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5. Wicks should be soft and well dried before a tire before 

 being inserted into the lamp. They should be of such a size to 

 fill the wick-space completely without having to be squeezed in, 

 and when first put in should be soaked with the oil. 



Management : — 1. The reservoir must be filled with oil every 

 time before using the lamp. 



2. On lighting, the wick should be turned low, and then 

 gradually turned up after putting the chimney on. 



3. Common flat wick lamps that have no extinguishers should 

 be put out as follows : — Turn down the wick until only a small 

 flickering flame is to be seen, then blow a sharp puff" of breath 

 ACROSS the top of the chimney, but never down it. In many of 

 the modern lamps it is merely necessary to turn down the wick 

 and the lamp may be left to go out of itself. 



4. Cans or bottles used for oil should be kept free from water 

 and dust, and must be kept closed, 



5. All lamps should be trimmed during the daylight, preferably 



In conclusion, Mr. Hamlet spoke upon the safety or the dangers 

 attending the use of the lamps referred to, and upon accidents, 

 fires, and explosions. Allusion was made to the Kerosene Act 

 and to oil testing, and to the economy of the kerosene lamp. 



A vote of thanks to the lecturer for his interesting dissertation 

 closed the proceedings. 



Twenty-one members were present. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The certificates of three candidates were read for the third time, 

 of one for the second time, and of one for the first time. 



The following gentlemen were duly elected ordinary members 

 of the Society : — 



Berney, George Augustus ; Sydney. 

 Campbell, G. S. ; Sydney. 

 Farr, J. J., J. P. ; Marrickville. 



The Chairman announced that the Clarke Memorial Lectures, 

 arranged to be delivered on November the 13th, 20th, and 27th 

 inst., had been unavoidably postponed until April or May next, 

 on account of Mr. Wilkinson having been unable to prepare the 

 lectures through absence from Sydney on Departmental business. 



He also announced* with regret the death of the Rev. J. E. 

 Tenison-Woods, f.g.s., f.l.s., who had been an honorary member 

 of this Society since 1875, and drew attention to an enlarged 



