ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. XXXI. 



for the laevopinene, the old name Eucalyptene remaining for the 

 dextrorotatory form. 



2. "Current Papers, No. 3," by H. C. Russell, b.a., c.m.g., p.r.s. 



Since the previous paper on this subject was read one hundred 

 and fifty-five papers have been collected, and a large percentage 

 of them are of great interest. Seven were thrown over by Royal 

 Mail Steamships between Ceylon and Aden, and with two excep- 

 tions were found on the coast of Africa, one on Farquhar Island 

 and the other on the southern coast of Madagascar. It is note- 

 worthy that these were all between the Equator and 24° South^ 

 No papers have been found in the sea between 24° and 30° South 

 and thence southward all the papers have travelled to the east. 

 A few papers found in the Indian Ocean north of the equator 

 have also gone to the east. On the south coast they have followed 

 the usual easterly course. In Tasman Sea several have followed 

 ■unusual courses to north-north-east, one thrown over near Gabo 

 was found on an island near the north of New Caledonia, another 

 thrown over in the latitude of Gabo, but further east, was found 

 on one of the New Hebrides islands. Of those thrown over by 

 R.M.S. Ormuz when near Gabo, two are very remarkable, one 

 three miles off Green Cape at 10*15 a.m. was found on the west 

 coast of Zealand ; at noon on the same day, twenty miles north of 

 the position of the first one, a second bottle was thrown over, and 

 it was found on the beach between Sydney and Newcastle. 



EXHIBITS. 



1. Prof. Liversidge, m.a., ll.d., f.r.s., exhibited specimens of 

 the blue pigment which he had separated from Heliopora ccerulea, 

 brought by Prof. David from Funafuti, together with solutions of 

 it and of indigo for comparison. 



2. Prof. T. P. Anderson Stuart, m.d., exhibited a specimen 

 of artificial silk, and showed the acetylene light. 



3. Mr. Russell exhibited Dine's Portable Anemometer. 



4. Prof. David exhibited specimens of cores of coral rock from 

 the Funafuti Bore from depths of eight hundred and fifty to nine 



