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Series XVI. — To be sent in not later than 1st May 1897. 



No. 52 — On the Embryology and Development of the Echidna 



or Platypus. 

 No. 53 — The Chemical Composition of the Products from the 



so-called Kerosene Shale of New South Wales. 

 No. 54 — On the Mode of Occurrence, Chemical Composition, 

 and Origin of Artesian Water in New South 

 Wales. 

 No paper was sent in on any of the subjects. 



With regard to the following, for which the Society offers its 

 medal and ten guineas : — 



Series XVII. — To be sent in not later than 1st May, 1898. 

 No. 55 — On the Iron-ore deposits of New South Wales. 

 One paper has been received, but has not yet been adjudicated 

 upon. 



The subject for which the Society now offers its medal and ten 

 guineas is as follows : — 



Series XVIII. — To be sent in not later than 1st May, 1899. 

 No. 56 — On the Life History of the Australasian Teredo, 

 and of other species of Australasian wood-eating 

 Marine Invertebrata, and on the means of pro- 

 tecting timber from their attack. 



I now come to the second part of my address and submit a 

 statement of some of the more important discoveries and events 

 of the past year. In this account I have deemed it advisable to 

 leave out medical practice entirely, and to confine myself chiefly 

 to engineering, general mechanical and mining, and to natural 

 science. 



Part II. — Brief note of work done outside the Society dur- 

 ing THE PAST YEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO AUSTRALIA. 



Railway Commissioners' Department. — The following matter is 

 worthy of special note. A fresh class of new stock — corridor 

 cars — was added during the year, and the first instalment of the 

 Australian consolidated engines, which are the most powerful in 

 Australia, has arrived. This engine embodies the best qualities 



