XX11. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



Fleming, Edward Graham, Assoc. Memb. I. E. Engineers, etc., 



Electrical Engineer; Australian Olub. 

 Jevons, Herbert Stanley, Lecturer and Demonstrator, 



in Mineralogy and Petrology; University of Sydney. 

 Ramsay, Arthur Alex., Assistant Chemist, Department 



of Agriculture, 136 George-street, N. 



The certificates of three candidates were read for the 

 third time, and of two for the first time. 



The President announced that the fourth Science Lecture 

 for the present Session would be delivered on the 23rd 

 October, by Professor W. A. Haswell, m.a., d.sc, p.es., on 

 " Biology and Every-Day Life." 



Also that the Conversazione — which had been fixed for 

 Thursday, September 25th — would unfortunately have to 

 be postponed in consequence of the functions which were 

 to take place at the University during the Jubilee week. 

 The Conversazione would, however, be held at as early a 

 date as the use of the Great Hall could be obtained, and 

 due notice would be given to members. 



Twenty-two volumes, 204 parts, 6 reports and 9 pamph- 

 lets, total 241, received as donations were laid upon the 

 table and acknowledged. 



THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ I — 



1. " Languages of some native tribes of Queensland, New 

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



This paper dealt fully with the grammatical structure of 

 the speech of the native tribes inhabiting the Murray River 

 along the Victorian frontier, and stretching thence northerly 

 through the central and* western districts of New South 

 Wales to the 29th parallel of latitude, and continuing on- 

 wards far into Queensland. The author stated that if this 

 article be read in conjunction with a former contribution 

 by him on "The Aboriginal Languages of Victoria," and 



