

 and J. Burton Oleland, m.d., ch. m. 



3. " On a new Reptilian Oestode," by T. Harvey Johnston, 



M.A, B. Se. 



Remarks were made by Messrs. 0. Hedley, J. A. Scho- 

 field, and the President. 



4. "On the Discrepancy between the Results Obtained by 



Experiments in Manuring, etc., in Pots and in the 

 Field," by Lionel Cohen. (Communicated by P. B. 

 Guthrie, f.i.c, f.c.s.) 

 Remarks were made by Mr. 0. Ross. Mr. L. Cohen, 

 replied. 



