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Sydney, December 5, 1892. 
The Hon. Secretary, Royal Society of N.S.W. 
Dear Sir,—I enclose herewith a cheque for one hundred pounds, which 
sum I desire to be placed in the hands of the Council of the Royal Society 
of New South Wales, with the object of bringing about an exhaustive 
study of certain features of Australian weather. 
I will in a short time, and in another letter, indicate more fully the 
particular weather features, the study of which I desire to promote. 
Believe me, 
Yours very truly, 
RALPH ABERCROMBY, 
by H. C. RUSSELL. 
Mr. RvussE Lt, in a letter to the Society on the subject, said that 
the points for consideration which the Hon. Mr. Abercromby had 
mentioned to him were—the effect of the north-west monsoon and 
our southerly busters. Mr. Abercromby, however, had not quite 
made up his mind, and was not sure whether the appointment of 
a committee or the offering of prizes would the better fulfil the 
purpose he had in view. It was unanimously resolved that a 
letter be sent to Mr. Abercromby thanking him for his gift and 
also for the confidence which he had placed in the Council. 
The following papers were read :— 
1. “Observations on Shell Heaps and Shell Beds: the signifi- 
cance and importance of the record they afford,” by E. J. 
STATHAM, Assoc. Inst. C.E. 
Remarks were made by Messrs. C. W. Darley, C. Hedley, 
L. Hargrave, and W. M. Hamlet. 
2. “A New Mineral from Broken Hill,” by C. W. Marsu, 
(communicated by Prof. Liversidge). 
3. “Notes on some Australian Stone Weapons,” by Professor 
LIVERSIDGE, M.A., F.R.S. 
4, ‘‘ Notes on the recent Cholera Epidemic in Germany,” by Dr. 
SCHWARZBACH. 
Remarks were made by Mr. Hamlet, and Prof. Anderson 
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