XXV111. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



H. D. Walsh, b.a.i., m. i M t. cm, President, in the Chair. 

 Thirty-eight members and three visitors were present. 

 The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



Eleven volumes, 152 parts, 16 reports, 8 pamphlets, and 

 1 map, total 188, received as Donations since the last meet- 

 ing, were laid upon the table and acknowledged. 



THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ : 



1. "Rigid Stable Aeroplanes," by L. Hargrave. 



2. " Note on the new Wiechert Seismometers at River view 



College, Sydney," by Rev. E. F. Pigot, b.a., m.b., 

 (with lantern illustrations). 



Remarks were made by Prof. Pollock, Dr. Spencer and 

 Dr. Woolnough. The Rev. E. F. Pigot replied. 



3. " Note on Goulburn Water," by E. J. Burrows, Caird 



Scholar, Univ. (Communicated by Prof. Schofield). 

 Remarks were made by Dr. Stokes and Mr. W. J. 

 Clunies Ross. 



4. " Chemical examination of the oil from the seeds of 



Bursaria spinosa (Blackthorn)," by E. Griffiths, b.sc. 

 (Communicated by Prof. Schofield). 



5. "On the anatomy of Monopylidium passer '£nwm,Fuhrm." 



by T. Harvey Johnston, m.a., b.sc, Assistant Govern- 

 ment Microbiologist. 



6. " Paper on Lope de Vega," (continued) by L. Hargrave. 



exhibit : 

 Mr. T. Harvey Johnston exhibited a series of entozoa 

 comprising the following: — (1) larvse of Gastrophilus 

 nasalis, Linn., and of (2) G. equi, Fabr., both from horses 

 (N.S.W.), the adult bot fly, G. equi, being also shown; (3) 

 the larva of the sheep-bot Oestrus ovis, Linn., from head 

 sinuses of the sheep (N.S. Wales); (4) Hypoderma bovis, 



