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WEDNESDAY, JUNE ^ 1890. 



Dr. Leibius, m.a., f.c.s., President, in the Chair. 



Forty-five members were present. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Certificate of one new candidate was read for the third 

 time, of five for the second time, and of seven for the first time. 



The following gentleman was duly elected an ordinary member 

 of the Society : — ■ 



Mathias, William Lloyd, m.r.c.s.e., l.r.c.p.l., Sydney. 



The following amendments to Rule 3, proposed at the General 

 Monthly Meeting held May 7th were agreed to, being carried 

 unanimously viz. : — 



1. Moved by Prof. Liversidge, that after the words ' one year ' 

 it read " four Yice-Presidents, a Treasurer, and one or more Secre- 

 taries, who with ten other members shall constitute a Council for 

 the management of the affairs of the Society." 



2. Moved by Sir Alfred Roberts, " that the other officers of the 

 Society shall consist of a President, who shall not hold office for 

 more than two years, &c." 



Mr. Lawrence Hargrave read a paper on " A compressed-air 

 Flying-machine." 



Remarks were made by Mr. H. C. Russell, and the Chairman. 



Mr. Walter Shellshear, A.M.i.c.E.,read a paper "On the treatment 

 of slips on the Illawarra Railway at Stan well Park." 



A discussion followed in which Messrs. C. Moore, H. Deane, 

 and the author took part. 



In the absence of the author, Mr. J. F. Mann read a paper by 

 Mr. F. B. W. Woolrych on " Native names of some of the Runs 

 &c. in the Lachlan district." 



Mr. Charles Moore, f.l.s., read a paper " Remarks on a new 

 plant rich in tannin." 



A discussion followed in which Messrs. H. C. L. Anderson, W. 

 M. Hamlet, F. B. Kyngdon, the Chairman and the author took 

 part. 



The thanks of the Society were accorded to the various authors 

 for their valuable papers. 



Two new filmy ferns were exhibited and described by Mr. 

 Charles Moore, f.l.s. 



