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—eight papers ; on the influence of the Australian climate in producing 
modifications of diseases—nil; on the infusoria peculiar to Australia— 
one paper; on the water supply in the interior of New South Wales— 
four papers. The council at its meeting on the 26th November, 1884, 
awarded the prize of £25 and the society’s medal, which had been offered 
for the best communication on the ‘Water Supply in the interior of New 
South Wales,’ to Mr. W. E. Abbott, Abbotsford, Wingen. The papers 
upon the otner subjects were considered of insufficient merit, the council 
accordingly was unable to award the other prizes. The council has 
since issued the following list of subjects, with the offer of the society’s 
bronze medal and a prize of £25 for each of the best researches, if of 
sufficient merit:—Series IV.—To be sent !in not later than May lst, 
1885: No. 13. Anatomy and life history of the echidna and platypus, 
the society’s medal and £25; No. 14. Anatomy and life history of 
Mollusca peculiar to Australia, the society’s medaland £25; No. 15. 
chemical composition of the products from the so called kerosene shale 
of New South Wales, the society’s medal and £25. Series V.—To be 
sent in not later than May Ist, 1886: No. 16. On the chemistry of the 
Australian gums and resins, the society’s medal and £25; No. 17. On 
the tin deposits of New South Wales, the society’s medal and £25; No. 
18. On the iron ore deposits of New South Wales, the society’s medal 
and £25; No. 19. List of the marine fauna of Port Jackson, with des- 
criptive notes as to habits, distribution, &c., the society’s medal and £25. 
Series VI.—To be sent in not later than May Ist, 1887: No. 20. On 
the silver ore deposits of New South Wales, the Society’s medal and 
£25; No. 21. Origin and mode of occurrence of gold-bearing veins and 
of the associated minerals, the society’s medal and £25; No. 22. 
Influence of the Australian climate in producing modifications of 
diseases, the society’s medal and £25; No. 23. On the infusoria peculiar 
to Australia, the society’s medal and £25. The general account showed 
that the receipts for the year amounted to £1205 11s. 8d., and that the 
expenditure had heen only £17 2s. 1d. short of it. Nearly £400 had 
been expended upon books and periodicals. The receipts of the building 
fund account amounted to £219 19s. 5d., and £200 had been paid away 
in reduction of the mortgage. The assets of the society were stated at 
£7177 8s. 10d., and the liabilities at £926 17s. The Clarke Memorial 
Fund account was stated to amount to £241 16s. 6d. 
New Members.—Messrs. R. Chadwick, W. C. Morgan, M.D., A. 
J. Park, and W. N. Vernon, M.S.A. 
Office Bearers.—President: Professor Liversidge, F.R.S., F.C.S., 
F.G.8., &e. Vice-Presidents: Hon. Professor Smith, C.M.G., M.D., 
M.L.C., &c., H. G. A. Wright, M.R.C.S.E. Hon. Treasurer: Robert 
Hunt, F.G.8., &c. Hon. Secretazies: Dr. Leibius, M.A., F.C.8., Dr. 
W. C. Wilkinson, Members of Council: Charles Moore, F.L.8., H. C. . 
Russell, B.A., F.R.A.S., P. R. Pedley, Dr. C. K. Mackellar, Christopher 
Rolleston, C.M.G., C. 8. Wilkinson, F.G.S. 
The retiring President, Mr. H. C. Russell, then delivered a long 
and interesting address, from which we extract the following :—Some 
few months ago it occurred to me that it would be desirable to put a 
self-recording gauge on Lake George with a view of keeping a continuous 
record of evaporation, and other changes of level in it; and as soon as 
the instrument could be got ready, I put it up on the west side of the 
lake, in front of Douglas House, which is about a mile from the present 
