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7th November, 1897, in the prime of life, is an event much to be 

 regretted, as in him Science in the Southern Hemisphere has lost 

 a most zealous student and able worker. Several papers of special 

 Australian interest have been published in England, and being 

 such it would appear proper to make a reference to them here. 

 Among these are papers by Dr. Robt. Brown on the Morphology 

 of Jacobsen's organ in Mammalia, and by Mr. J. Y. Hill on the 

 Placenta of Parameles. 



Macleay Bacteriologist. — The bequest of Sir William Macleay for 

 the purpose of endowing bacteriological research, which, although 

 accepted with the imposed conditions by the University was 

 afterwards returned by that body with the sanction of the Court 

 of Equity, was taken up by the Linnean Society of New South 

 Wales and recently the appointment of a bacteriologist has been 

 made. It will be known to some of us that the Council of the 

 Linnean Society in 1896 offered the salary of .£350 per year to 

 the successful applicant — invitations having been issued to all 

 parts of the world. The number of candidates forthcoming was 

 not considered sufficient to make the Council sure that they could 

 not do better if their objects were made more widely known. It 

 was decided therefore to postpone the appointment, and after a 

 time to advertise afresh and raise the salary to £400. At the 

 end of last year fresh applications were received, and after con- 

 siderable deliberation two candidates were selected, and ultimately 

 Mr. Greig Smith, B. Sc. Edin., M. Sc. Durh., F.C.S., was appointed 

 as Macleay Bacteriologist. 



Communication with New Hebrides and other Islands. — It is of 

 interest to record that a steam service has been started by Burns, 

 Philp and Co., to the New Hebrides touching at Norfolk Island 

 and Lord Howe Island. The service is to be subsidised to the 

 extent of £1,200 by the Government of this Colony, and £800 

 by that of Victoria. Convenient access to these islands for 

 scientific investigation will thus be afforded. With regard to the 

 New Hebrides, it is to be remarked that "the French Govern- 

 ment pay an annual subsidy of £16,000, and by this means they 



