ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. XV11. 



Messrs. D. J. Collet and E. O. Andrews were appointed 

 Scrutineers, and Dr. W. G. Woolnough deputed to preside 

 at the Ballot Box. 



The following gentleman was duly elected an ordinary 

 member of the Society. 



G. P. Longmuir, b.a., Science Master, Technical 

 College, Bathurst. 



The President announced that the Geological Section 

 would meet on Wednesday the 8th November, at 8 p.m. 



Fifteen Volumes, 121 parts, 14 pamphlets, 4 maps and 4 

 reports were laid upon the table. 



A letter from Mr. G. H. Blakemore re frost markings 

 was read. 



With reference to the death of Mr. William Sutherland, 

 ma., d.sc, of Melbourne, it was proposed by Professor 

 Pollock and seconded by Professor David, that a letter 

 of sympathy be forwarded to Miss Sutherland ; and 

 with reference to that of Mr. Norman Selfe, an old 

 member of the Society, it was moved by Mr. Houghton 

 seconded by Prof. David, that a letter of condolence be 

 sent to his family. 



the following papers were read: 



1. "An Autographic Air Plow Recorder," by W.R. Hebble- 



white, b.e., communicated by Prof. S. H. Barra- 



CLOUGH, B.E., M.M.E., etc. 



2. " Some New England Eucalypts and their Economics," 



by R. T. Baker, f.l.s., and H. G. Smith, f.c.s. 



3. "On Rock Specimens from Central and Western Aus- 



tralia," (collected by the Elder Scientific Exploring 

 Expedition of 1891-2), by J. Allan Thomson, b.a., b.sc, 

 f.g.s., communicated by Prof. T. W. E. David, b.a., 



C.M.G., F.R.S., Hon. D.Sc, Oxon, 

 b— D«c. 6, 1911. 



