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The following letter was read from Lady Von Haast : — 



180 Worcester Street, Christen urch, N.Z. 



Lady Von Haast desires to express her heartfelt thanks to the 

 members of the Royal Society of New South Wales for their high 

 appreciation of the life and labours of her late husband, Sir Julius Von 

 Haast, and also for their kind expression of deep sympathy with her in 

 her great sorrow and irreparable loss. 



Mr. William M. Hamlet, F.C.S., Government Analyst, read a 

 paper on " The presence of fusel oil in beer " 



A discussion ensued in which the following gentlemen took part, 

 viz. : Mr. W. A. Dixon, Rev. S. Wilkinson, Mr. 0. A. Smith, 

 Dr. Leibius, and the Chairman. 



The thanks of the Society were accorded to Mr. Hamlet for his 

 valuable paper. 



Eighteen members were present. 



The following donations were laid upon the table and 

 acknowledged : — 



Donations Received during the Month of October, 1887. 



(The Names of the Donors are in Italics.) 



TRANSACTIONS, JOURNALS, REPORTS, &c. 



Amsterdam — "Revue Coloniale Internationale," Tome V., 



Nos. 3 and 4, Sept,, Oct., 1887. The Editors. 



Baltimore — Johns Hopkins University. American Chem- 

 ical Journal, Vol. VIII. , Nos. 4, 5, 6, 1886. American 

 Journal of Mathematics, Vol. VIII., Nos. 3 and 4, 

 1886 ; Vol. IX., No. 2, 1887. American Journal of 

 Philology, Vol. VII., Nos. 2 and 3, (Whole Nos. 26 

 and 27) 1886. Annual Report, (Eleventh) of the 

 President, 1886. Circulars, Vol. V., Nos. 50 to 54, 

 1886; Vol. VI., No. 55, 1887. Studies from the 

 Biological Laboratory, Vol. III., No. 8, 1886. 

 Studies in Historical and Political Science, Fourth 

 Series, Nos. 7 to 12, 1886 ; Fifth Series, Nos. 1 to 3, 

 1887. The Johns Hopkins University. 



Boston — American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Pro- 

 ceedings, New Series, Vol. XIV., (Whole Series Vol. 

 XXII.) Part I., 1886. The Academy. 



Brisbane — Acclimatisation Society of Queensland. Report 



of the Council for the year 1886. The Society. 



Brussels— Socicte Royale Malacologique de Belgique. Annales 

 Tome XXL, ( Quatrieme Serie, Tome I. ) 1886. 

 Proces-Verbaux des Seances, Tome XVI., pp. 1 — 80, 



1887. 



•Cordoba — Academia Nacional de Ciencias. Boletin, Tome 



IX., Entrega 3a, Oct., 1886. The Academy. 



Edinburgh — Scottish Geographical Society. " The Scottish 



Geographical Magazine, Vol. III., No. 8, August, 1887. The Society. 



