ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. xliii. 



ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS, DECEMBER 5, 1900. 



The General Monthly Meeting of the Society was held at the 

 Society's House, No. 5 Elizabeth-street North, on Wednesday 

 evening, December 5th, 1900. 



The President, Prof. Liversidge, m.a., ll.d., f.r.s., in the Chair. 



Twenty-five members and four visitors were present. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The certificates of two candidates were read for the second 

 time. 



Messrs. David Fell and Lawrence Hargrave were appointed 

 Auditors for the current year. 



The President announced that the Council recommended the 

 election of the following gentlemen as Honorary Members of the 

 Society, viz : — 



Sir William Crookes, f.r.s. 



Sir W. Turner Thiselton Dyer, k.c.m.g., m.a., f.r.s. 



The election was carried unanimously. 



Printed copies of the alterations to the Rules, proposed by the 

 Council were distributed among the members and agreed to 

 unanimously. 



It was further resolved that the Rules be consecutively re- 

 numbered, so as to omit if possible, of the distinction of A and B; 

 such re-numbering to be left in the hands of the Council. 



THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ: 



1. "Intercolonial Water Rights as affected by Federation," by 

 H. G. Mc Kinney, m.e., m. inst. c.e. 



In explanation of the magnitude and importance of this question, 

 it was pointed out that the drainage area of the Murray River is 

 shared by four colonies as follows : — New South Wales 234,000 

 square miles, Queensland nearly 105,000 square miles, Victoria 

 nearly 51,000 square miles, and South Australia over 24,000 

 square miles ; making a gross area of 414,000 square miles. In 



