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Proceedings. 



ThoHc rocoinmoiKliitioim arc bancd on tlio four paraf^^raplm beaded 

 The J*niitcrl,y of tlic Society,'' in llic prospectuH of the I'hilosophical 

 So(^icl,y. Sonic altcnitioiiH, however, it will he Heen Jiave heen inadc, 

 becaiiHc it was not deemed (lesiral)le that iriodelH and hooks jireBcnted to 

 the Hociety Hhoidd panH out of their hand.s, hecaune the first of these 

 ])araf;raphH, Hlerally interpreted, would deprive the society of all 

 pro|K'rty whatsoever, even in their own tntJisartioiiH, and because such 

 niter|iretatioii contradicts the third ])aragraph, which has heen adopted 

 verbatiju- 



'I1mt the Hubscriptions iit present jiayable l>y tlie inembcrH of the 

 IMrd()Hopliiral Society and of tlie Vif^torian institute respectively, be 

 roMsi(U'rt^d tlie suhsci iptions due to the Thilosophi* a! Society of Victoria 

 for the curi-ent year, alter which the subst ription to the riiilosophical 

 Institute can 1h; fixtid liy that body. 



In recoinuuMidin^^ that the Victoiian Institute and riiilosoidiical 

 Society be amalgamated on the above general terms, the I'act has been 

 bornt! in mind t hat, aftei' amalgamation, these terms would he subject to 

 C(uni)h'te revision by the i'hil()sophit',al liislitule, :uul that all details <^aji 

 be most, proin i ly adjusted hy general vote ol' the united Ixaly. In c<m- 

 < lusi(m, therefore, the mend)ers of the conference appointe{l to consider 

 the terms of the proposed amalj;amation, strongly recommend that to 

 I>ring about that desirable end, minor objections should he waived and 

 concessions fri;ely nnule on both sides, as such concessions will merely 

 he rtMpiired to permit tin; ])reliminary dilllculties to be overcome, and 

 will not h(^ permanent uidess hereafter aj>proved l)y the membcra of the 

 I'hilosoijhical Institute of Victoria. 



I'KKI). SINNKT'r, Cjiaikman. 

 The following presents were acknowledged: — 



A large number of specimens with numerous fossil remains, from the 

 Andeison's ('reek (iold Digf^iugs, collected hy Messrs. lilan- 

 dovvski, Acheson, and Wekey. These spe(wmens arc ol' great 

 Hcieutilic interest as they may he considered to iurnish data tor 

 determining the geological age oi* our earliest gold tit'ld. 



Filly specinu'us ()(' (lilferent species of Mollusca, collected at Healcr'tJ 

 (love, and forwarded by Dr. K. Mueller, for the Museum Dr. 

 Miuiller likewise exhihitetl a very singular specimen of ])hos])ho- 

 resceut ])lant, the luminous aijurirus. The ])lant. althongh now 

 dead, on being moistened exhibited conyidcrableluminoaity. 



June X'llhy 1S55. 

 MoNTin.v MioiCTTNd. Oleiuont llodgkinson, Esq., in the Chair. 



The ininuios of the lust Meeting were road and confinned. 



Dr. F. Mueller read a paper: — Delinitions of hitherto undc- 

 seribed PlanlH from the Au&trulijin Alps," illustrated by earofull}' 

 arranged specimens. 



Ibough Smyth, Ksq., lion. See, laid More the Meeting a 



