ABSTRACT OP PROCEEDINGS. XXXV11. 



Augustus William Galbraith, Oivil Engineer, Cock- 

 atoo Island, Sydney. 



Richard Ford Jenkins, Engineer for Boring, Irriga- 

 tion Commission, 6 Union Street, Mosman. 



Archibald Lang McLean, Doctor of Medicine, 'Gart- 

 fern,' North Road, Abbotsford. 



The President announced the death of Mr. W. A. Dixon, 

 f.c.s., and of Mr. S. L. Bensusan (in England) a former 

 member of this Society. 



It was also announced that Dr. F. Guy Griffiths had 

 gone on Active Service, and that Dr.T. Fiaschi had returned 

 from the front. 



One hundred and seventy parts, four volumes, five reports 

 and one calendar were laid upon the table. 



An interesting lecturette was delivered by Judge E. B. 

 Docker, m.a., on "Some Rocks of Scientific Interest," 

 illustrated by lantern slides. The subject included ex- 

 amples of the following: — "Weathering of protected Rocks 

 and Clays," " Rocks carved by Waves," " Nature's imita- 

 tive Sculptures," "Weathering of Trachytes," "Weathering 

 of Granites and Basaltic Columns." 



THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ : 



1. " Acacia Seedlings, Part III.," by R. H. Cambage, f.l.s. 



2. " On some New South Wales Ironbarks," by R. T. 



Baker, f.l.s. 



Remarks were made by Mr. J. H. Maiden and Mr. E. 

 Oheel. 



3. "Description of two Bora Grounds of the Kamilaroi 



Tribe," by R. H. Mathews, l.s. 

 Remarks were made by Judge Docker. 



4. "Note on the Great Australian Artesian Basin," by 



E. F. PlTTMAN, A.R.S.M. 



