ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. XV. 



THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ. 



1. "On the Essential Oil of Eucalyptus Smiihii, from vari- 



ous forms of Growth," by H. G. Smith, f.c.s. Remarks 

 were made by the President. 



2. "On the Composition of Human Milk in Australia," 



Part I, by H. S. H. Wardlaw, b.Sc. Remarks were 

 made by Dr. Chapman, Professor Fawsitt and the 

 President. 



3. "Notes on Australian Fungi," No. 2, by J. B. Cleland, 



m.d., Ch.M., and E. Cheel. 



4. "Description of New Australian Blood-sucking Flies 



belonging to the family Leptidae," by Eustace W. 

 Ferguson, m.b., Ch.M. (Communicated by J. B. Cle- 

 land, m.d.) 



SEPTEMBER 1st, 1915. 



The three hundred and seventy-sixth General Monthly 

 Meeting of the Royal Society of New South Wales was 

 held at the Society's House, 5 Elizabeth Street, at 8 p.m. 



Dr. Greig-Smith, President, in the Chair. 



Thirty-six members and two visitors were present. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



The President made the following announcements: — 

 1. That the Council had been considering the question of 

 local scientific assistance in connection with the present 

 war, and a copy of the following resolution had been for- 

 warded to the Premier: — "That the Council of the Royal 

 Society offers the services of the Society to the Govern- 

 ment, in connection with any scientific matter arising out 

 of the present war, on which the Government desires its 

 assistance." 



Hh— December 1, 1915. 



