314 Proceedings, &c., 1866. 
“also submit for the approval of members an alteration in Law 
PEKIN, 
“The Council, considering that the Royal Society of Victoria is 
“a link connecting Australia with the older countries in all matters 
“‘ pertaining to Science, Literature, and Art, confidently trust that 
“ the year 1867 will prove a successful one, bothin the number and 
*“‘ value of papers read, and in the activity displayed in enlisting the 
“‘ sympathies of those calculated to advance the Society and place it 
“‘ in a position to foster Science, and develop the resources of the 
* Colony of Victoria.” 
