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The Chairman made the following announcements : — 



1. That the General Monthly Meeting would be held on the 3rd 



of October instead of the 10th, as stated on the printed cards. 



2. That the Council had decided to hold a Conversazione in the 



Great Hall of the University on the 5th December. 



3. He drew attention to the meeting of the Australasian Associ- 



ation for the Advancement of Science to be held in Brisbane 

 in January next. 



Twenty volumes, one hundred and twenty parts, two reports, 

 ninety pamphlets, five hydrographic charts, and sixteen meteoro- 

 logical diagrams received as donations since the last meeting, 

 were laid upon the table and acknowledged. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On some Stone Implements used by the Aborigines of New 



South Wales," by R. H. Mathews, l.s. 



2. "Recent Researches in the Testing of Cement," by W. S. 



de Lisle Roberts. 



Some remarks were made by the Chairman, Messrs. Speak, 

 Hamlet, W. D. Campbell, Prof. David, and the Author. It 

 was resolved that the discussion be adjourned and resumed 

 before the Engineering Section. 



3. " A comparison of the Languages of Ponape and Hawaii," by 



the late Rev, E. T. Doane, with additional notes and illus- 

 trations by Sidney H. Ray. 



Exhibits. 

 " The Structure of Gold Nuggets," by Prof. Liversidge, some 

 remarks were made by Messrs. Benbow, Hamlet, and Prof. David. 



Star and Cloud Photographs, also a Map of the locality where 

 a Meteor fell near Sydney, in June last, by H. C. Russell, b.a., 

 C.M.G., f.r.s. Remarks were made by Prof, David, and Messrs. 

 Grimshaw and Benbow. 



Stone Implements used by the Aborigines of New South Wales 

 by R. H. Mathews, l.s. 



